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Edmonton大学学生对U-Pass说yes- D' B7 B4 P+ \$ N; `2 Y9 C& _' j
3 o0 q# v9 a9 s; G8 hAlberta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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5 [: ~1 W3 @; D* o. e& p/ d9 K4 ?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.- u6 h& [ V7 c2 e
" O% U2 d( g* g7 q1 K! @“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.”) A* z, }9 F9 j- ~
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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.) j9 r3 _' }! q2 a1 H
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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)." b+ L" b) H; `5 Z. e8 `
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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 $75 every term.0 ^) Y0 T1 D5 H$ R1 l5 _* p
* d2 s( R& i4 g/ a8 R! d6 i0 q$ ]4 ^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 O c2 i4 P' w6 C8 u& P
1 ^$ f z9 c' j5 T* bThe U-Pass will give students unlimited travel on public transit in Edmonton, Saint Albert and Strathcona County.
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, V# ]/ I- V/ ~5 L0 jGetting to this point took five years of debate and negotiations, said U of A student union president Samantha Power on Friday.& _3 {4 \* }$ u
2 m0 {8 x" E; I* b"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 $75 for four months, it's about one round trip a week."+ p6 k! K" B3 l8 I$ ]- Q1 O5 \
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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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Several cities across Canada have set-up U-Pass systems for post-secondary students, including Victoria, Vancouver and Calgary. |
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