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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal( J7 F3 [: {5 W `
Published: Friday, March 30, 20070 v! x: u+ S# N" U; y$ Y
6 A l4 y/ o/ n) `* X' k q0 OThe cost of a monthly transit pass could jump by $15 if city council endorses a proposed new transit fare policy.
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: y7 S7 f1 b4 ^) u% Y4 ^' v8 fThat policy would use the cost of an adult transit ticket, currently $2.50, to set all other fares charged by Edmonton Transit.
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It would end the random system of fare increases being approved each year by city council. Council in December voted to raise the adult ticket by 25 cents, but left the $59 monthly adult pass untouched.6 ^) S" u6 {* {
3 b& b/ K0 A% f+ A/ D1 }: v9 hIn the new formula, any increase in the adult cash fare would trigger increases in all other fares.8 n5 @7 w2 [2 |# E1 t: E
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It’s proposed that the adult monthly pass would cost 55 per cent of the cost of a cash fare, assuming an average transit rider takes 54 trips a month. That works out to $74, about the same price as a monthly pass in St. Albert, Strathcona County and Calgary.# b* e& O' x$ Y
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“Currently our cash fares and month passes are priced below comparable organizations,” said Patricia Waisman, director of business development for Edmonton Transit.
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/ d1 c7 J4 W" A: Q$ C" k$ i+ ^The new system of all fares being based on the basic fare would help to correct that, she said.
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Waisman said the “multiplier” in the formula, the average 54 trips a month, varies from city to city. In Toronto the multiplier would be a bigger number, in Lethbridge a smaller number.
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4 ?3 ]4 Q/ V3 s' X: _The proposed change acts on a recommendation of the city auditor David Wiun.
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0 ^4 U5 B$ l& `7 QIn a recent report, he said Edmonton’s transit passes and cash fares are 11 to 14 per cent below that of comparable cities. The result is that Edmonton taxpayers must pay a greater share of transit’s budget than in those other cities, he said. |
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