aiii fnllm captive riders, especially, are in a opportunities for employment and leisure activities shrink to a point where immobilization becomes a serious threat to their physical marginality of the transit in system should improve as will the community. When the program of token subsidy becomes refined and operable, the concepts and actual administration of the project will be absorbed as UTA operating policy. "In the area of transportation there exist problems with the street system that should be dealt Public with. Transit Facilities "Portions of the Westside are virtually cut off from the Central Business District by the freeway stystem and railroad traffic. Only North Temple, Second South, Fourth South, Eighth South and Thirteenth South are throughways in the model neighborhood. Of these five streest only Fourth South and North Temple allow a free Assistance When a public transit system can't provide facilities that attract riders, or operate under efficient, timely schedules, that traffic without traffic on Redwood Road, rush hours. the especially during At the present time residents of this area have no throughways that allow a safe flow of entry traffic. "The NEEDS survey indicates that approximately 47 of the blocks surveyed have inadequate or absent paving on at least one frontage. This coupled with the exteme need for curb and gutter in the model neighborhood indiates that much work is warranted. "The City Streets Department is presently engaged in a work timetable that will provide curb and gutter throughout the City within two years. The majority of the model neighborhood is expected to have curb and gutter by the end of the summer. "The City also has plans to conduct an extensive survey of road conditions to better determine needs in this area for a more workable timetable of construction and maintenance. Bicycle Paths "There are no accurate figures on bicyle traffic at this time. However, a trend has definitely been established in Salt Lake City indicating that this is an area that requires analysis and should be considered in comprehensive planning for future road construction." Preparing for the new year, general project proposals, the task force has become involved in ft community's public transit etc. obstruction by railroad traffic. There are areas that do no allow safe bicycle or pedestrian traffic, children especially for school-ag- e because of freeway connections. "I n the Redwood area, there are serious safety hazards caused by inadequate access to Redwood Road. Adding to this problem is the rapid and heavy flow of Wiifrr.r general stature of the Salt Lake County, both financially and in the quantity of services, a primary concern should be an increased and improved transit system in the Salt Lake Metropolitan Area. Street System, Sidewalks, flow of ,L"t neighborhood senior citizens to whom the tokens will be sold. With a more widened use and efficient scheduling resulting, the welfare. Because of the operations liT'trtKnif Even though the present public transit system is more far reaching,, the overall impact of the project will be felt by model position of having their social, economic and m organization's public image will be found lacking. In order to protect this valuable public service and its image, this project i s providing, supplemental Sam Taylor, advocate of "free-fare- " . busing. discussions cove ring other problem areas: 300 West Street improvements is one. The task force has also recognized the limited traffic access and heavy traffic volume concentration on Beck Street. They note that the heavy traffic due to Bountiful commuters using the route, has caused traffic congestion and general commuting traffic hazards. The situation has received much discussion and is being carried on the agenda for further action. Task force offered; companionship, involvement in community affairs and knowledge through sorely needed or can offered by senior citizens. This experience be is project is designed to enable the senior citizen, using public transit, to get to the places where they can acquire the goods and services they need and to permit the senior citizen to exercise the influence and knowledge they have acquired through the years. The Salt Lake Council on Aging will purchase bus ride discussions have also pointed out the problems stated in the Condition Statement and are continuing discussions to arrive at possible solutions concerning the railroad track hazards. The Transportation and Ml Senior citizens are also many senior citizens can't get to the places where recreation is Authority. involved during the phases of the project, more jobs will be offered to model neighborhood residents as the work will be coordinated with the Youth Training and Counseling Project. Salt Lake's mass transit system has been continually declining for the past twenty years, until it has reached a point where it is no longer able to maintain itself. Those residents who must depend on public transportation have suffered greatly because rates have been Subsidy life. Again, Carl Massey, from Utah Transit Because of the construction Transportation Project quality of lass? schedules for public transit riders. is a caught up in the necessity of having to travel and commute. Many can't drive or travel on their own when needing the basic goods and services found in the community. Recreation is for the senior citizen, as for everyone, a basic diversion that adds to the t benches, shelters and unified developed two major funded following breakdown of those projects: Authority to improve services. Delores Salter, Model Cities planner assists task force Highways Task Force has projects. The tokens, with monies appropriated by this project and resell the tokens to senior citizens for 23 the cost or 20 cents. Tokens will be sold at various outlets to senior citizens, age 65 or over. This should affect some 215,333 riders, on a one ride basis, subsidizing ten cents of a regular thirty cent token. Increased use and general stimulation is the expected impact to be felt in the community, as well as the incentive to the Utah Transit through funds, bus stop ' continously increasing and i Sr- S-- - i f service continuously decreasing. By offering new and up to date facilities, rider volume should increase, rates should be lowered and the low income or disabled rider who needs the transit service can have a more economic and efficient bus service at their disposal. V