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Page 6/The Battalion/Wednesday, March 21,1984
Students tackle bicycle problems
By MIKE DAVIS
Reporter
As bikers and pedestrians on
campus continue to dodge,
smash and curse each other, 22
landscape architecture juniors
have worked to improve the sit
uation.
Now the work is done, and
the result is being displayed on
the first floor of Kudaer Tower
until Sunday.
The students in Ed Hoag’s
Landscape Design 321 class
came up with three primary
ideas:
• A “no ride” zone for the
inner campus and the plaza
near the Academic Building.
This area would be closed to cy
clists from 8 a.m. — 5 p.m.
Monday through Friday. Cy
clists would have to walk their
bicycles through the area.
• Adding bicycle racks to the
existing racks. The new rack
locks the entire bicycle, rather
than just the wheel or frame.
• A bicycle lane surrounding
the campus and conecting the
six main entrances. The lane
would separate cyclists from pe
destrian and automobile traffic
and would require the removal
of 127 automobile parking
spaces.
In addition to the major pro
posals, the group made some
secondary recommedations in
cluding: the construction of
new bicycle areas near class
rooms where they are needed
most, the removal of some of
the walls surrounding bicycle
racks for easy navigation, and
the construction of shelters over
long-term bicycle areas, such as
near dorms, the library and
Kyle Field.
Hoag says the bicycle-pedes-
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trian problem literally struck
him this summer.
“I got clobbered by a bicycle
while .walking across campus,”
Hoag says. “And every morning
coming up New Main I have to
guesstimate what the bicycles
are going to do.”
Another problem bikes pose
is where to park them, Hoag
says.
“They (bicycles) were parked
all over the place,” he says.
“They looked like heck, it is a
safety hazard, and there is no
reason for it.”
Hoag says there are two fac
tors to the parking problem: a
safety factor — because of the
fire hazard caused by improp
erly parked bicycles blocking
exits to buildings — and an ap
pearance factor.
“They just look like crap
when they are chained to any-
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The design the students
chose does not necessarily have
to be bought from a manufac
turer, says Maryellen Davids-
son, another student working
on the project.
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“We figured that the Univer
sity could, if they wanted to,
manufacture it themselves for
an even cheaper cost,” Davids-
son says.
The U-Lok bike rack is
priced the same as the existing
racks, she says.
“We didn't want to get rid of
the present bike racks,” she
says. “We just want to add a lot
more.”
University Police Chief
Elmer Schneider, one of several
University officials who at
tended the group’s oral presen
tation, says he is impressed with
the thought and planning that
went into the proposals, but he
questions their feasibility, pri
marily because of cost.
Schneider also says the pro
posal to take away automobile
parking spaces to provide for a
bike lane will cause problems.
“That’s going to be a big ar
gument,” he says.
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thing and everything, or are
just standing around not
chained to anything at all,” he
says.
Hoag blames the problem on
E oor planning of bicycle rack
nations and structures, and he
believes it is time someone
looked at the problem seriously
and identified some solutions.
“I think the key to this one is
to look at the behavior of the in
dividuals — both bicylcists and
pedestrians — and try to use
that as an element in design,”
Hoag says.
The extra activity in dorm
and library areas and the walls
built around the bike racks cam
ouflage thieves, he says. That’s
one reason the students pro
pose that U-Lok bike racks be
added to more active bike park
ing areas.
The U-Lok bike rack fastens
onto the frame of the bike and
has two recoiling cables that go
through the spokes of each tire,
requiring a single lock.
Around town
Department offers tennis lessons
College Station Parks and Recreation Department is hav
ing registration for tennis lessons. Registration is from
5:30 to 8 P-tn. at the Lincoln Ceriter every night until
Thursday. Private or group lessons are open to any ageor
skill level. Lessons will be taught by Lynette Turek, aid-
year registered professional.
OCA to host program about moving
The Off Campus Center and Off Campus Aggies will
sponsor a program titled “Moving Off Campus” today atS
p.m. in the A-l Lounge. The program will feature general
concerns of off-campus living and is intended to ease the
transistion for on-campus to off-campus living.
Workshops offered to students
The College of Science will hold a series of workshops for
students interested in careers in biology, chemistry, math
ematics and statistics. Speakers from business, industry,
research and education willl discuss career opportunities,
The meeting for students interested in careers in chemistry
will be today at 6:30 in 100 Heldenfels. The meeting for
students interested in physics will be March 27 in 105 Hel
denfels and the biology meeting will be March 28 in 100
Heldenfels.
ORC sponsors river safety seminar
MSC Outdoor Recreation Committee is sponsoring a
River Safety Seminar March 24 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. io
401 Rudder. The seminar will stress proper planning for
canoe trips (such as familiarizing participants with river
currents), rapid running strategies, proper equipment and
modern river rescue techniques. For more information con
tact Mike Pfeuffer at 693-8200 or the ORC at 845-1515.
Student Affairs Interviews applicants
The Department of Student Affairs is in the process of
interviewing graduate students for Head Resident posi
tions for the Fall semester. With the position of Head Resi
dent comes salary, living facilities, in-state tuition and the
opportunity to enroll in three to twelve hours of academic
credit.
The deadline for application for Head Resident positions
has been extended from March 26 to March 31 so that staff
members can attend the Placement Exchange conference in
Oshkosh, Wisconsin. All those interested are encouraged to
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