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Edmonton大学学生对U-Pass说yes4 v1 C4 u6 Z& e6 c5 m
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Alberta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.' v' x7 R6 V. W' E# i
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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. L$ O2 W# U! {% t: F
% u) V0 T8 o' Y$ J: f; H2 T: `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.
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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.: T4 W% e/ R1 v& U3 G' E7 V
* ~$ W! V" L( A$ w# `# y4 B“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.”# c( g- H$ G$ f$ U7 v" _
5 M4 |1 k/ Y: |: |' pPower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.5 e5 Y k: Y2 Q, x l
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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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, ]. K) X& A9 m, p4 g摘自CBC Edmonton News, 3月10日6 D# @7 K1 K9 {7 s
# G% e4 Z: g& `4 RStudents at the University of Alberta have voted in favour of mandatory bus passes, a move that will cost students an extra $75 every term.
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A vote held earlier in the week saw 84 per cent of students in favour of the passes, which will be mandatory regardless of whether or not they ride on transit.
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4 I- p) V/ j' a( C& P: c1 AThe U-Pass will give students unlimited travel on public transit in Edmonton, Saint Albert and Strathcona County.8 K3 N* }. [$ }+ \1 g/ i) W! j
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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.
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1 Y0 C" H% ?0 h3 V"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 $75 for four months, it's about one round trip a week."2 k: }$ t; U$ J5 r# _+ i/ T: }
, Y0 H3 e+ @" L, U$ bPower 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 $300 a year when the new pass kicks in next fall.
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' g$ X' o) z4 g' g; l4 v5 NSeveral cities across Canada have set-up U-Pass systems for post-secondary students, including Victoria, Vancouver and Calgary. |
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