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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal
) T: g2 r W4 ^* cPublished: Friday, March 30, 2007
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The cost of a monthly transit pass could jump by $15 if city council endorses a proposed new transit fare policy.
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$ Q4 ]& n4 U! |) ~) w8 b) DThat policy would use the cost of an adult transit ticket, currently $2.50, to set all other fares charged by Edmonton Transit.6 A* e/ U: ], @- N
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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. a, T; F- {8 n; s- w1 B7 C
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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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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 $74, about the same price as a monthly pass in St. Albert, Strathcona County and Calgary.
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“Currently our cash fares and month passes are priced below comparable organizations,” said Patricia Waisman, director of business development for Edmonton Transit.
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The new system of all fares being based on the basic fare would help to correct that, she said.
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4 D1 O; n$ u; f0 @, @) z5 dWaisman 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.8 p0 h) i* H2 s1 s# G: A( b
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The proposed change acts on a recommendation of the city auditor David Wiun., z" h7 Q+ P7 [ p0 W
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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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