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Edmonton大学学生对U-Pass说yes
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; S a1 g, ?* ^1 I& CAlberta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.% n4 |5 b3 t; D; [: U0 O7 R9 C0 _
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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.
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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.3 L. f: c- [, b+ \$ u
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“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.% C$ u. [8 t7 z5 a8 F
; H+ X4 g! v' J, v$ |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).4 J' a" P' P* X& y- a
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摘自CBC Edmonton News, 3月10日& j' y* s2 \) U! C6 S, `
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Students at the University of Alberta have voted in favour of mandatory bus passes, a move that will cost students an extra $75 every term.
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, L, A: f$ Y* a" V2 k' b3 B9 D* cA 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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$ h: A; w2 l- d( e' }The U-Pass will give students unlimited travel on public transit in Edmonton, Saint Albert and Strathcona County.
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# i+ |( V( l* ]3 uGetting to this point took five years of debate and negotiations, said U of A student union president Samantha Power on Friday., e! M6 {+ H& X# z, y2 x
! [& z) ?; t( c/ r ?"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."- i! o' J: O+ v4 w1 M G0 u
" U; P" j) M9 { v. z- w2 ]- iPower 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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