Show T ' : v-- ‘ - v s r: ' i AlO— The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday October 5 2003 j:j ' t Local buses may eventually connect with Wasatch rail over the tot year rid-ersh- unprecedented” i: sales V! $600000 budget ? The CVTD operates four busses on two routes— one ' servicing the north end of the valley £ think realistically 20 of the population could be using “I the bus We’re not there yet" - : - ‘ v v ' bus” : Bushman says not to worry L He’s in the process of ordering two more busses for the CVTD routes ' “Probably in a year from how we will implement those two new busses into service and they will fit into the hours currently being served” Bushman said “We will grow as we can afford it” Officials in the cities on the CVTD route have nothing but praise for the system In 1996 the mayors of Cache Valley went to the Cache Metropoli- - two blocks to get to the bus “For the most part users are within a V Faced with a growing number of student suicides some universities are trying to combat the trend by offering depressed students the ' anonymity of the Internet to seek mental health counseling ! More than 80 universities have signed up so far for Ulifelineorg which provides students a link to school menial health centers for information counseling or to schedule appointments I At the same time! the free program gives universities the chance to help ailing students by using a favorite tool: the internet “It’s a tragic element of col With a new heating system yotU dramatically reduce the cost ofyour monthly utility bUL - - pleased” said City Manager Marlowe Adkins “We have a number of people here that ‘doit”- " Bushman said what’s really use CVTD So we’re trying to support it as best we can” amazing to him is that 33 per-Even the town’s mayor Kip cent of the people surveyed ' who take the bus have three or Panter uses the service at least once a week more vehicles at home olt’s a wonderful service "This shows you that they Bush- and has been great” said Pan- are riders bydioic ter a research scientist at Utah man said fThey could drive State University’s poisonous but they make the choice That’s a great thing” plant lab “It’s handy because Bushman said he sees more it stops right by where I work and more people turning to ItYvery convenient And it reduces the hassle and stress public transportation as the You know what traffic is valley continues to grow and ' v traffic and air quality gets like” Smithfield City Administra- worse “I think realistically 20 pertor Jim Gass said he’s also a cent of the population could fan of the CVTD V “The transit here has been be using the bus” Bushman said “We’re not there yet” terrific” Gass said “I’m sure as people use it it’s going to As for the future Bushman become more popular” envisions someday adding a Gass said he’d also like to area for comsee the CVTD put in some muters coming from Idaho benches and shelters in Smith-fiel- d and a bus service to Brigham City that would enable people in the valley to connect to the Bushman said they're only and Utah Transit Authority and are to happy comply then by high speed rail to as woiking on ways to make far away as Provo things smoother for com- - - park-and-ri- muters while they wait ' “We’re trying to put some amenities out there and we’re also looking at places that have people with special needs and the highest density areas” Bushman said A look at the numbers shows that communities are making good use of the CVTD system On any given day along the CVT North route the bus usually is filled by the time it reaches USU According to the survey 5 1 percent of passengers use the Cache Valley North bus Twenty-seve- n percent said - de “The whole process of public transportation is being able to give people a choice in their ability to get where they need to go” Bushman said “If we can provide it through public transportation it reduces their costs and increases their convenience it reduces pollution it reduces congestion and it just improves the quality of life for everyone Even if you don’t ride it you use itbecause you’re driving down streets that are more congestion-fre- e and breathing air that is less polluted” Colleges join Web site that offers assistance to depressed students The Aaaoclatnd Press ( Offer Expires October 10 2003 ) block or two of a bus stop” Bushman said “People will walk a quarter mile for a bus but beyond that they won’t really — —- -- and dwXSfto - v In foct most of the calls and suggestions Bushman gets ask for even more service According to the survey 30 percent want to see more pusses and 22 percent would like to see the busses run later Alto the evening and more hours on the weekend “We get calls all the time from places like Clarkston wanting bus service” Bush- jnan said “I heard from some- -' one who lives in Providence that says if we could get a bus that could come right between the two times that it comes now that they would use the Give You Up To ur : and one servicing the south v Bushman said those using ' the service toveit? A recent survey of riders y showed that 45 percent of users rate the service as excellent Another 41 percent rated it as good Only 2 percent said v it was unsatisfactreyv '& 3‘We’rc not doing too bad”?' Bushman said- ' About 30 percent of the rid- qrs say they use it five or more days a week and 29 percent ?ide it three or four times ' a 4reekiV and demo-graphidth- flt - toward the CVTD’s TT “There'sa certain are more prone to using public transit than others” Bushman said “There's a group that are riders because of necessity because they can’t afford a car m or are disabled to where they can’t And then there are riders by choice — the people that it’s more conve- nient to use the bus system or they want to improve the environment” In general the closer a person is to a bus stop the greater the likelihood that they will use public transit sixty-fopercent of percent ' tax The tax generates $700000 a year ip ship' schedules” Bushman said “And I think it’s doing well” The system was initiated two years ago when voters approved adding t s j ried 3000 Another 11000 ' people used the Route S North Logan bus Bushman said about 45 percent of the CVTD’s total are students “That’s one of our biggest generators” Bushman said Commuters making their way to work mostly young professionals account for about 23 percent of total rider- - From July 1 2002 to June 30 2003 the CVTD carried 219899 passengers compared to 147321 over the same period a year ago' That’s got Transit Manager Ron Bushman smiling “We’re only into this two years” Bushman said “That’s quarter-cen- : 4 pas-seng- ' fi ‘ where they are going In only its second year of service ridcrship on CVTD busses grew by 72000 Bushman attributes the numbers to the great service die CVTD has been able to provide Riders from Hyrum all the way up to Richmond can get to just about any point they need to get to in and around Logan “We tried to build the system to where We fit the bulk of ipost people’s - ' ‘5 V: ! Protect your home from f they use the Cache Valley South route : Last April Cache Valley r North carried 6000 peoplq and Cache Valley South car-- tan Planning Oiganizatioii Continued from A1 ' - - lege life that suicide is part of it" said Peter Likins president of the University of Arizona “Often times people in depression are not able to go to mental health services that are available on campuses They're embarrassed "Some of these youngsters may be willing to explore on the Internet and get some anonymous feedback” he said The suicide rate among 15-t- o has tripled since the 1950s and now stands at about 99 deaths per 100000 people The Web site is one of several programs offered by the Jed Foundation which was created by Phil and Donna Satow after their son Jed took his own life in 1998 by hanging himself Phil Satow said the Internet is the perfect medium to teach the current generation of stu- dents about the signs of depression Realizing they missed those signs has been difficult for Jed’s friends to live with he said “That's what's been so devastating for them” Satow said “That's one of the reasons they felt this Web site was so important" Jay Zimmerman the associate director of Ball State's counseling center said the Web site can help eliminate the stigma associated with mental health disorders ld - Help us participate in Questar’s “Green Sticker” i - A: ' ' : program and conserve eneigyOur professional - precision tune-u-p helps increase the efficiency of your furnace therefore : SAVING YOU MONEY on numthty utility costs and conserving energy jve you $20 OFF Your next Precision tune-u- p A professional $89 tune-u-p for only $69 (Offer Expires October 3 1003) You’ll get all this to rejuvenate your Heating System: Test starting capabilities Test safety controls Lubricate an moving parts Adjust thermostat calibration Clean or replace standard air filters Clean burners Clean and adjust blower components Measure for correct airflow ' Clean ignition components Clean condensate drains Tighten electrical connections Measure vottsamps Measure temperature difference Analyze combustion requirements Verify ra m im heat exchanger Integrity m3dirainiM Systems HEATING AIR CONDITIONING INDOOR AIR QUALITY |