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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal
& F' d, t! i! N& f$ oPublished: Friday, March 30, 2007
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0 B, }4 m% _+ B7 x0 ?1 kThe cost of a monthly transit pass could jump by $15 if city council endorses a proposed new transit fare policy.4 K5 R9 O4 D M* }9 s! t
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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.
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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." E% l- {4 S5 F! ~9 D
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In the new formula, any increase in the adult cash fare would trigger increases in all other fares.8 u7 [! B& g. J ?5 [' E: M: z
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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 $74, about the same price as a monthly pass in St. Albert, Strathcona County and Calgary., A" E( s" M6 n- @
4 H Y6 y7 S' b) y* `“Currently our cash fares and month passes are priced below comparable organizations,” said Patricia Waisman, director of business development for Edmonton Transit.) z& O2 I6 g$ O \' v' A8 Q0 h( ~
9 C8 s d- a4 L% pThe new system of all fares being based on the basic fare would help to correct that, she said.
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5 k* }: @( [, {0 H" MWaisman 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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3 {0 L5 ?$ x5 _3 y0 V6 h7 VThe proposed change acts on a recommendation of the city auditor David Wiun.3 P, \& P2 v* T" A
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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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