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- N! P1 ] `9 w4 V! X+ yAlberta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.
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7 e- [! y- d+ i8 f1 y3 D0 {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.! @; Q! P: m" W: U
0 e' I7 l+ G1 {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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0 [4 F$ ]0 E- {% R+ m“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.”2 }* |! M& c- X( H) W" o1 T! ]
. x+ @' O4 n$ Y6 F- U7 ?+ M% R0 Q( \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.
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* x, \5 t8 _. [4 T6 _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 D# [5 A/ a1 X2 V/ H9 Q
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' X2 R) E/ o! T; S) L0 r( I摘自CBC Edmonton News, 3月10日
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4 K0 b, y0 ?) G& l7 x7 n0 [( r( [2 LStudents at the University of Alberta have voted in favour of mandatory bus passes, a move that will cost students an extra $75 every term.9 Q1 w$ ^! I! d2 w) ]2 M; {
- I1 ?* Y1 n3 x8 \A 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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2 b/ N: ~0 `- s" v" qThe U-Pass will give students unlimited travel on public transit in Edmonton, Saint Albert and Strathcona County.* G, j2 q: C& t6 }2 o% B
2 |" _- f; o- C" N. i3 g8 g) F& RGetting to this point took five years of debate and negotiations, said U of A student union president Samantha Power on Friday.4 m5 M- K8 c; s. k) V) W4 O
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"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."
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@3 b9 F+ D, Q+ S. V& kPower 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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