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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal
6 q0 F# v5 O7 s$ o4 x9 mPublished: Friday, March 30, 2007' w0 r8 q8 E& `* ?/ y' x
+ m; v. b1 d! x2 Z" LThe cost of a monthly transit pass could jump by $15 if city council endorses a proposed new transit fare policy.
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5 |+ q/ g! Y; s$ dThat policy would use the cost of an adult transit ticket, currently $2.50, to set all other fares charged by Edmonton Transit.2 R! \8 t: k' Z, K2 F
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It would end the random system of fare increases being approved each year by city council. Council in December voted to raise the adult ticket by 25 cents, but left the $59 monthly adult pass untouched.! R8 i# s! F( ?
: n$ K; H) F- A6 _) B& A' mIn the new formula, any increase in the adult cash fare would trigger increases in all other fares.
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9 V# {2 P/ A# XIt’s proposed that the adult monthly pass would cost 55 per cent of the cost of a cash fare, assuming an average transit rider takes 54 trips a month. That works out to $74, about the same price as a monthly pass in St. Albert, Strathcona County and Calgary.
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3 ?" r' x! Y8 `: ~: L- T/ G“Currently our cash fares and month passes are priced below comparable organizations,” said Patricia Waisman, director of business development for Edmonton Transit.
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The new system of all fares being based on the basic fare would help to correct that, she said.
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1 D& c0 Y$ {8 a: W* ^0 _1 r/ ~+ u: GWaisman said the “multiplier” in the formula, the average 54 trips a month, varies from city to city. In Toronto the multiplier would be a bigger number, in Lethbridge a smaller number.9 A' x0 A8 t, S* D2 {) r
; P' V5 e! X+ S% g A7 sThe proposed change acts on a recommendation of the city auditor David Wiun.2 g4 ?# u3 h7 }6 x
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In a recent report, he said Edmonton’s transit passes and cash fares are 11 to 14 per cent below that of comparable cities. The result is that Edmonton taxpayers must pay a greater share of transit’s budget than in those other cities, he said. |
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