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Edmonton大学学生对U-Pass说yes5 H) k; E, M9 ~* M# A9 m3 R$ p
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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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' t# G: C. M( ~% o8 s+ |6 Y# @) a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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& z9 g( E2 ~+ V3 ~$ ^7 b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 f5 r- p2 m" w: J9 s6 ^9 I
3 N2 x0 X; I( S k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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“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.”( T9 v, o( n4 m' Z3 \% n1 |1 k
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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.
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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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( J3 O& V% Q9 h* |: e9 }摘自CBC Edmonton News, 3月10日
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+ C% `6 e2 ^% e% B$ @/ W/ dStudents at the University of Alberta have voted in favour of mandatory bus passes, a move that will cost students an extra $75 every term.
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A vote held earlier in the week saw 84 per cent of students in favour of the passes, which will be mandatory regardless of whether or not they ride on transit.% G3 u+ ]/ q$ X( ]5 w6 M
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The U-Pass will give students unlimited travel on public transit in Edmonton, Saint Albert and Strathcona County.. u$ A0 u- G: V+ l8 P" s4 F
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Getting 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."8 C. M+ E! e8 K: W
9 {' J& Z z- s- o) J& L) MPower 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.6 s6 n& a6 x2 N9 @
9 @. `7 A0 J9 o! s' iSeveral cities across Canada have set-up U-Pass systems for post-secondary students, including Victoria, Vancouver and Calgary. |
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