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Edmonton大学学生对U-Pass说yes
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Alberta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.
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* a+ [$ K; n( t0 X$ M" ~$ j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 O" [$ p/ \ |9 X
% ]& Q* I0 h! l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.; ]3 c3 h3 q- n" G0 Q W' V! L
0 T& O* Q# V; K- J& Y“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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- B, d# Y) }; G KPower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.1 j' m) _1 |5 Z! z
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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).# Z. B1 C; R) f& ]/ ]
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---------------原文如下----------------
4 O6 K" g* h. b) H4 t; [摘自CBC Edmonton News, 3月10日
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# r8 O- u+ C! X( Z4 j: r* `$ AStudents at the University of Alberta have voted in favour of mandatory bus passes, a move that will cost students an extra $75 every term.5 ^! U% g( R" u3 J' ~! E
3 q2 ^- B* X# }7 M: HA vote held earlier in the week saw 84 per cent of students in favour of the passes, which will be mandatory regardless of whether or not they ride on transit.# p1 T$ B0 `0 C' v
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The U-Pass will give students unlimited travel on public transit in Edmonton, Saint Albert and Strathcona County.
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( p8 \+ y3 q- F! W4 mGetting 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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/ B+ }5 G. X# O2 x4 u) 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."
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; s3 A: o& x: [" h% ^4 sPower 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.5 Y0 D- R( P- b1 @* ]
) k" Y9 C% m% R, o4 dSeveral cities across Canada have set-up U-Pass systems for post-secondary students, including Victoria, Vancouver and Calgary. |
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