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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal- E/ R3 U) a& k* t& T7 l+ R
Published: Friday, March 30, 2007; ^ U- X y- C3 K$ J/ d0 c5 o0 A
# z. L- ~0 I4 G8 R( ?The cost of a monthly transit pass could jump by $15 if city council endorses a proposed new transit fare policy.
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That policy would use the cost of an adult transit ticket, currently $2.50, to set all other fares charged by Edmonton Transit.1 S9 t/ B3 ^9 j
; F8 g) d: W4 X g6 Q9 ]It would end the random system of fare increases being approved each year by city council. Council in December voted to raise the adult ticket by 25 cents, but left the $59 monthly adult pass untouched.6 W3 B0 R* M& o+ Z: \& P
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In the new formula, any increase in the adult cash fare would trigger increases in all other fares.
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It’s proposed that the adult monthly pass would cost 55 per cent of the cost of a cash fare, assuming an average transit rider takes 54 trips a month. That works out to $74, about the same price as a monthly pass in St. Albert, Strathcona County and Calgary.
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3 {, |) t! D( ^: d! [% O“Currently our cash fares and month passes are priced below comparable organizations,” said Patricia Waisman, director of business development for Edmonton Transit.
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/ B2 O( q5 P b: wThe new system of all fares being based on the basic fare would help to correct that, she said.( x% Z8 I4 G$ U8 ^5 T
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Waisman said the “multiplier” in the formula, the average 54 trips a month, varies from city to city. In Toronto the multiplier would be a bigger number, in Lethbridge a smaller number.8 U" r7 ^9 L$ w4 N2 S( `& B
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The proposed change acts on a recommendation of the city auditor David Wiun.
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In a recent report, he said Edmonton’s transit passes and cash fares are 11 to 14 per cent below that of comparable cities. The result is that Edmonton taxpayers must pay a greater share of transit’s budget than in those other cities, he said. |
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