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Susan Ruttan, Edmonton Journal) S) {* t: J& H% q
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.
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1 R6 x' N& _6 q+ A/ ?, A3 |! MThat policy would use the cost of an adult transit ticket, currently $2.50, to set all other fares charged by Edmonton Transit.* k# F+ A. l1 y& H
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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.
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+ `! Q( s0 l. x' U. l' a- }In the new formula, any increase in the adult cash fare would trigger increases in all other fares.
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It’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 $74, about the same price as a monthly pass in St. Albert, Strathcona County and Calgary.. L8 ~% u, a; z! r# j* L2 z
( x/ D1 P& _$ e# i# Q“Currently our cash fares and month passes are priced below comparable organizations,” said Patricia Waisman, director of business development for Edmonton Transit., I) S- ^; r0 U+ b* m! v2 G: T
4 @* R* d3 g$ U2 _3 X9 dThe new system of all fares being based on the basic fare would help to correct that, she said. r# ^: o+ B* R
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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.
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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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