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Housing standards, paved
alleyways and increased
lighting are all suggestions
for improving the area
By A. Sho Ikeda
Senior News Reporter
Residents of the West University
neighborhood want to improve
living conditions and safety in the
area, and the West University Task
Force had a public meeting on
Thursday to discuss how the
neighborhood can be improved.
Ward 3 City Councilor David
Kelly, who recently moved to the
West University area, said intro
ducing housing standards in the
vicinity may be one step.
Currently, Eugene does not have a
housing code.
"Housing standards are some
thing that have been on and off
again in Eugene, Kelly said.
Kelly said the task force believes
changes to residences in the neigh
borhood are necessary to improve
livability and conditions in the area.
The task force's progress report
also suggests improving the alleys in
the neighborhood. Unpaved and
poorly maintained alleys were
consistently brought up as a prob
lem at public hearings regarding the
area. Kelly said there also seemed to
be a correlation between crime and
the condition of an alley.
City engineer Mark Schoening said
many of the neighborhood's 4.5
miles of alleys had potholes or were
only paved with gravel. He said the
cost to improve an alley would be
determined by adjacent property and
the one-time charge would be placed
oit those property owners.
Kelly said the price of improving
an alley would be payable over 10
years. One elderly resident, who
wished to remain unnamed, said she
did not want to pay for improve
ments because it would cost too
much and encourage speeding
in alleyways.
"I don't want it paved because
people will speed, and my cats will
get killed," she said. "Even students
I've talked to have said that paving
the alleys won't stop riots."
A public hearing concerning
the alley upgrades will be held
on Nov. 24.
Residents at the meeting were also
troubled about the behavior of
younger residents, including stu
dents, who lived in the neighbor
hood. Some complained about drug
activity and noise from parties.
Police Commission Coordinator
Jeannine Parisi said the task force was
looking at the student conduct codes
of other Pacific-10 Conference schools.
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ridden Saferide multiple times during
her four years at the University. She
said that while she was disappointed
to see the end of Saferide, she was ex
cited about the advance toward gen
der equality.
"I think it's important to have a
shutde system other than (Designat
ed Driver Shuttle)," she said. "It's also
important to realize men can have
just as big of a need for an assault
prevention shuttle as women."
University sophomore Aaron
Sabin agreed, saying that he was
happy to see Saferide shut down
because he felt it was discriminato
ry and hindered the goal of gender
equality.
"If women want to be on the same
playing field as men, they need to be
equal in all ways," he said. Saferide
has tried to solve the gender equality
issue many times, said Jennifer
able to use the programs they were used
to until we could tell them about the
name change," Night Ride co-Director
Diana Erskine said in a statement.
The Assault Prevention Shuttle will
have a total of five vans and 16 dis
patchers at its disposal, although
there will be only four on duty per
night. It will mn the same hours as
Saferide and Night Ride, but ASUO
spokeswoman Taraneh Foster said
that Assault Prevention Shuttle offi
cials hope to expand its hours winter
term. For now it will be running 6
p.m. to 12 a.m. Sunday through
Thursday, and 6 p.m. to 2 am. Friday
and Saturday.
"Logistically, the organization will
be the same," Wells said. "The only
thing that's changed is that it will be
gender-neutral."
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Creighton, ASUO accounting coordi
nator. Creighton said that while the
change will not be easy, student reac
tion has been positive so far.
"Everyone is dealing with the loss
of Saferide," she said. "The most im
portant thing for students right now is
to have some sort of safety prevention
shuttle."
Wells said that students who are
uncomfortable riding with other peo
ple in a shuttle can request their own
personal shutde. She added that the
formation of the Assault Prevention
Shutde is, in part, a leap in favor
of feminism.
"APS shares a more progressive
view of feminism that states women
are equal to men," she said. "It's
more of a feminism movement now
because men and women are work
ing together."
Both Saferide and Night Ride will
be running under the original names
until the merge becomes official.
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