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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal, a* i6 Z& y* h! h) h0 d! H
Published: Friday, March 30, 2007
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- T) K6 Z) ^( y/ R) |: sThe cost of a monthly transit pass could jump by $15 if city council endorses a proposed new transit fare policy.: y, h- |( {1 a2 Y: p2 f
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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.
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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.
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( K( K- j& \4 P% I& a, fIn the new formula, any increase in the adult cash fare would trigger increases in all other fares.
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8 U) y) r3 \* U9 q# Z; t3 DIt’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 $74, about the same price as a monthly pass in St. Albert, Strathcona County and Calgary.! V6 n0 J% b/ j' H5 }8 i
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“Currently our cash fares and month passes are priced below comparable organizations,” said Patricia Waisman, director of business development for Edmonton Transit.
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* l2 p* ^) J. W+ z4 _* c& CThe new system of all fares being based on the basic fare would help to correct that, she said.
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/ C. _: Q, `3 y9 VWaisman said the “multiplier” in the formula, the average 54 trips a month, varies from city to city. In Toronto the multiplier would be a bigger number, in Lethbridge a smaller number.
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The proposed change acts on a recommendation of the city auditor David Wiun.$ ]5 ], j- i% m' r2 o
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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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