Oregon Daily_ _
Emerald
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_Inside_
■ College TV game show. Page 4
■ Animal control is bark. Page 5
■ Women stomp Wildcats. Page 11
■ Ducks win ugly. Page 12
What comes up
I Kile Rice sin fm cs from under Thirteenth \\enue where lie is inshillim; the new
i <iiii/nis telephone lines The I 'nil ersiti n ill su ih h in er to the new phone s\ stein on
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Group recommends
skateboard complex
B\ ( atherine Hav\lev
f merald Reporter
I 11 vi* • i u * skatehoaiders mav hr ihlr In shaipen thru skills on .in
iruloor rump nr on nnr ol several uultloni courses tlr.it ihr i it\ is
being urged In hniltl
\ skateboard task t. .mi is .nr<l i rrport last urrk ir< minuend
m : that thr i jtv ilrsivpi ami huihl < muses for a range ot skateboard
i in.; .kill lr\ rls at 10 lot at ions throughout lugehr
It built tin skateboard ptirks would meet a m*rd to in iiii4 tun
into thr t omnium tv said Hrad Perkins a member ot the task
tram \\ r nrrd something where tami!irs ran show prnir in ihr
th nit's thru kids do well
I hr task tram ret ommmdrd t nnslrur ting an indoor halt-pipr
lamp possiblv in an rinpt\ warehouse urai Washington Jrtirison
balk in southeast 1 .ugeiir Ihr task tram also recommended that a
( rntr«di/rd nutdnui katrboaid i omplrx featuring a -nakr run
i Oil! S*’ alld a howl hr built in thr park itsrlt. umlriuralh thr tier
wa\ ramps nrar I ittli Avrimr
In addition right mini street roui rs toi beginning skatris
should hr limit nrai rai h nt I ugrnr s middlr st.hoots tin* task
tram I'ri omilirndrd
bask tram i ban Donna Nrai said designs ha thr right street
i muses w ill hr • hosrn from a < nmprhtiuu to hr hrhi mining mid
dir s, hoots stud.’Ills
Ur want thr tin t lotuses to hr designed b\ thr kid win*
use them \ral said
( ainstrui turn on tirr t muses could begin as r«»rl\ as this sum
mri depending on whrthrr tirr i itv ( mini il votes to accept tin*
rrr ouimrndat ions and on how soon funding souri i". i an hr lot at
i‘d Nr.il said
I hr III . muses would . a IT V a total pin r tali ot a bon I $ 1 (H 1.1)00
Nrai .ini ( )ik r a plan is approved Ihr . itv would Irkrlv pa\ at
h ast part ol thr mst ill budding thr skateboard hit ilitu s tmin its
• apital improvements fund Yolunteri lahoi and dimatrd materials
would hr Ip krrp total down. Nrai said
lor insurance purposes thr indoor ramp would probablv hr
run b\ Ho\ Scout b\plorn Post »H I whuh usrd to run a skatr
board tat ilit\ known as Ihr ( age in a w air Inn nr on thr i ornri ol
( )ak St rrr t and 1 tth \venur
Skatrhoaid enthusiasts trom I ugrnr high si hools and middle
si hools wrrr mi ludrd among thr paiks and rri rr.ition stall i mu
munitv a< tiv ists and parents on the task tram
"Tile kids weir thr consultants Perkins said Skalrrs
inouglit in maga/mr aitn Irs and videos to illustrate thru ideas to
thr lest ol thr tram hr said "i 111 sure wr would have 101111' up
with something different w it lion t them Perkins said
furn to Skateboards, Page lb
Monorail transit plans "up in the air'
by Kvm (lilhooK
tmeralri Reporter
Kugene Ikis the opportunity to "move into
the transit nils with the tight kind ol transit
system said (leorge Si el/o president oi It
tan I’KT transit systeins
Sc el/11 proposed Thursday that .1 monorail
transit system in Lugene t mild torm a 1 in it
ot mobility 111 and around the maim activity
centers in lugene and Springfield such as
Springfield s 1 11 \ hall. Autzen Stadium \ a I
lev River ( enter the Lane (anility I an
grounds and the l niversity ot Oregon
I'lle system ottered liv Sc el/o. whose c ion
pony manufactures urban monorail systems
provides a "simple, environmentally
unintrusive guideway that utilizes existing
rights-ot-w ay Sc el/o said
The system wouldn't impede trallii Sc el/o
added because the ' fetrail system uses cie
' -•ted rails and yvould lorm the mu lens ol .1
tr ; sy stem that integrates buses and auto
mobiles into a uniform sy stem
.. In \nillr K.inirn
(ieorx’e Si el/n. president ot lit,in PRT transit systems,
slums utt the niiimir.nl wlin h he t .ills .1 "simple .mil emi
rimment.illx unintriisii e ipudeu.n
Scelzo's proposed system would i over approximately
six miles ,il an average cos! ol Sit! million per mile
which includes stations, vehii les. guidew.ivs and in
st.illation He said the system can he operated at a lost
ol approximately Si million per year, with cost projei
lions including elev ators and hydraulic lifts tor persons
w itli disabilities
I he s\ sii in i .in .it ( omiinid.tto up ti * IH mill pouplu |ii'i
hum Si hI/.ii said hut added th.it the svstuui would p.i\
tin ifst■!t it it served Id DOU people pur il.iv
U hilt' thu miinuriiil proposal lur Kugune initiulU i .ills
fur six tu su\ mi stations. S< el/.o s.iii) his i iiinp.iin would
pros idu Ini uxp.iiisiuti In .iru.is sui h .is thu .lirpnrt
lurn to Transit, Pago lt>
Parking structure
access examined
By Peter Cogswell
Emerald Reporter
An independent (.(insulting report concern
mg the proposed parking structure at the current
site of the Alder Street tennis courts reports that
the structure is accessible from two streets
The report says placing the access road to the
structure on hast 1 Kth Avenue would he much
more satisfactory for bicycle safety, but it is also
the most expensive of the options, said Dan Wil
liams Vice President of Administration
Placing the access road on hast IHIli calls for
building a mad on University land, something
that would not have to he done if the a( cess road
was on Alder Street Williams said
Access from Alder Street is the least expen
sive option and with appropriate safety measures
WtrnM IKVoVS Sri a Vi a)i))to))Tia\e 'lev
safety the report said
The next step concerning the building of the
structure involves getting out and discussing the
struc ture with the public and the city. Williams
said.
Turn to Parking, Page 10