Show Park Architect Has Hos Suggestions for Area The landscape architect profession is not Isolated to park construction architects architects architects archi archi- now plan and revise modern cities In Moab where the city grew not from an nn architects architect's blueprint but where early- early day pioneers nested Paul Fritz landscape architect for National Park was asked what changes changes chan chan- bes would he have made had he planned It from the beginning be be- ginning Ills IUs reply was a compliment to those early l settlers I would have placed placed plat ed it exactly where it is s he said He does believe however the importance of the Colorado Colorado Colorado Colo Colo- rado river to the Uie Valley of at Moab is underestimated and thinks the tho city an ant and county should take immediate steps to acquire land frontage along al along along al- al ong the Colorado river riverbanks riverbanks banks for tor recreation purposes pur pur- poses Coastal cities have learned the hard way once the water venter front is h sold to Industry it is permanently lost to recreation Land on the west coast now sells by bythe bythe bythe the square inch so coveted is the shoreline Not in Oregon Oregon Oregon Ore Ore- gon however where early planners foresaw into the future and preserved almost almust 95 per cent of the shor shoreline lIne for tor public recreation Today those parks are arc a lure for tal tourists and the cities titles and counties are reaping their rewards Over 5 million vis enjoy the Oregon coast each year thanks to the foresight of early park planners plan plan- ners The Colorado river is 13 Moab's ocean Mr Fritz believes It is a built in lure for future visitors Riverside Riverside River River- side parks and a highway up the river through Dewey to connect with the Interstate Interstate Inter Inter- state should be given top priority on the areas area's master plan While in ht Moab Mr Fritz has worked with the Utah State Road noad Commission to map connecting roads in the Golden Circle route From rum these studies he insists thu the keys to Moab's success as asa asa asa a tourist center are the west east roads He lie would give gI top priority a route from irom E Escalante calante to U. U S S. S ICO via Utah Stale State 95 and from llan to Grand Junction Junction Junction Junc Junc- tion via a crossing of the Green river to Dead Horse Point Pont d down wn Long Canyon and up the Potash road on onU onI I U U 2 U 9 to Moab thence up U on the river route through Dewey Detrey Dewe Once these roads are available available av av- Moab will have its better mousetrap and th the traveling public will wili beat a path to o its door dour Mr 1011 Fritz feels I I |