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Edmonton大学学生对U-Pass说yes
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8 ^ B) e$ q# |/ [) o0 P) P! U/ tAlberta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.* D! d) U; x0 b7 x8 M2 y- P3 l5 n
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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.; u9 ]# h: x8 Y
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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.5 l8 m8 p* y3 s
! M h3 V& ~" p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.' j* g1 {" |$ [+ h6 V* Q7 X
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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.”
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1 m( a8 T3 x7 {) q8 `7 Y Q' WPower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., ?) A" _7 b9 R* s
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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).
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# \% o0 { H4 H" y摘自CBC Edmonton News, 3月10日3 S2 P0 w6 o/ x3 H
7 y) [" K: n5 u5 q6 RStudents at the University of Alberta have voted in favour of mandatory bus passes, a move that will cost students an extra $75 every term.% p6 }& z- W& p
# A' R r: }! ~5 t7 dA vote held earlier in the week saw 84 per cent of students in favour of the passes, which will be mandatory regardless of whether or not they ride on transit.1 c% q$ r8 V ~* {; r
' m& d3 p# ~/ ?3 cThe U-Pass will give students unlimited travel on public transit in Edmonton, Saint Albert and Strathcona County.( B' B/ Q# r3 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.8 l1 C+ N6 P. G0 N6 }% j( O# o
4 N) a4 T. [4 w"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 $75 for four months, it's about one round trip a week."4 G7 L+ v& `$ X: Q! Y( V
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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 $300 a year when the new pass kicks in next fall.7 X$ c/ d4 K( z$ r5 x
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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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