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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal
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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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1 y4 R1 O, F, j2 \- l/ |: IThat 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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& F2 l# a- V/ S, r, {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 $59 monthly adult pass untouched.$ }4 `6 @. @/ i. d: {3 N
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In the new formula, any increase in the adult cash fare would trigger increases in all other fares.: E- Z& g. P. Y: h0 W9 k% I
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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.- h9 K7 m0 \( i
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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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1 i- C; t& A# L: r: ?Waisman 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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* u9 X- A( ~# A0 Z$ b8 O. TThe proposed change acts on a recommendation of the city auditor David Wiun.) C& ?+ o {, ^6 m. `! j# q: |
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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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