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Edmonton大学学生对U-Pass说yes$ \8 [/ K' F6 X0 A
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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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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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. ]6 n+ v" t# a/ P1 X, a3 z5 g6 G4 i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.2 C+ g6 P# G v) }
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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.”7 b. {; R$ N- C( l- E
0 b9 o+ h7 g6 X' j) d" XPower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.# ?2 S0 m1 M3 V* L4 p. Q5 R4 f
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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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, ^+ J) U) E9 m% v9 }& D) p4 y: b---------------原文如下----------------
K: w, z) M. l3 n+ Y摘自CBC Edmonton News, 3月10日# g$ ^) M# t2 z8 X3 t7 I( T
Z* q# l. @+ r$ RStudents at the University of Alberta have voted in favour of mandatory bus passes, a move that will cost students an extra $75 every term.: d+ x$ _+ G# w9 d# S
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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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The U-Pass will give students unlimited travel on public transit in Edmonton, Saint Albert and Strathcona County.
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$ Z- w6 c7 L8 W) T" pGetting 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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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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" y6 p- T3 z; s& T) U3 Y9 TSeveral cities across Canada have set-up U-Pass systems for post-secondary students, including Victoria, Vancouver and Calgary. |
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