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Edmonton大学学生对U-Pass说yes
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5 ?/ s, s1 t% b6 E4 v3 f& SAlberta大学学生经过投票赞同实用强制性的公车通行卡, 这一举动将使得学生们每学期额外花费75加元.
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% S+ E1 S5 p: A9 P# v) `* e本周早些时候举行的投票中, 84%的学生赞成使用这种通行卡, 这种通行卡对于所有学生将是强制性购买的, 无论其是否使用公共交通.
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4 r& p8 T( c x7 _, W* C持这种U-pass通行卡的学生可以在Edmonton, Saint Albert和Strathcona County地区无限制地乘坐公交车.. i( q8 y Q0 ~/ k0 F& V7 u9 b
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据Alberta大学的学生会会长Samantha Power周五说, 对此问题的争论和商议, 大约花费了5年的时间才使大家达成共识.' M2 F% ^1 l8 x( w
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“由于这是强制性的,所以我们的确需要确认这是学生们可以承受的. 我们不想让那些不常使用公交车的学生处在不利的地位, 所以选定了75加元使用四个月, 这大约是每周乘坐一个往返的费用.”. W6 G; B0 r5 T: b
+ U# K- y$ {2 T: v- P9 y: WPower说这种U-Pass卡将从环保角度友情鼓励更多的学生使用公交系统, 这种新卡将在下一个秋天正式起用, 并且对于现在已经购买月卡的人来说, 每年将会节省约300加元.
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目前已经有几个加拿大的城市建立了U-Pass卡系统, 为高中以上的学生提供服务, 包括Victoria(维多利亚), Vancouver(温哥华),以及Calgary(卡尔加里).
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摘自CBC Edmonton News, 3月10日; s1 [" [$ |6 c8 a: Q
. u' V: o# l! C8 S' @: KStudents at the University of Alberta have voted in favour of mandatory bus passes, a move that will cost students an extra $75 every term.. m+ q: k9 e; k# c: D6 I) p
+ d' j" i, _) P7 n! [A vote held earlier in the week saw 84 per cent of students in favour of the passes, which will be mandatory regardless of whether or not they ride on transit.
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The U-Pass will give students unlimited travel on public transit in Edmonton, Saint Albert and Strathcona County.! n. T7 @! a! V, n0 O" N7 S; u6 [6 u
7 p6 o/ o; C. w4 \. _6 `% G0 p, d5 bGetting to this point took five years of debate and negotiations, said U of A student union president Samantha Power on Friday.; I; r9 x2 T# B- o# m0 U
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"We really needed to make sure that it was affordable for students because it's mandatory. We didn't want students who don't use transit as often to be put at a disadvantage, so at $75 for four months, it's about one round trip a week."+ ]' H! j. @; W
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Power said the U-Pass will be environmentally friendly by encouraging more students to use transit, and those who already buy monthly passes will save about $300 a year when the new pass kicks in next fall.
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! z/ B) t) H+ O+ p; rSeveral cities across Canada have set-up U-Pass systems for post-secondary students, including Victoria, Vancouver and Calgary. |
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