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The Battalion STATE & LOCAL / Wednesday, Novembers, Trolleys modernize transi as B-CS steps back in tin* pci for By Cindy McMillian Of The Battalion Staff Walking up to Carnegie Public Library in Bryan Tuesday was like stepping back in time. About 200 people wearing white styrofoam cam paign-style hats and their Sunday best gathered to wel come the Interurban Trolley System, Bryan-College Station’s first form of public transportation since rail trolleys were used at the turn of the century. Today’s trolleys are actually buses that run on rubber wheels instead of rails, but they look like the real thing. After the formalities, onlookers climbed aboarif trial run to the College Station Convention if Bureau and a closer look at the trolleys. pei lint Dixieland music played over speakers while crowd members munched on popcorn and waited for the rib bon-cutting ceremony to begin. Flags were draped over the back platform of one trolley, where local officials stood to give speeches as if they were on a nineteenth- century campaign tour by train. Bryan Mayor Marvin Tate was the first to greet the crowd, hailing the new system as a “milestone Y ’ for the community. “We’re making history here today,” he said. Chris Kling, president-elect for 1990 of the Bryan- College Station Chamber of Commerce, said the system should facilitate business and commerce in the area. The trolleys will provide a link between homes and jobs, connect shoppers and businesses and attract visitors, he said. Dark green on the outside with wooden tn- fe etched windows, the trolleys have an old-fashior,£ : pearance. Slatted wood and wrought-iron bencbJH about 30 passengers inside. The traveling anachronism drew puzzled fc ® then smiles and waves, from pedestrians it passjc Ot way through downtown Bryan and along Ea Street. Another reception took place at the Convenu * Visitors Bureau, with College Station MayotJfl Ringer speaking. Ringer said he has received several requests! ., lie transportation f rom c itizens and is gladit’sno || ing provided. The trolleys will allow people v transportation new employment opportunities, w and will help alleviate traffic and parking problec *555 The chief administrator of the Brazos Valley Com munity Action Agency, Dale Marisco, called the system “user-friendly and cost-friendly.” His agency, in coop eration with the Texas Highway Department, created the Brazos Transit System to run the trolleys, which was paid for with state and federal funds. Outgoing B-CS Chamber President David Sktffl berger said the system has been in the works for* 15 years, and now in practice, will “bring us toiS level of competitiveness.” The four trolleys and one 47-passenger Gni:| bus were scheduled to begin regular serviceat6aJ| day. A trolley or bus will visit each of the 300desirfi stops, marked by a sign with the scheduled time § parture, once an hour. Trolleys run on weekdays from 6 a.ni. tob i Rides usually cost 50 cents for adults, 25 cents for™ dren ages 6 to 12 and nothing for children undetifi but fares are f ree for the month of Novembertofl mote the system. Speaker from Cousteau Societj outlines environmental dangen By Todd Connelley Of The Battalion Staff Imagine an iceberg the size of Rhode Island breaking off from the massive ice-continent that is called Antarctica. Imagine a society so des perate for fuel that they reduce what once was a rich forest into a vast, barren wasteland. Imagine 11 mil lion gallons of crude oil spilling into a sea of tranquility. Stopimagining. Environmental problems of the world was the topic of a presentation given by Peter Burtchell of the Cous teau Society Tuesday night in Rud- Ts le Burtchell told a crowd of about 75. He outlined three basic threats to the planet. The stress of so many people im pacting upon a limiting resource can seriously disrupt an ecosystem, he said. “One-third of the earth’s popula tion lives within forty miles of the coast, this puts an amazing amount of stress on the beaches," he ex plained. introduced to the environmemi exceeding the biosphere's cape dispose of it,” he said. “In fair; terms — pollution.” Burtchell cited the hugeoih off Prince William Souncfasa: ample. der Theater. Burtchell’s lecture and moving slide presentation concluded the daylong Environmental Sympo sia presented by MSC Great Issues. The continuing destruction of high diversity ecosystems like the Amazon Rain Forests contributes 25 percent to the world’s carbon diox ide buildup. “We (Cousteau Society) j there just three months earlier c a documentary on whales,” h«i “When we returned to suiwi damage, it was unreal. Beache- ply didn’t exist anymore, there' no signs of life.” “One of our main concerns is that people today aren’t aware of what is happening to this beautiful planet,” “The natives will burn off a sec tion of the rain forest, use the highly nutritious soil until it’s depleted, and then move on,” Burtchell said. “The final problem facing our planet is the amount of waste being But Burtchell did not com;.: condemn the gas companyresp ble for the March 24th disaster “Exxon made a very valla: fort,” he said, “They spent oi; billion dollars and retrieved 2ii lion gallons of oil. The probler. it was too much, mo late.” c^IcWnHaU Restless Heart November 10, 1989 C. Rollie White Coliseum A&M students* $12.50 MSC Box Office Only Non-student $14.50 Tickets on Sale w/ Baillie 6 the Boys NOW! special guest: Billy lee Royal MSC Box Office Ticketron Outlets *2 per ID = tor more information call the MSC Box Office (409)845-1234 or for phone orders call 1-800-284-5% A t