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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal
' j9 T. {/ E3 T1 R+ x; zPublished: Friday, March 30, 2007( E( a) N" B6 g8 `
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The cost of a monthly transit pass could jump by $15 if city council endorses a proposed new transit fare policy.0 N; p+ g" C# S2 h; P
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That 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.
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& @# _0 P# p" \In the new formula, any increase in the adult cash fare would trigger increases in all other fares.
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3 v8 w- @% T& m1 AIt’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.
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' H3 g. ?+ M: W: m! O4 Y2 t“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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The new system of all fares being based on the basic fare would help to correct that, she said.& W8 Q5 W' x9 u' i) j9 M
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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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The proposed change acts on a recommendation of the city auditor David Wiun., ?0 k/ d; i" | Z' C2 b
0 @/ t( J) V( ]- d- Q) H% nIn 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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