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Paga 8 Portland Obsarvar May 28.1981 Tri-Met proposes new 'grid' system WEST COAST IS THE PLACE FOR CUSTOM FRAMING •IN C E 19S« The s ta ff o f T ri-M e t has re commended a major change in bus service that would change the current “ ra d ia l” pattern to a “ g rid ” pattern. The current “ radial” pattern send most busses downtown, where riders must trans fer to other points. The “ g rid ” Wa have all the current trends in Interior Framing - Rick Oaka. Contemporary Metals. Oriental Patterns. Natural Woods. Gold Leaf Traditional Our Expert Sales Consultants are available to assist you with all your framing requirements WEST C O A ST PICTURE CORP. S80S N.E. Skidmore 282 72« 5 Hour«: » 5 Monday Saturday VISA M A S TE R C H A R G E system w ill allo w cross to w n trans fers that do not necessitate riding downtown. O f the l .5 million daily trips from the north and east area o f Portland, (including cars) only ten percent go dow ntow n, yet 80 percent o f the busses go downtown. Almost half o f the bus riders go downtown and then transfer elsewhere. About 17 percent o f the eastside riders go downtown and then transfer back to other eastside destinations. Many do not ride the busses because o f the inconvenience and time involved. The eastside, which w ill receive the major benefit o f the new system, has the highest potential fo r bus ridership. It has a population den sity o f 6,000 persons per square mile compared to 1300 on the west side; 66 percent o f the families have only one car; it has the highest percen tage o f elderly and low-income per sons; it has a large student population dependent on bus tran sportation. Although this area has the highest percentage o f T ri-M e t riders per capita, Tri-Met still only carries 5.5 percent o f the total trips made. The new “ g rid ” system w ill be comprised o f 25 routes going down town and ten crosstown busses. The to ta l number o f lines w ill be reduced, but trips w ill be added. C urrently there are 3700 weekday bus hours on 40 routes - 33 radial and 7 crosstown. The goal is to provide good frequency on key routes, seven days a week. There w ill be no transfer wait longer than 15 minutes and the average w ill be 7'/j minutes. The result will be shorter, quicker rides, with space freed for an additional 15,000 riders. The key routes w ill be: #14 - Sandy Boulevard; #12 - Hawthorne, The most willing work forte in America is available in Foster; #5 - interstate; and #28 - W oodstock. These routes would operate every 15 minutes, with more frequent service during rush hours. Several cross-town buses would form the basic gridwork: #75-39th Avenue/Lombard which would operate between St. Johns and M ilwaukee and connects N orth P ortland w ith all eastside destination with no more than one transfer generally. #84 - 6th Avenue/52nd Avenue; #7/ - K illin g sw o rth line; #70 - Milwaukie/Swan Island; #72 - 82nd Avenue. New routes include: - Two new lines across the St. Johns Bridge connecting N orm Portland with Northwest Portland. - A new line on NE Fremont. - A connection from Northwest to the south part o f downtown. - Direct east-west service on Burn side from NW 23rd Avenue to Mall 205. Some existing lines w ill be altered or dropped. T ri-M e t w ill hold a series o f public workshops to get the public’s reaction to the plan: - June 24th, 7:30 p.m. - Concor dia College, Hagen Campus Center, 2811 N.E. Holman. - June 29th, 7:30 p.m . - St. Igratius School, 3400 SE 43rd Avenue at Powell. - July 1st, 7:30 p.m. - St. Johns’ Com m unity Center, 8427 N. Cen tral. July 23rd, 7:30 p.m . - Temple Beth Isral, 1931 N.W. Flanders. A public hearing w ill be held in September to solicit comment on the final draft and the T ri-M e t Board w ill take action in O ctober. The plan is to initiated in January, 1982. T tS , 1 want «o re in fo m a tto o on P o rtla n d ’ s M in o rity Youth E a vlo y w n t Task F o rce ? Name fir » * Address C ity S ta te Return to ZIP NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF BUSINESS Youth [mplojMient Clearinghouse 921 SW Washington. S u ite 403 P o rtla n d , Oregon 97205 (50 3) 226-4063 , Clairol Council names Smith Cora Smith, owner o f Cora Smith Hair Design, Portland, Oregon, has been appointed to the 1981 Clairol Presidential Haircolorists’ Council. Robert Oppenheim, President o f C lairol’ s Salon Division announced Ms. Smith is one o f twelve professional haircolorists in the country selected to serve on the distinguished industry council. M r. Oppenheim explained that Ms. Smith was chosen as a member o f the C lairol Presidential hair colorists’ Council because o f her professional experience and creativity as a haircolorist, and because o f the high standards of ex cellence she maintains as a colorist, and as a professional hairdresser and cosmetologist. The