Recycling founder wins award By Jen Ellison D&ty Last vcnr. the University saved H.432 trees. 6.991 gallons of water and 1.452 kilowatts of energy when it recycled 496 tons of paper and cardboard. These large numbers have not gone without recognition. Universi ty Recycling coordinator Knryn Kaplan received the "1993 Environ mental Women of Action" award in Washington. D.C., Tuesday. The award, presented by Tarn brands, the manufacturer of Tampax tampons, is presented to a woman in each state who has taken action to help the environment. As part of the award. The Kn\i momenta! Women of Action Pro gram donates St .000 to the charity of each winner's choice. Kaplan, along with co-worker Ion Davis, founded the University Recy cling progrom four years ago. As a student activist at the University's Survival Center during the tSHU-ot) school year. Kaplan worked to con - vince the University administration of the need for recycling. Kaplan was hired by the Universi ty in 1990 to run the program. Though she and Davis founded the project, Kaplan attributes its suc cess to the faculty, staff and stu dents. "A lot of people chipped in and started recycling." she said. "Jon and 1 were just the spark trial start ml the fire." Kaplan runs the administrative side of the project and oversee* the recycling of products other than (toper. Kaplan has already dm ided where the award money will go Half of the gift will be donated to the KMU Child Care Center, where worm compost bins, paper-making mai hines and an environmental resource library will lie built to teach children about the value of ret y cling The other half will be given to the Willamette S« ience and Technology Center, where a recycling display will tie built Citizens disagree over transportation By Meg Dedolph Oregon Daily tmeraiO Speakers at Tuesday night's Eugene Planning Com mission public hearing debated the practicality of a transportation plan that would encourage people to leave their cars at home in favor of bicycling, walking or using public transit Included under the Transportation Rule Implementa tion Project are amendments to decrease downtown parking and provide better walkways, public transit and bicycle facilities. The speakers who opposed adopting the TRIP amend ments mentioned safety concerns and the day-to-day fea sibility of alternative transportation. "The basic premise is flawed," said William Neel, an architect with Architectural Associates. "People will go to where they can drive and will leave those areas where they can't.” Bv reducing the amount of parking spaces and increas ing the density of buildings downtown. Neel said the plan "forces people to build structures larger than they need, denser, more than they need.” Several speakers told of instances where bicycling, walking or taking the bus was not practical, for example, leaving work to pick up a child from school, driving across town to an after-school activity and returning to work within one or two hours. McCabe said he was afraid covered bicycle enclosures in parking lots would create areas nt night whom poten tial assailants could hide Other speakers expressed the same concern about the proposed parking lot landscap ing Many of the plan's supporters believed increased bicv cle parking and better walkways for pedestrians were long overdue "Any attempt to reduce auto use results in an increase of bicycle use,” said Sue Welling of Eugene "You wouldn’t expect someone to park a car some where. where when you come out of the store, it might be there or it might not. or the car's still there but the steering wheel's gone.” Wolling said Eben Fodor of Eugene, like other supporters of the amendments, said he believed loo much emphasis was lie mg placed on cars os transportation. “We very much need to improve alternative modes of transportation," Eodor said "Walking is a great form of transportation Wo ve been doing it for thousands of years, and it really works." Several speakers suggested the Planning Commission establish a task force to further study the results of the TRIP amendments on the city. "I would recommend a task force be set up as a mod el for how to integrate people affected by these changes." said Sue Prichard, owner of a local commercial real estate company. COMMUNITY UPDATE Concert, auction to benefit groups Protect Shelter Aid. a fund-raising event that will include a t nut ert and silent auction, has been set for April 25 Proceed* from the event will benefit the Inter faith Kmergency Shelter System. Centro l.nti noAmerit .mo and the Ontenmal Car l lamp to assist in efforts to help the homeless The concert mid auction will l>e from 3 to o p m at the Kugene Hilton Ballroom Caliente, Un shakable K.u e. I.t‘1 I.Mine and the Smokin' Soles and Boogie I'atrol Kxpress will he performing Tickets are S5 and are available at Pat e the Music in Kugene and t.ights For Musk hi Kugene and Springfield The event is non-alt oholii Book sale set Friends of Kugene Public, l.ibrarv will have a used I >ook sale April 24 and 25 Most of the 45.000 I looks will be priced at only 50 cents. I P records, hook sets, collector magazine* and encvt lopndias will also fie available Prtx etuis from this sale will he useii to extend and update the library's materials and serve es I'he sale is at the Wheeler Pavilion at the Lane County Fairgrounds from 10 a m to (> p m. April 24 and 10 a in to 4 p ill April 25 Free screening planned A free screening clinit for i hildren from birth through five years of age will lie i otldm le m in KMU (a»daf Room t Ft* mow information. <~all 66? )M2 AMOCimmIiIuInmi Court will m***t 6*Uy for ballot rwfcmiwium* «l i j* m in Room 100 Straub For more informalion. tali 346 J724 Ini Mfrntai tea Committer Mil! motrt lotidv from t 30 to 6 10 pm. m Huom IS4 Straub MtM t U «ANUK*S Amrtidn SocMy for Interior Uni|nm will have Ptixlucli Ifctt UkI«v from I to 4 p m in rouitii £7% ami 2?« l.awr«n*c«> I nbun <*at anti Vtterual Alltam* will present upaaier Mar* Ann M«mphf«> tonight at to u» the I.MI! 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