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Edmonton大学学生对U-Pass说yes
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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.
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* H: r( \* K) u# F$ j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.
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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.6 D6 c! a; D. U- k4 e
- d$ b+ G5 l- X5 m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.8 H1 K7 g7 n# D( r. d1 g; j
7 L# _( N' N( l# B/ V“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.”& R, }( F3 l- U" _ F: R
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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.
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+ F9 z \! D: c8 E9 I9 ]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).0 `' K0 g8 @8 a6 b
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摘自CBC Edmonton News, 3月10日" J: i$ Q y/ E2 \7 n5 P
- l. x2 N7 f! n' S7 O# }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.
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2 C, X. e" H+ {2 w# D0 wA 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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The U-Pass will give students unlimited travel on public transit in Edmonton, Saint Albert and Strathcona County.# g* ~! ^" T3 P( w0 o
# l5 ~# q" o+ ^2 k0 WGetting 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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; R+ p+ Z/ y( k F6 `* g/ a"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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! B' ?6 {2 z( d: iPower 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 $300 a year when the new pass kicks in next fall.4 _) _: W. F' ~! G% }3 R8 H; y8 y
0 E6 [# R K$ z! F |2 l" @! S% ?6 bSeveral cities across Canada have set-up U-Pass systems for post-secondary students, including Victoria, Vancouver and Calgary. |
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