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Show Task Forces In Action . . . Redwood Road; Gary Massey, Utah Transit Authority representative; Jess Agraz, street engineer. Salt Lake City. At the task force's last meeting held June 19, a Model Cities Conditions Statement on Transportation was presented to the group. The statement is a general guideline study that can be used by the task force when they develop projects and programs for action in the next funding year. The following are exerpts from the Condition Statement on Transportation in the model neighborhood: Mass public transit is the primary transportation problem facing the Model Neighborhood. Several contributing factors to this problem will be discussed herein. . During the past ten years the Utah Transit Authority has experienced a 60 decrease in ridership, and as a result has decreased service by 38. The Utah Transit Authority presently . provides 2.1 million vehicle miles as opposed to 3.4 million in 1962. Better interstate highway systems, State and County road systems, increased personal affluence and insufficient population density have contributed to the loss of patronage. The Utah Transit Authority is still using an outmoded hub and spoke routing system, with the Central Business A public transit system can reduce traffic congestion and automobile pollution. District serving as the hub. All routes except one terminate at the Central Business district. Of the routes going into the Central Business District 32 do not I ave flow. Also, large an east-west segments of the Model Neighborhood are not included in the Utah Transit Authority routing system. Transit service is not provided at all in the Redwood-Chesterfielarea and is limited to Glendale Gardens and parts of Rose Park on the Westside. Because of this poor routing system public transit is unable to attract other than d captive riders (i.e., elderly, handicapped, students or persons economically prohibited from private automobile ownership.) ''Operating expenditures have made it mandatory for the Utah Transit Authortiy to fares by 72. increase The average fare has increased from 15.4 cents in 1962 to 26.4 cents in 1969. The operating cost per mile during this same period has increased from 44.2 cents per mile to 50.9 cents. Therefore, the Utah Transit Authority is operating at a 24.5 cent deficit. This restricts the amount of service the Utah Transit Authority is able to which again makes provide, public transit unattractive to residents with privately owned vehicles. "Without convenient and inexpensive public transit the Stanley Pace, Chairman of task force. railroad centers that interfere by Kirk Terry Our society is an intricate maze having its game borders made of concrete and iron; the production results of industry. Within this maze, and also inkind with industrial production, are the cars, trucks, railroads, and public transit systems we use to transport people, goods and with other traffic movement. Even the common place possession of an automobile is a percentile neccessity. The relative efficiency of the society a hundred years ago didn't have to traveling through the maze of our rely on the production of vehicles and the neccessity of owning one. On the other side of this page in history, the earlier societies were not as comforting in the second nature realm of things, as we are today in taking for granted the industrial community, present life styles we enjoy. services throughout the community. Often, when we become caught up as captives in our own transportation efficiency. We use efficient cars, but the roads and accesses on which we travel to the places of the goods and services are hazards. Public transit could be an efficient means of mass, economic movement, ideally, but schedules and rates are often prohibitive. So time conscious and fast moving is our society The Transportation and Highways Task Force sees its purpose in the analysing and solution making process directed by ineffective transit movement. The task force is working for the residents in the community who have found that they must travel; and to an increasing number of places. This task force is highlighted by certain members who have volunteered their time and energy in accomplishing the goals and concepts realized by the task force. Their efforts, as well as the other contributing resident participants and organization representatives have insured the important impact and resulting enhancement the task force has brought to the community. Stanley Pace, Chairman, advocate of 300 West Street Ida Palmer, toward the neccessities of movement governing the improvements; advocate of Transportation community. They understand that the technology of our Subsidy Project, a senior citizen society does in fact effect the community at large. These that family life styles are residents, from different portions of the community, combine their hampered severly without access to paved safe roads and with individuals are not swallowed up resources to insure that bus token subsidy; Agnes Mengelkamp, senior citizen bus token subsidy advocate; Sam Taylor, state representative, advocate of "free-fare- " busing; Albert Gallegos, advocated street light improvements at 500 N. |