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negative attitudes into positive "
Itrinkman said the project will
actually improve the area in
many ways, such as in allowing
for belter accessibility for pedes
trians and the possibility of
expanding Taylor's outdoor
seating.
The Kincaid Street construc
tion seems to Ik- one project, hut
is actually three. LIT) is working
on the bus station, and the city
of Eugene is putting in two
i rosswalks — one at the alloy
midway between East 11th and
14th avenues and on the west
side a curb extension is being
installed to provide a pedestrian
area, said Brant Williams, city
traffic engineer for the city of
Eugene.
The third project is strictly by
the University: the installation
of three covered bicycle shelters,
which should be completed mid
to late fall term. The estimated
cost of the shelters is $7,000
each, according to Chris Ramey,
director and architect of the
University Planning Office
The Federal Highway Depart
ment will be covering an esti
mated $200,000. a majority of
the cost to complete the con
struction project. Tlie state's cost
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and Agate Street.
Most of the negative com
ments on the project concerned
the decrease of parking spaces
that will result.
Don Stull, bartender at Tay
lor's. said it may affect pedestri
ans as well.
"The real caution I have is
people trying to cross the street
if traffic is traveling south on
Kincaid.” Stull said. "It makes it
difficult to get to the transit sta
tion — the total amount of foot
traffit will increase — which is
a threat to pedestrians. I don’t
want to see someone hit by a
car. Other than that, it does
improve the arterial flow for
buses traveling south and west."
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enough.
"In retrospect, if they had
known what their traffic situa
tion was going to lx\ they would
have list'd us," he said.
Andrea Vollmer. Marketing
Coordinator for the Eugene Cel
ebration, said bicycle valet park
ing is a great idea because it eas
es congestion.
"Plus, they're sale in several
wavs." she said. "They're sur
rounded h\ a fence so they
won't get stolen, and there are
only a few people parking them
so they won't get twinged up"
To work at a festival or other
event. Hesi h said it takes four
people per two-hour shift to
make the parking service work
smoothly
"It takes a lot of people," he
said
Despite the amount of time
and effort the service takes,
llesi h said parking bicvi les is
essentially fun.
1 think it's worthwhile," he
said "People have fun doing
this We wear how ties to give
that Mercedes Hen/ kind of
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