first Council was appointed in 1977 and twelve professionals are added each year to the roster o f this elite group. Ms. Smith recently travelled to the company’ s New York headquar ters to participate in various ac tivities that included meetings with C la iro l management on salon in dustry issues, touring the company’ s test center and its research and development laboratories in Stam ford, Connecticut, interviews with consumer and trade magazine beauty editors, and attending the In ternational Beauty Show, the major trade show fo r the profession o f cosmetology. E ' REM CO, a rental management company, founded in 1970 by A l and Lucy Shah, is experiencing tremendous growth in the Portland Metropolitan Area. REMCO moved to P ortland in 1976, and at that time had the responsbility for managing 12 rental units. In three years, the company has grown to 1000 units, 60 percent o f which are single-fam ily resi dences. The rest are duplexes, t r i plexes, four-plexes, large apartment units, commercial and office space rentals. At this time, its boundaries are the Columbia River to the Nor th, Oregon C ity to the South, Cor nelius to the West, and Gresham to the East. REMCO stands for Real Equities Management Company. According to Bob Dawson, "T h e rental agent is the life line o f the company. < O D U S (A tc a A m o S a r u / i / i r i/r n s r i/ 'ft'en/ee 1639 N.E. Alberta PORTLAND. OREGON 97211 234 7997 From the Front Door By Tom Boothe From the Front Door, I was reading an article written by Ullysses Tucker, Jr. The article appeared in the May 14, 1981, Volume XI Number (30) edition of the Portland Observer. The article was written under the title "A Special Spot For Malcolm," the article was supportive of the Black Educational Cen ter. I found the article interesting and informative, so much so that I am going to quote a paragraph from that article to make a point. The paragraph reads: CORA SMITH REM CO offers rental property fl.v Nyewusi Askari X W ithout their professionalism and hard work, we would cease to exist. Recently, we have an average o f 60 to 80 units to fill per month, and as we continue to grow , we plan to open regional offices. The areas designated at this time are Eugne and Bend, Oregon. “ What we do is manage property (rentals) fo r the owners. To help those who rent through our com pany, we have a complete, professional s ta ff, a 24-hour an swering service to catch all the calls, and a maintenance crew to take care of all repairs. The REMCO concept encourages greater efficiency and competence. REM CO agents are friendly, courteous and willing to go out o f their way to see that all the potential tenants needs are met. Clients and agents enjoy the pride of being associated with us. “ Being a fu ll service property management firm , REM CO can meet all the requirements tenants or owners m ight have regarding housing. We are well aware o f many o f the problems people are experiencing as they seek rental space, whether it be fo r livin g or business, therefore, each transac tion is handled w ith the highest degree of integrity and honesty. The result being top flight service to all o f our clients whether they are owners or tenants." As property manager fo r homes throughout the P ortland M etro politan area, REMCO have taken the time to prepare. This includes cleaning, painting and in some cases refurbishing. “ We ask a potential tenant to fill out an application and qualify for any home, but we do not charge a rental fee to the potential tenent, just the customary deposits most o f which are refundable if the home is left in the similar condition on move out as it was on move in ," concluded Bob Dawson. "In the name of Malcolm, the Black man in the ghettoes has to start correct ing his own moral, educational, material and spiritual evils. The Black man needs to start his own programs to inhance his education, rid drug addiction, prostitution, drunkeness, and Black-on-Black crimes. The Black man must lift up his own sense of values. "One thing that legislation can never do for Blacks is to give us self respect; it starts from the heart. The sooner the better." With that, I am proposing that every Black man and woman who read this ar ticle donate one half of the money they spend on dope, booze and games of chance to the Black Educational Center. Principles of good morals, wholesomeness, cleanliness and respectfulness are the very values of our community needs today; these are the qualities we need to see in our children. My point is, we get what we pay for; we have dope, booze and crime running rampant in our community because that's where too much of our money is going. In other words, that's what we are paying for. Let's spend some of our money to pay for better educaiton and understanding of our young people by supporting the 6lack Educational Center. 4
