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5 w; w% W) X& _7 Z3 _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.+ X5 B |+ H% _% q% c& I
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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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1 z, B' e i+ X1 X3 l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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k- m" k" ~$ S9 ?( _* b4 E: W“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. |- L! Q& N3 m6 g
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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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9 Q5 L8 a {8 r. J+ a$ y+ M---------------原文如下----------------
3 c3 `( m. V* e# g |摘自CBC Edmonton News, 3月10日
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% w% X, K/ D. B2 R. F m8 y9 c8 HStudents at the University of Alberta have voted in favour of mandatory bus passes, a move that will cost students an extra $75 every term.+ ~ ]: ]) o" \- }
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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.
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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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( X: l+ w7 g- |" e6 _ lGetting 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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5 V) l* y. ]: e9 `* `6 t"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."0 e0 X" F" D- \/ n; E) ]
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Power 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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) B" b9 v* {. X L) v* j: V9 sSeveral cities across Canada have set-up U-Pass systems for post-secondary students, including Victoria, Vancouver and Calgary. |
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