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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal
6 n6 o. B" ~4 f7 s6 b% v4 qPublished: Friday, March 30, 2007
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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.) k, A# J% l: g1 q* |& `, e! j
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That policy would use the cost of an adult transit ticket, currently $2.50, to set all other fares charged by Edmonton Transit.2 C- K) t. l' I$ D" Z& T
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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 $59 monthly adult pass untouched.1 O& l! G& f8 b0 k
1 k4 z1 P* l+ E7 p* f: mIn the new formula, any increase in the adult cash fare would trigger increases in all other fares.8 w1 A B- h' p6 X) X+ T
4 H7 [$ }# i/ P0 ^' }It’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 $74, about the same price as a monthly pass in St. Albert, Strathcona County and Calgary.
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# k% n; C( M+ R6 Z6 B; d% C6 i“Currently our cash fares and month passes are priced below comparable organizations,” said Patricia Waisman, director of business development for Edmonton Transit.; f, _& K9 X% j/ R# H4 r
0 y- U3 U& k1 A# u. D- C5 qThe new system of all fares being based on the basic fare would help to correct that, she said.; f1 H) u6 N! @" I, H
U+ e2 Q: u0 G, a3 O( fWaisman said the “multiplier” in the formula, the average 54 trips a month, varies from city to city. In Toronto the multiplier would be a bigger number, in Lethbridge a smaller number.
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F' u( ]$ L+ A) X$ A/ qThe proposed change acts on a recommendation of the city auditor David Wiun.
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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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