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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal
% l+ P* \! |$ \: A3 \( G! tPublished: Friday, March 30, 2007% W) R2 t/ E2 H3 O; `! u9 Y
5 ]) W# j& k7 j2 J# {5 ]The cost of a monthly transit pass could jump by $15 if city council endorses a proposed new transit fare policy.
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$ q9 d* v% |0 H; jThat 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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2 t( j1 T+ c8 V) l# s9 eIn the new formula, any increase in the adult cash fare would trigger increases in all other fares.* g! N) B" e+ |+ P6 b
3 u9 b; O0 q+ SIt’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 $74, about the same price as a monthly pass in St. Albert, Strathcona County and Calgary.' u* F) L2 D+ k; C2 n! L
" I/ p. X. T# q; u. w0 K“Currently our cash fares and month passes are priced below comparable organizations,” said Patricia Waisman, director of business development for Edmonton Transit.
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6 d+ }) U& U3 ~) F! [The new system of all fares being based on the basic fare would help to correct that, she said.! y. ]; U( S8 q+ X
, y& N! F8 }" G% Z3 y) V. sWaisman said the “multiplier” in the formula, the average 54 trips a month, varies from city to city. In Toronto the multiplier would be a bigger number, in Lethbridge a smaller number.
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The proposed change acts on a recommendation of the city auditor David Wiun.: T) t5 m) y1 W
: ^- j$ ~) P8 cIn 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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