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Edmonton大学学生对U-Pass说yes
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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.( e8 d9 ^ w: H1 p8 x
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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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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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/ w2 M9 e' w- P* v n& ^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.+ D* C0 Z4 r G( `( j) D
( l6 A* R3 K8 J/ F1 u“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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0 R9 W e$ h% V# W& ]& s- V& sPower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.3 v; U1 Q% Q$ l7 g# a
4 Z9 g5 L" M/ M0 h: O y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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3 e! ]) j/ x7 g4 j6 s摘自CBC Edmonton News, 3月10日
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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 $75 every term.; M( q: x/ @# L5 }/ G- x1 |
0 K# k) I7 c4 u- C2 B% } X+ `A vote held earlier in the week saw 84 per cent of students in favour of the passes, which will be mandatory regardless of whether or not they ride on transit.9 c$ C6 F$ \1 Z- M
- Q/ q" |. p7 s. p0 ?The U-Pass will give students unlimited travel on public transit in Edmonton, Saint Albert and Strathcona County.& w1 C E, t. ]6 `9 |
: h* [8 ~* c9 d# s2 h* fGetting to this point took five years of debate and negotiations, said U of A student union president Samantha Power on Friday.' _' w0 V6 x' R
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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."# D' P% I0 T+ n) G' e" _# h7 i
; a q( z# O* q' O, `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 $300 a year when the new pass kicks in next fall.
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6 C1 y( |, J$ f; |; O& Y6 cSeveral cities across Canada have set-up U-Pass systems for post-secondary students, including Victoria, Vancouver and Calgary. |
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