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Edmonton大学学生对U-Pass说yes
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9 |6 `2 g# D5 F( J; |% UAlberta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.7 R, J' F: I- e) w, l( Y( F
8 p# B3 Y/ u1 ]! t7 K& D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./ S- n! @% j8 e" y
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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.$ D7 m! Y0 h4 G+ R6 }& M! A
2 w( n" d. R8 B2 z, J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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“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.”0 Y4 A' z" i, F+ b( e1 @
$ H1 @; R) m: S* ^8 Z& c0 wPower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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1 P0 H. m7 Q% h/ S' N7 L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).' H9 e' P; \+ M- L9 P7 a, h& m# d
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摘自CBC Edmonton News, 3月10日
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1 \4 w2 i0 F: JStudents at the University of Alberta have voted in favour of mandatory bus passes, a move that will cost students an extra $75 every term.
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A vote held earlier in the week saw 84 per cent of students in favour of the passes, which will be mandatory regardless of whether or not they ride on transit., Z/ c0 }4 Y6 i; `0 D" [! a/ ?. T/ A
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The U-Pass will give students unlimited travel on public transit in Edmonton, Saint Albert and Strathcona County.
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/ L$ Z) M% `1 A4 l+ n' k6 Z2 X" S) r8 e" bGetting to this point took five years of debate and negotiations, said U of A student union president Samantha Power on Friday.* k( ]6 x+ K0 ~8 m% S% G' l
4 }; \% Y, H' Q: `# w. R8 U"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 $75 for four months, it's about one round trip a week."! x$ W6 G$ H. c9 h" D
) x/ d2 k ?" X# C: A' VPower 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.8 i8 ^% N7 L q* _6 ^: h
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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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