Show General j BUS OF FUTURE Models of the mass transit of the the will be on display in the Salt Lake area beginning August announced William D. secretary and league counsel for the Utah Transit Authority THREE five-foot models of the will be on public display in the Five-Points Shopping Center August 13 from 1 to 8 p.m. Other locations include the Tribune Building South Main August 10 from 8 a.m. to 5 in the center court of the new Fashion Place August 11 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and August 12 from 12 noon to 5 p.m. THE DISPLAY sponsored by the Department of and the American Transit Oswald said the program to develop the is funded with a grant of almost million by the Department of Transportation's Urban Mass Transportation The prime contractor for the design competition is Booz Applied VEHICLE will usher in a new era of safety and convenience for America's millions of urban transit riders in the near Oswald requirements evolved from recommendations emphasized passenger comfort and the need for a design that could be more easily used by the handicapped and IN 1971 subcontracts were let to American General Truck and Coach and Rohr Industries to develop their own designs and produce three prototype buses by Evaluation tests will be conducted on all three and the Urban Mass Transit Administration plans to select the best design in Some of the improved features of include wider doors which will enable riders to board and leave the bus more more leg roomier seating and speakers inside and outside which will enable the driver to assist passengers with current route and stop Models of some buses that may be in our future will be shown in the Five Point Shopping Center on August 13 from 1 to 8 p.m. Models are five feet OTHER FEATURES include broad tinted resistant to the high impact of thrown or falling objects and strategically placed and padded bulkheads to protect passengers from are among new safety Noise levels will be reduced 75 percent inside and 50 percent outside the Exhaust emissions will be reduced to comply with tough new government standards and improved air conditioning and heating systems will be The capacity of the new bus will be for about 45 comfortably seated but up to 50 seats will be available for high density THE MODEL buses are be- ing introduced to the public in Salt Lake City the same day the Utah Transit Authority celebrates its third year of Since taking over the transit operations in the UTA has completed and moved into a new garage terminal and operating facility at West Second purchased 23 new air painted existing buses to attractive coral and white painted nearly new bus stop set up more than 50 scheduled information extended routes into 17 new areas and instituted better schedule supervision and In 28 new buses are scheduled for service in the spring of |