COMMUNITY
Saferide changes its on-campus service
By Jim Davit
Otgor Ofly fw»«
Saferide's on-campus service will now
operate on a call-in basis this term rather than
running a defined route with specific pick
ups
On-campus users will need to call for a ride,
but these riders can be taken nearly anywhere
within six blocks of campus OfT-campus rides
have not changed
Co-dire< tors for the women's free shuttle
serve e believe the change will m < ommodate
riders' varying si hedules, improve safety,
help service more women and allow more
flexibility
"This was something we were hemming on
all of last term," Saferide co-dinx tor )en Risk!
said "There were just so many problems with
the old system — we felt we had to make a
change."
The old route took too long to go from one
place to another, wild Reed and co-director
C^ori Brewster
"Women would rother walk than wait the
half hour that the van would take going
through the route." Reed said
"And standing too long in one place is just
as unsafe as walking sometimes. ' Brewster
said
The co-directors also said the two off-cam ■
pus vehicles were usually overcrowded. With
Saferide’s on-< ampus van offering ridt*s i lose
to campus, the two directors hope to allevi
ate this problem
"There were whole shifts where no one
would take the van at all." Reed said
"Bv making this i hange. we hope to give
rides to more women in less time." Brewster
added
The new boundaries for the on campus
vehic le will tie from High Street to Villard
Street and from loth Avenue to Garden
Avenue and Franklin Boulevard Before the
change, the on umpus vehicle had a defined
route from which it would not deviate
Staff member* said the change is going
along well.
"It ran fairly smoothly." said Hannah
Deutsch. a Saferide dispatcher who worked
the first dis|>at< h shift after the change "I was
surprised I expected a little mom confusion "
The staff said they were concerned about
the dispell hers being overwhelmed by the
additional phone calls and riders being con
fused by the i hnnge
"For right now the drivers are still running
the same route, and only changing their
course to answer a < all." Heutia h said “This
is to help passengers who do not know of the
i hange But we rna\ slop running this route "
Saferide driver Heather Chinppisi also
voiced a i out ern about women hesitating to
call
Review board waits on Amazon decision
By Meg Dedolph
The Kugene Historh Review
Board voted last night to extend
the time in which thus will
accept written comments on
whether or not Amazon Family
Housing should tie designated as
a historic district.
Comments and information
regarding the designation will
be accepted until 5 p m. on |an
uarv 11 The board is expected
to take m tion on the dec ision at
their Februan 't meeting
Crucial to determining
whether or not the complex is
historically Mgnilicant is dec id
mg the strength ot its association
with the C.l Bill, under which
returning World War II veterans
were able to attend college
With the influx of veterans
and their families, the Universi
ty had a need for affordable stu
dent housing. Prefabricated
buildings previously used to
house defense workers were
assembled to form Amazon
Family Housing, where the
returning veterans lived.
"Amazon has exceptional his
torical significance,” said Pat
Saisi, who helped prepare the
initial application for historic
designation.
"These are homes the GJ Bill
built,” she said.
..
WH SON If* l n*t*»..
Eileen Traylor (cantor) along with othar concerned A mar on residents attended a public hearing Thursday
to comment on the possibility ol the designation of the Amazon complex as a historical landmark.
Dan Williams, vice president
for administration at the Univer
sity. said the association is nut
strong enough to warrant a his
toric designation.
"The G1 Bill happened across
the nation." Williams said.
"You would have to prove Ama
zon attracted a disproportionate
number of vets."
Tho extension gives those
who support the designation a
chance to introduce more infor
mation supporting Amazon's
historic significance
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