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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal
) s: d- F, ?, u$ l6 K; iPublished: Friday, March 30, 2007
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! {- {7 h. A% \. rThe cost of a monthly transit pass could jump by $15 if city council endorses a proposed new transit fare policy.! i1 z, G5 H, u6 V8 S* J
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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 $59 monthly adult pass untouched.
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4 Q1 d, S( J% A3 j7 z$ O! b1 ?9 U5 NIn the new formula, any increase in the adult cash fare would trigger increases in all other fares.' N. Q2 Q: o9 R# Y$ q7 m
4 X" M; N% i& k3 B: I8 BIt’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 $74, about the same price as a monthly pass in St. Albert, Strathcona County and Calgary.
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$ U: F, W; K% f% S1 i“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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0 r n8 d' D# d) D0 b4 GThe new system of all fares being based on the basic fare would help to correct that, she said.8 G, l) t- ~' m1 ]8 }: I
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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.& v* Y- y( Q7 B
% C+ _0 M# B) B7 O. l+ kThe proposed change acts on a recommendation of the city auditor David Wiun.* Q! B& u% O$ E, J* h- ]
1 ~& S" p" T- F1 kIn 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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