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Edmonton大学学生对U-Pass说yes
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0 e1 S0 I7 e( [# MAlberta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.2 v( H1 Q6 c- a
9 L9 k# C" t: g; V% g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.& s, e0 d" I& [' p% W q
% Q. B; y* W z' Z: ?9 q. S- U' K2 D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.6 K/ A. D' Z2 [ o/ x
' }' k0 r; T, @, E# l+ {$ ~# A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.7 ]( H9 A3 H" H, I q' g5 q: x
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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.”4 O1 Q- o, t9 ^+ G6 V E
) [; { H, h9 nPower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.
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& j0 ?, i. \6 U! z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).0 d, h4 d4 F* m! u' P; ~, R+ p A
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摘自CBC Edmonton News, 3月10日
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2 g$ [4 N/ s& R; @( H' ~% `/ lStudents at the University of Alberta have voted in favour of mandatory bus passes, a move that will cost students an extra $75 every term.3 S h8 N9 B6 g7 ^
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A vote held earlier in the week saw 84 per cent of students in favour of the passes, which will be mandatory regardless of whether or not they ride on transit./ {) @2 X( w% X5 j$ T
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The U-Pass will give students unlimited travel on public transit in Edmonton, Saint Albert and Strathcona County.2 s6 l0 t- ?, d
& \7 J7 X( S1 Y) rGetting 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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3 }4 l' S) X6 j5 ]) `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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0 G+ q+ l" i2 S, d. M4 gSeveral cities across Canada have set-up U-Pass systems for post-secondary students, including Victoria, Vancouver and Calgary. |
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