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0 J- B9 V) E3 D+ A) Y3 u0 EAlberta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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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.. @* C P$ P2 H% S, B7 U ?* ?4 ~
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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.
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; T @, m7 }' ~5 X* E- _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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“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.”1 \- H0 z2 u5 P& H. ~! Y0 B4 `
! m# u: u5 X! R5 G1 U* QPower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.* I; p' a# z' D: N6 P3 B7 t8 C
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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).! |8 {) t( N$ u2 Q
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# ~9 ]- ?5 B! k3 P摘自CBC Edmonton News, 3月10日$ p# ]! c8 V" m# }
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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 $75 every term./ l' W) _, ]% r* V# t
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A vote held earlier in the week saw 84 per cent of students in favour of the passes, which will be mandatory regardless of whether or not they ride on transit.. ^; i4 y& g [' C: d3 {* ~; T
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The U-Pass will give students unlimited travel on public transit in Edmonton, Saint Albert and Strathcona County., [( {: C; Y- f
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Getting to this point took five years of debate and negotiations, said U of A student union president Samantha Power on Friday.
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/ i2 u- p$ _. r s* m3 U- q5 @"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.% q: o B' F+ V4 ^9 y0 h
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Several cities across Canada have set-up U-Pass systems for post-secondary students, including Victoria, Vancouver and Calgary. |
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