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Show PIONEER EFFORT MADETO CROSS PARLEYS CANYON The Parleys Crossing has beenfour years in the making Totally done now,it was noeasy thing to accomplish. Theyfaced ysical barriers and bureau- Parleys Crossing, a $2 mil- lion bike-pedestrian bridge spanning the 1-215 interchange cratic barriers as well. at the north end of Wasatch Boulevard, provides the link for commutersto travel by bike or KID POWER: foot alongtheeasternsideof the Salt Lake Valley. Prior to its completion in August, there was no way to cross Parleys Canyon except by motorized vehicle. “This is the veryheart, the crucial cornerstone of a tremen- dous newtrail systemthat will span notjust Parleys Canyon, butis intended to connect Park City and the Jordan River Parkway bike trails,” Bruce Alder, ‘co-chairman of the Parleys Crossing project stated in the Deseret News. Parleys Crossing wascreated as part of a four part cooperative agreement between UDOT, Salt Lake County ested in providing a safe way for bicyclists and pedestrians to cross Parleys Canyon: There has never been a cooperative involvement for something as significant as this before. “Everybodypicked up and carried their end,” said When they wereinitially Porhasedomllons/mo. kWh ofelectricity x A7= Ibs. CO2 kWh/mo. therms of natural gas therms/mo,x 12 = Ibs. COz trash Ibs, eCOp gallons/wk. x 10 = Addall of the above. (Use pictures to determine size of trash can(s). Don't include recycling bins or plant debris carts.) 43 of gasoline So os + 322 kWh 151 Ibs. CO> + 49 therms 588 Ibs. a CO. 45 gallons trash ‘450 Ibs CO> total 2049 Ibs. CO. per month Monthly CO2 Emissions from Your Household = Ibs.CO2/mo. x12 Yearly COz2 Emissions from Your Household =___lbs. CO»/year Each of us really contributes more CO, because ae is used , process, tr clothing, food, equipment, and BesGhase sis gcdcrema USA annual per capita GHGemissions 24 tons WORLD annual per capita GHG emissions il tons gp trying to promotethis, coop members wentto every neigh- borhood council on the East sidefor aletter of endorsement. Everyonesaid howpleasedthey were to know that Parleys would be open again for the public. Manyoftheolder citi- zens have memories of a time when Parleys wasopento trav- el by bikes and pedestrians (eC0,). It Lake City, and the Parleys Crossing Committee, a small group ofprivatecitizens inter- Alder. What Is Your CO, ? This table will help you calculate the amount of CO2 your household produces. Use your last month's eee receipts, electric bill, and size of your can tofill out this chart. Write in the gallons of gas you bought, the kWh and therms from your electricbill, and thesize of your trash can. produces methane, but it is converted here toa CO2 equivalent Built to last a long time, it has wide bridges and the commitment madeto do it well was kept Theproject organizers wantthis to be a modelfor other similar projects. “Their only complaint about the roposed‘project was that the bridges weren't big enough,” stated Alder. “All ages respondeed in a positive —'go for it! Parleys Crossing is part of the Bonneville Shoreline Trail This trail is a proposed ninetymile long pedestrian and bicycle Rae across the foothills of the Wasatch Range. It follows a route from Brigham City to Nephithat lies generally on or near the eastern shoreline of ancient Lake Bonneville. Segments of thetrail are already completed ® |