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Edmonton大学学生对U-Pass说yes1 h8 m7 J1 b% y5 C+ `0 p. A
: C8 N. G1 |, U3 w; x9 H2 G9 nAlberta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.3 T/ P1 U# W/ T
1 u* [0 W6 t* k& v7 v# n* G G( }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.4 r: Q1 d7 E4 Y0 R, e2 K, [2 a
" c' c4 ^, B1 e% F& \/ L! n$ y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.8 D' V' g* a/ h& b
4 W' U/ r( [0 F9 f/ K& \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.
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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.”* b' u. a% c3 {/ Q
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Power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.0 ]& p. a( s c" M5 m5 J" M
3 A5 B, Z: U6 b+ A. O1 j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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. I$ P. \; g% f. Q2 b摘自CBC Edmonton News, 3月10日
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Students at the University of Alberta have voted in favour of mandatory bus passes, a move that will cost students an extra $75 every term.
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1 \4 z- N7 P; ]' _, SA vote held earlier in the week saw 84 per cent of students in favour of the passes, which will be mandatory regardless of whether or not they ride on transit.
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4 p: b$ C/ [ C* uThe U-Pass will give students unlimited travel on public transit in Edmonton, Saint Albert and Strathcona County.; p* {; E9 O2 O) x7 u1 p
& s) Y: C2 J2 n$ j7 BGetting to this point took five years of debate and negotiations, said U of A student union president Samantha Power on Friday.
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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."' _1 T+ I+ I6 w2 E( D8 G! ?; Z k
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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.# L6 I% i* A' o) w. n' y* I- }
( k/ O8 g' w2 _8 k8 T( \$ KSeveral cities across Canada have set-up U-Pass systems for post-secondary students, including Victoria, Vancouver and Calgary. |
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