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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal7 R" d" i! [+ h; Y
Published: Friday, March 30, 2007) T& e. _3 W$ }0 i6 l% ~; z1 n
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The cost of a monthly transit pass could jump by $15 if city council endorses a proposed new transit fare policy.% ^. a2 K. z9 z, M$ ?! z
# M2 z- L1 R2 C0 aThat policy would use the cost of an adult transit ticket, currently $2.50, to set all other fares charged by Edmonton Transit., N9 z) L" U2 n9 |8 f9 E* X+ k, i
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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 $59 monthly adult pass untouched.6 K! g0 K# i1 I1 u& t' j( H3 W; v$ l0 i
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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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“Currently our cash fares and month passes are priced below comparable organizations,” said Patricia Waisman, director of business development for Edmonton Transit.( M6 g4 O q6 o
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The new system of all fares being based on the basic fare would help to correct that, she said.
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. J; r% I& G1 s5 mWaisman 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.5 g; b; p% v( X3 l2 ]# o- e6 D! l0 W
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The proposed change acts on a recommendation of the city auditor David Wiun.0 c4 R* Y! H3 c
2 N8 F; }3 I% H3 C+ ]6 w% O# wIn 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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