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Edmonton大学学生对U-Pass说yes
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7 ~5 N/ `2 a* o+ J5 @: SAlberta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.5 E, l8 K6 P9 q% d
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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.
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. b! Q% r! u S“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.”$ {4 k" p+ \' b `6 H
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Power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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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).3 \ V, F0 G8 {, n: Z
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摘自CBC Edmonton News, 3月10日
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; ~! s8 f S% C; D% oStudents at the University of Alberta have voted in favour of mandatory bus passes, a move that will cost students an extra $75 every term.0 k3 w; S6 c$ n: e+ |' o% _
* `8 F9 n; ^1 O2 L& \A 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.! @$ O" m- |4 _& y8 s& Q3 ]/ h
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The U-Pass will give students unlimited travel on public transit in Edmonton, Saint Albert and Strathcona County.& l+ N7 `. i" t+ {
3 O6 k8 ]3 D9 ?9 v9 J% rGetting 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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. `7 V0 z6 M/ L+ G; V z. E A"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."8 i6 e' q% q' V& U% C4 a4 S
7 P3 h" q" z1 X& ~6 s3 C% mPower 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.
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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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