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Edmonton大学学生对U-Pass说yes! F4 X1 N( X& T8 ]6 y$ i% @9 h) _
- H, Q* g! Z2 }2 o/ n6 QAlberta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./ f! U& `' O1 j n. F' w, W( t
1 l4 d |$ _% h4 L) Q5 t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., M' m% [& T* `6 E2 k" z: p
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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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' v X7 o k) F8 ` H; S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 Y& b& g) C D7 w2 [( N; S
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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 R% z8 v3 [. ^8 `0 Y8 q+ S$ y+ W
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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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2 s. W2 v+ @; A/ |- A4 j---------------原文如下----------------
: [/ W: p& `* s% e2 J) n( n摘自CBC Edmonton News, 3月10日
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7 l _8 o E u, b- ]) E" 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.) a- D- N- s4 w) e3 N4 M
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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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; K6 R4 j: [- }+ }; bThe U-Pass will give students unlimited travel on public transit in Edmonton, Saint Albert and Strathcona County.
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1 ]/ w) f* R5 _% [5 e# J k J8 }Getting to this point took five years of debate and negotiations, said U of A student union president Samantha Power on Friday.+ c s# W1 X! y3 }* b. a* |, b8 g2 B
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"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 U6 N3 v# P. D8 A
% ]- h( l) `' f0 x/ E/ ]7 aPower 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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3 ?/ L& B4 J+ B6 j% RSeveral cities across Canada have set-up U-Pass systems for post-secondary students, including Victoria, Vancouver and Calgary. |
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