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Edmonton大学学生对U-Pass说yes0 ^; S% L: H; B# x; a7 Y# F
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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.4 d$ X0 v/ H8 `( R8 \: A j
& E7 A) L5 x. U, b1 b8 O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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8 e- r6 {- V! i. G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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E# C0 r: V" E9 z! D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.7 I0 ?* k% U9 U: r: p5 \( ]- G0 z
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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.8 D+ F3 S9 J; I
9 I0 }0 M6 d+ S3 Z% I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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2 W+ L6 a1 ]1 f* i$ h2 qStudents at the University of Alberta have voted in favour of mandatory bus passes, a move that will cost students an extra $75 every term.$ F, b* ]) u* s3 Y* |! G
5 p. p" E* @6 @1 t0 [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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The U-Pass will give students unlimited travel on public transit in Edmonton, Saint Albert and Strathcona County.: q" v0 H( u2 A4 X$ X, Y( Z; X* x
# L2 n7 M# k; }4 d6 ]9 EGetting to this point took five years of debate and negotiations, said U of A student union president Samantha Power on Friday.
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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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! c- Z- R* s% UPower 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 $300 a year when the new pass kicks in next fall.) |0 Y$ f6 r# V4 k
) }) A6 z& u( A9 M0 d# _& @5 R: aSeveral cities across Canada have set-up U-Pass systems for post-secondary students, including Victoria, Vancouver and Calgary. |
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