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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal1 L7 U) D& H) T+ e
Published: Friday, March 30, 2007
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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.- h. ~6 {. \0 P5 J% p( n2 v
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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.* Y1 z7 y- y: C( D1 b8 W! r' z
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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 $59 monthly adult pass untouched.
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5 c. p, p7 L6 p( `, p$ I! CIn the new formula, any increase in the adult cash fare would trigger increases in all other fares.
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8 j+ N5 \* Q) b/ B7 ^. w KIt’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 $74, about the same price as a monthly pass in St. Albert, Strathcona County and Calgary.' z6 l4 H- ~$ M- G. I
- M+ x1 L) m3 y7 D“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.
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8 b: ?$ f& q& Y* u8 f: A" b. vWaisman 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., K# G6 u! X' i- j1 h) V1 w
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The proposed change acts on a recommendation of the city auditor David Wiun./ q) @* Y& j' t f% A: W
% g1 \% ] O6 H7 W( ^/ eIn 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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