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Edmonton大学学生对U-Pass说yes* U8 H) p5 B; t$ G: Z. D
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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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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.
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8 g* Y& C4 [ u2 F6 N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.; I+ d+ `" _7 {5 H8 ]+ ]8 o
; Z1 n3 m4 ^7 M5 N2 v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.6 g5 I6 Y8 I; A/ i* J- A; l& R8 E+ e
5 p6 _( j8 {7 E" x3 \ @“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.”
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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).
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5 b! n; _# f7 Y5 i# T. e---------------原文如下----------------; u; f* ?5 ]0 R' C, c, w0 a
摘自CBC Edmonton News, 3月10日
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! I ^1 F9 |% oStudents at the University of Alberta have voted in favour of mandatory bus passes, a move that will cost students an extra $75 every term.1 v6 a0 \7 g; B) j8 e+ T0 V0 P! E
5 A, Y# P3 v- z, v8 v$ l* U2 cA 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.; w) }& O- z% R j/ I5 L
) d# x' E+ B$ FThe U-Pass will give students unlimited travel on public transit in Edmonton, Saint Albert and Strathcona County." u# c+ j' a$ D* |
5 j+ Y! v# g5 s' H2 q3 u2 t# _: {Getting to this point took five years of debate and negotiations, said U of A student union president Samantha Power on Friday.% i$ H$ r6 a6 q" l: i- W3 Z) O& P
+ ^% l- _, d* f"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."+ N! A( ]2 p7 m1 G0 O7 L7 V1 I
0 K) v9 P8 Q1 `# d% DPower 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. R; \3 u; z, q- w+ W7 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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