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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal& p; }! W* q& ~$ l' s! r4 R8 I
Published: Friday, March 30, 2007
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The cost of a monthly transit pass could jump by $15 if city council endorses a proposed new transit fare policy.0 @" L9 ]& y7 Q3 P
L4 C, _- d. S! K* ]# z9 a% e5 nThat 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 $59 monthly adult pass untouched.# B2 U4 {3 M. q+ q- o
8 |3 R$ i$ ?) g+ E1 W$ G Q+ u; EIn the new formula, any increase in the adult cash fare would trigger increases in all other fares.
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_% S% k5 l' e% CIt’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 $74, about the same price as a monthly pass in St. Albert, Strathcona County and Calgary.- r/ q5 g) j6 `% E5 o% O2 p' S
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“Currently our cash fares and month passes are priced below comparable organizations,” said Patricia Waisman, director of business development for Edmonton Transit.' ^, z) a4 h- T) _2 W
& e! m; n8 R! a( AThe new system of all fares being based on the basic fare would help to correct that, she said.$ }& j. X6 W+ Z- a ]+ R8 P. k
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Waisman 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.
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The proposed change acts on a recommendation of the city auditor David Wiun.9 u3 K+ [" x3 p7 q
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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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