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Edmonton大学学生对U-Pass说yes" O3 }/ l* S5 { }5 I' S1 e
: W, a2 t$ u, H7 Y# r" Y" aAlberta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.- y4 [4 A5 v w% _ J" Z
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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. r8 {3 }& j, `5 Z1 G
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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.: m* H9 @6 c% ^' ^5 W+ b
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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.
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! M$ W7 r( V z% o) ]6 F“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.$ K/ l6 p+ L- z! M0 O7 d
* M/ Y9 L6 l- s+ \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).
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摘自CBC Edmonton News, 3月10日 p+ M4 e+ M* t9 h: C
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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 $75 every term.' Q, x, }7 Y3 q1 N5 Z3 J
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A vote held earlier in the week saw 84 per cent of students in favour of the passes, which will be mandatory regardless of whether or not they ride on transit.
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3 p) B$ {' Z4 S6 X3 Q, N6 Q) C" cThe U-Pass will give students unlimited travel on public transit in Edmonton, Saint Albert and Strathcona County.' U- t7 ~- t F& d3 \
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Getting to this point took five years of debate and negotiations, said U of A student union president Samantha Power on Friday." t* y+ _4 M2 P# _# T6 m
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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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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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' `) Q0 L( c8 E+ m" H9 WSeveral cities across Canada have set-up U-Pass systems for post-secondary students, including Victoria, Vancouver and Calgary. |
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