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Public safety officers are cur
rently being directed to keep
their motor vehicles off 13th
Avenue except in the case of a
medical, fire or other emergen
cy. said Marjorie Bigelow,
public safety sergeant and com
mittee member.
"I'm really worried about
liability on 13th. There have
been some real near misses with
bicycles without
lights. .. We're going to have
to look at liability." she said.
Bigelow added that 13th
Avenue should be used for what
it was designed — pedestrian
traffic. However, she did not
vote against the proposal.
The vans will operate with
emergency and interior lights
on to alert pedestrians. Meehan
said. They also will operate on
ly at night and at set times so
pedestrians who frequent 13th
Avenue at night should be
aware of them, she said.
The van escort service on
13th is not an answer to all the
problems, yet it is a step in the
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right direction to providing in
creased safety for women at
night, said Steve Nelson. ASUO
president. There is very little
lighting along 13th Avenue,
and especially in the Johnson
Hall parking lot. he said
••What changes here is the
perception of safety. I think
having a van on 13th will be
perceived as being more safe."
Meehan said.
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calling Meehan during the day
at 686-3724 or by calling the Of
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ing at 686-5444.
The subcommittee also ap
proved recommending to
University President Paul Olum
that the University's procedure
for impounding vehicles be
clarified.
The committee also approved
a recommended proposal of a
schematic review for the
redevelopment of 13th Avenue.
The proposal will provide a
framework for development
along 13th Avenue as the op
portunity arises. Rowe said.