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& @3 F& N+ T- b4 X% X7 y0 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.$ C+ ^& a7 T4 i, Q$ v* D9 Q
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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.: I3 h/ a# A+ L+ A
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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.
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- C5 q/ f2 a5 a“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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; O9 j: Z3 |- k; uPower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.' D+ B1 b2 o: D5 c2 |* C$ n
) ?) r) \5 j6 y& A& g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)." j! t9 Q' C- f
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. n) L1 v: M6 U/ j摘自CBC Edmonton News, 3月10日9 N% ?# g I6 `" Z
2 n. k5 x1 g1 f" n G6 p% N3 f; I0 aStudents at the University of Alberta have voted in favour of mandatory bus passes, a move that will cost students an extra $75 every term.7 R' Y& k% y. R% y9 }& B2 h
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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.
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; @' z' `: q5 I' f8 IThe U-Pass will give students unlimited travel on public transit in Edmonton, Saint Albert and Strathcona County.
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' n4 P7 m% e# f! t4 x2 U; }Getting to this point took five years of debate and negotiations, said U of A student union president Samantha Power on Friday.1 ?. a% C& G8 i
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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 $75 for four months, it's about one round trip a week."
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$ }$ o3 y, b* F* rPower 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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