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Edmonton大学学生对U-Pass说yes
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) w$ t" v( x# N+ \8 HAlberta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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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.: k& Z/ R% ], ~
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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.! ^. z( p7 k' x2 a: a
: {3 C# H' n4 v. w* n& E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.! M( L C4 ]! z* ]7 B. g `& g6 v* N
% _! `# \8 D+ `+ r5 W“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.”
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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.
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3 A, e* N( D# \5 a! B; G% |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1 [1 ~: X& x/ n, f/ c0 Q
K P* v& ~- y1 hStudents at the University of Alberta have voted in favour of mandatory bus passes, a move that will cost students an extra $75 every term.+ _# P2 g8 U) C. b* `2 u
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A vote held earlier in the week saw 84 per cent of students in favour of the passes, which will be mandatory regardless of whether or not they ride on transit./ f0 \3 l- Q) ?+ k7 B
1 y9 g& |7 M" a `+ U" gThe U-Pass will give students unlimited travel on public transit in Edmonton, Saint Albert and Strathcona County.1 \' K x/ C( H1 u1 U" j3 {
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Getting to this point took five years of debate and negotiations, said U of A student union president Samantha Power on Friday.8 }/ D& Y& k" T; `$ m+ j* k: a
0 ]5 R4 F8 ^/ B! S"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 $75 for four months, it's about one round trip a week."' a# W6 r# P% }& o$ H7 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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Several cities across Canada have set-up U-Pass systems for post-secondary students, including Victoria, Vancouver and Calgary. |
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