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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal5 }; @7 W3 J1 U& i& O
Published: Friday, March 30, 2007
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) d, D& F) L- D# YThe cost of a monthly transit pass could jump by $15 if city council endorses a proposed new transit fare policy.7 G- y! y' e* K" ~* c
" R* m c$ n/ p3 _5 NThat 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.
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" t- A1 U: o" j' p, ~; |In the new formula, any increase in the adult cash fare would trigger increases in all other fares.+ ^% r! t# Z' w3 X
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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 $74, about the same price as a monthly pass in St. Albert, Strathcona County and Calgary.0 O2 l" {# K3 `
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“Currently our cash fares and month passes are priced below comparable organizations,” said Patricia Waisman, director of business development for Edmonton Transit.
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5 \' d0 ]5 L# C/ {' BThe new system of all fares being based on the basic fare would help to correct that, she said.
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) g- Y Z' U* |, J& PWaisman said the “multiplier” in the formula, the average 54 trips a month, varies from city to city. In Toronto the multiplier would be a bigger number, in Lethbridge a smaller number.
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6 | y5 z! m8 G1 A& J& I% ~2 N- ~The proposed change acts on a recommendation of the city auditor David Wiun.5 o+ e( P3 b' W; O2 ?2 A: J
, g+ r' ?* O* _" }' x$ x+ XIn 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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