West University is planning
curb cuts for handicapped
By Marian Graan
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The West University Neighbor
hood wants to make traveling
through the neighborhood a little
easier on the handicapped with
curb cuts on high-use routes,
says Marshall Landman, WUN
grant administrator
But the neighborhood group
wants to make sure the cuts go
where the physically disabled —
mainly the wheelchair bound —
want them most, Landman says
So it is asking the handicapped
and students to voice their
choices tor curb cut locations
‘'We're really trying to reach the
people who are most affected by
it,'’ Landman says
The 300-acre neighborhood
stretches from 19th Avenue on
the south, Franklin Boulevard on
the north, Willamette Street on the
west and the University on the
east and includes about 80
blocks, he says
Grant money totaling $10,000
from the city-allocated Neighbor
hood Improvement Program is
earmarked for curb cuts, Land
man says At a cost of $165-S200
each, the money should fund
between 50 and 65 cuts, he adds.
The WUN has talked with var
ious organizations for the disa
bled, including Handicapped Ser
vices and the Independent Living
Program to determine where curb
cuts should go but would like
where to develop curb cuts,
Landman says They chose High
Street, Alder Street, 12th Avenue
and the Safeway shopping area
as possible target areas, he says,
“We really want to improve the
major routes to campus and to
bus routes and shopping areas, "
he says. “But without feedback,
it’s hard to tell. "
To suggest curb cut locations.
WUN seeks the handicapped
to learn the routes they use
comments from handicapped in
dividuals in the neighborhood as
well, Landman says
"The major intent is to help
handicapped people have easier
access to the community," he
says "We want to try and reach
those who are handicapped and
find out which routes they use "
WUN residents walked the
neighborhood to get some idea
call 687-5366 or drop by the WUN
Center at 1458 Ferry St.
Suggestions for curb cuts must
be made by the middle of May
because the bidding process for
construction is scheduled for
June 1, Landman says.
' Hopefully, when the students
come back to school next fall, the
cuts will be in place,'’ Landman
says
Whitewater trip
on Nepal river
shown in slides
A slide show entitled The First Descent of
Nepal's Karnali River” will be presented at 7
p.m today in the EMU
Sponsored by the University Outdoor Pro
gram, the slide show will be narrated by Bruce
Mason, coordinator of the recent 55-day
whitewater expedition down the Tibetan
Himalayas river
‘ Anyone who likes whitewater sports, u
mque cultures and geography will find this
interesting,” says Mason
Two years of planning and research were
invested in the expedition, and it was a rare
accomplishment for the seven men and two
women involved, Mason says No one before
Mason s expedition had traveled that stretch
of the Karnali River
The trip revealed previously unknown and
surprising facts about the area, Mason says
Limited and often incorrect intormation about
the Karnali had been available prior to their
excursion, he says
The Outdoor Program provides opportuni
ties for less extensive, local rafting excursions.
On Tuesday, May 4, and Thursday, May 6, the
Outdoor program is holding meetings at 7 p m
to provide saftey tips and information about
whitewater sports
For details about these and other events,
call the Outdoor Program at 686-4365
If
University museum
offers rafting trips
Two spring rafting trips are being offered by the
University's natural history museum in conjunction
with the Eugene firm Wild Water Adventures to raise
money to keep the museum open next year
The trips through the canyon of the Lower
Owyhee River in Eastern Oregon are set May 15-19
and May 29-June 2. The cost is 5500 per person,
with hatf the money going to the museum as a
tax-deductable contribution.
The museum, which faces a proposed June 30
closure due to recent University budget cuts, is
trying to raise $34,000 to keep itself open and to
continue the development of new exhibits and
projects
About $12,000 has been raised so far, and the
museum hopes the rafting trips will bring in $5,000.
The amount raised will be doubled thanks to a
matching grant from an anonymous donor
No more than 10 people will be allowed on each
trip The $500 cost covers food and expenses, but
each participant must bring a sleeping bag and a
tent Experienced leaders will guide the trips
Each trip will start in Rome. Ore near the Lower
Owyhee, which is one of the Northwest's most
remote runs and is known for its incredible
geological formations.
Reservations and money for the trip must be in
to the museum by April 30 Checks should be made
out to the University Foundation, earmarked for the
natural history museum For more information about
the trips, call the museum at 686-3024.
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