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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal: n) d3 w/ l7 V. D
Published: Friday, March 30, 2007
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The cost of a monthly transit pass could jump by $15 if city council endorses a proposed new transit fare policy.9 r$ b6 N- {: v. {3 h( ~3 m# m0 t
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That policy would use the cost of an adult transit ticket, currently $2.50, to set all other fares charged by Edmonton Transit.* c+ T/ ~$ F# F7 G
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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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+ ^ |( p. V* B: A5 YIn the new formula, any increase in the adult cash fare would trigger increases in all other fares.
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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 $74, about the same price as a monthly pass in St. Albert, Strathcona County and Calgary.* M* }4 u+ [5 F7 F% T) [8 t& o! a
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“Currently our cash fares and month passes are priced below comparable organizations,” said Patricia Waisman, director of business development for Edmonton Transit.. f3 {+ U' K4 }$ \) I3 q1 z5 P
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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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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.4 p: r- @& W) B. v; A: c" s
0 M4 N4 S, Z" h5 B. B7 WThe proposed change acts on a recommendation of the city auditor David Wiun.
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1 p7 v( S% Q7 SIn 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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