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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal0 _9 R' T! d& _8 |6 X) F: S4 V, b
Published: Friday, March 30, 20076 p8 [# q! S4 ]; @' i8 N
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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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/ `% `- c9 \2 x [8 c, PThat policy would use the cost of an adult transit ticket, currently $2.50, to set all other fares charged by Edmonton Transit.0 z* T- d6 c2 I# a) O
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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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In the new formula, any increase in the adult cash fare would trigger increases in all other fares.
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+ L. n9 L+ j5 o2 h QIt’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.) ^2 [: K* j. a3 w" ?) ~! M
3 W+ c8 ^# E, o5 y6 f8 |6 W) Y' d“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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/ I& E0 o- m) U% q4 H& OThe new system of all fares being based on the basic fare would help to correct that, she said.# T6 ~ y4 m. T6 s+ B* f
! ]. V6 S- C) e; S7 nWaisman 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.: H# L# l( M( H9 a
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The proposed change acts on a recommendation of the city auditor David Wiun. J2 f; G0 Q1 h/ Z: C
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In 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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