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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal
1 o$ g; p/ n5 U' N) D2 i3 L- @Published: Friday, March 30, 2007; ]9 I1 _ A7 J" n& Y3 U9 ~: T9 x, p
- z0 E1 W7 ]- r' h- c _# KThe cost of a monthly transit pass could jump by $15 if city council endorses a proposed new transit fare policy.
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; o( @0 b. l7 b7 O G0 x. E) M5 `That policy would use the cost of an adult transit ticket, currently $2.50, to set all other fares charged by Edmonton Transit.
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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.( a: E6 O- B5 e
* Z# \( Q8 u, c( ^5 q: z: _In the new formula, any increase in the adult cash fare would trigger increases in all other fares.
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% w8 [/ p: K* D+ o5 |4 }$ s4 _, YIt’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 $74, about the same price as a monthly pass in St. Albert, Strathcona County and Calgary.; F8 t* x) k7 j0 p
& }, E9 \6 |$ g“Currently our cash fares and month passes are priced below comparable organizations,” said Patricia Waisman, director of business development for Edmonton Transit.8 O% c" t3 a. i" ^
, d& m6 B0 Q* v& r& T J3 YThe new system of all fares being based on the basic fare would help to correct that, she said.2 H% G% v5 a' G
5 [1 S: p, a3 s LWaisman 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." W0 A+ z4 _6 i5 Y7 T M$ x
; k7 O! @3 t$ I" L6 c' CThe proposed change acts on a recommendation of the city auditor David Wiun.
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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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