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Edmonton大学学生对U-Pass说yes# U+ h6 m- p0 _$ K1 S, \
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Alberta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.+ N+ }: o8 x- W4 A% r* y$ f
7 h3 y" T0 V5 D; q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.& ?6 W1 }- k6 A! Z7 ~
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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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4 r& {. I! W2 a+ G“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.”- y1 i% D& G) W) ]
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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. }! g! G' |% s- H" c! W
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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
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: Z5 O) W5 L* vStudents at the University of Alberta have voted in favour of mandatory bus passes, a move that will cost students an extra $75 every term.! j+ s* l$ ^4 E p: T! ?7 K, d* w
2 a. ]3 Q7 A1 r2 z$ XA 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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The U-Pass will give students unlimited travel on public transit in Edmonton, Saint Albert and Strathcona County.3 M0 r; [( I" x- j
5 n9 Y! v6 L. B! BGetting to this point took five years of debate and negotiations, said U of A student union president Samantha Power on Friday. e; Q5 Y& p( O+ x# F5 ~
. |. X& q# Q% B; w"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."- M3 U8 t- o1 M" V7 M1 |3 h# 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.
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9 I' M; V9 x( wSeveral cities across Canada have set-up U-Pass systems for post-secondary students, including Victoria, Vancouver and Calgary. |
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