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Edmonton大学学生对U-Pass说yes
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- N' T$ v6 y2 M9 O! G7 kAlberta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.
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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.. {- o' r( Y( p8 D. T5 f8 l1 F( y
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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.' q( F' U( h I4 R+ V4 p- K
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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./ b9 c* Y' _0 P6 c* D% J
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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.”
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Power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. y* p' @: P$ ?6 o; Q
9 N4 S O1 J. d# e7 X, S( x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).8 W3 [: T& {; E4 [1 w
" z% w: g1 w$ @: v" E7 B% x---------------原文如下----------------
2 ~$ q4 J. }" x: o7 z摘自CBC Edmonton News, 3月10日( C y7 S2 T% a& B. ~/ q4 t( [4 }* O
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Students at the University of Alberta have voted in favour of mandatory bus passes, a move that will cost students an extra $75 every term." S: x% F! ~8 a
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A vote held earlier in the week saw 84 per cent of students in favour of the passes, which will be mandatory regardless of whether or not they ride on transit.
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2 n W$ i! i7 C8 @" I4 O" j9 eThe U-Pass will give students unlimited travel on public transit in Edmonton, Saint Albert and Strathcona County.
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+ f% J& [0 O0 ~Getting 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."- e1 C( P7 O9 `7 o! o: {5 M1 ? A* X
* l* E/ V! U5 J2 _+ z% C. WPower 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.; u i! k4 e" L: x" A
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Several cities across Canada have set-up U-Pass systems for post-secondary students, including Victoria, Vancouver and Calgary. |
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