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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal
: ^1 k: f0 c z1 ZPublished: Friday, March 30, 2007 X4 Z, G+ R& U$ D# |
. j+ ^8 \- X2 j* m- {) wThe cost of a monthly transit pass could jump by $15 if city council endorses a proposed new transit fare policy.
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, H/ W/ a+ V% h7 v9 ^That 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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# h) J4 j3 T- i6 HIn the new formula, any increase in the adult cash fare would trigger increases in all other fares.3 ~& |# X4 D, f: \4 M1 L
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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 $74, about the same price as a monthly pass in St. Albert, Strathcona County and Calgary., Q9 A& V/ x% b, {2 @; G% B6 E2 _
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“Currently our cash fares and month passes are priced below comparable organizations,” said Patricia Waisman, director of business development for Edmonton Transit.
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The new system of all fares being based on the basic fare would help to correct that, she said.
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, ]. N- T7 r& bWaisman said the “multiplier” in the formula, the average 54 trips a month, varies from city to city. In Toronto the multiplier would be a bigger number, in Lethbridge a smaller number.- _* V1 |6 o6 h) Y) F9 _
6 U$ J0 X- M8 s2 u, b: AThe proposed change acts on a recommendation of the city auditor David Wiun.
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0 H2 K+ [% t; e/ f; EIn 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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