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Edmonton大学学生对U-Pass说yes
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. I$ M# V) u1 ~6 Z- W6 c7 q0 e1 y& [9 \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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# l y7 Y+ q" o) w0 O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.$ Y7 F# H M2 z9 ]+ K9 d
# U9 {4 [2 R/ j; C7 q8 h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.
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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.# |; F# i% @) T9 [' k& M
b. r; g+ v' ?' R! h“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.”% J+ R1 f0 K% L
5 ?7 Z2 N! v; u/ }0 A( Z$ H7 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.
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7 p2 E, D1 I. }$ A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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摘自CBC Edmonton News, 3月10日1 r! Y, ^# k2 z* p
. o5 ~ h1 y4 D. v* l. o1 NStudents at the University of Alberta have voted in favour of mandatory bus passes, a move that will cost students an extra $75 every term.8 K2 f6 n+ A0 a1 \: O
: h5 H% `: {5 J- a9 [* |% GA vote held earlier in the week saw 84 per cent of students in favour of the passes, which will be mandatory regardless of whether or not they ride on transit.& r/ C2 G. C. ~
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The U-Pass will give students unlimited travel on public transit in Edmonton, Saint Albert and Strathcona County.8 |. u# i" {2 n# p6 K) I
: F: S; \ U# r; e2 K8 k$ ^! ^Getting 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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3 w4 n/ Y8 W M( n' [2 e"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."7 z9 X& N- z! e, E
7 D3 b1 r. g+ v3 kPower 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 y% t/ [/ T2 J/ ^# p
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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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