| Show J. J Avoid parking Si traffic problems by creative commuting Dave Jensen Contributing Writer According to recent estimates estimates estimates es es- es- es there are close to 2600 parking spaces parking spaces on campus campus campus cam cam- pus with an additional number number num num- ber of non-designated non spaces paces whose use and c capacity are limited only by the imagination imaginations imaginations tion of desperate vehicle commuters Although the number of authorized parking stalls changes with each striping re-striping of the lots hopefully to the plus side youve you've no doubt been at one time or another the two thousand six hundred and first person to arrive at school And nobody else is leaving Take heart gentle commuter There are tives The Utah Transit Authority makes regularly scheduled runs north and south bound past the college via Redwood Road These include route numbers 34 37 and 43 East and west bound access to the nearby intersections of and South at Redwood Redwood Redwood Red Red- wood Road is provided by route numbers to 30 31 and 39 According to o a UTA telephone el phone information operator It is very possible to board a bus from any place in the valley and reach the college although you may have to make at least one transfer While public transportation is a effective cost-effective answer to the problem of rush hour congestion congestion congestion con con- you may have to allow for an extra margin of time due to frequent stops and occasional delays Time spent on the bus can be used productively however for studying catching a few more of those precious or just watching the scenery go by For a really good time try observing your fellow pas pas- Some of them without saying a a. a word will probably be making obvious statements of socio sodo religious political sig sig- It could be interesting Interesting interesting interest interest- ing and may just get you an A AIn AIn Ain in sociology Utah LIFT a service of UTA provides ride sharing opportunities opportunities opportunities for people with compatible compatible compatible com com- com com- schedules and destina destinations No-interest No van financing is available through Utah LIFT Estimated savings in finance interest over the repayment period of the vehicle loan could amount to as much as Additional savings of up to 1000 a year are possible possible possible pos pos- sible due to the reduction of each carpool members member's annual annual annual an an- nual vehicle operating costs forms are available at the information desk in the College Center For more information about bus schedules call the UTA at To find out more about Utah LI LIFT free carpool match list service or no interest interest interest inter inter- est van financing call LIFT or see Ann Hurst in the College Center Student Government Offices or call her at For the less gregarious commuter commuter commuter com com- muter who isn't afraid of a little little little lit lit- tle invigorating exercise cycling is the ideal way to avoid the daily crunch-a- crunch thon time Full-time student Robert Ford justifies his use use of of the bicycle as an economic necessity Cycling to school gives a sense of satisfaction says Ford who does not own a car Although he lives within walking distance of the campus campus campus cam cam- pus Ford maintains that riding is faster and fulfills an ethical conviction the satisfaction of knowing that he is not adding to the problems of traffic congestion or the resulting pollution The versatility of the fat tired terrain all-terrain bike or mountain bike as it is more commonly known has resulted in its meteoric rise in popularity not only as a recreational toy but also as an exciting mode of urban transportation These nearly indestructible bikes are generally more comfortable to ride than their tired skinny-tired counterparts due to the upright riding position and the added shock absorption which fatter tires provide And they can go almost anywhere According to Mountain Bike Magazine The nice thing about commuting by mountain mountain mountain moun moun- tain bike is that you can sometimes sometimes sometimes some some- times take shortcuts through though cobblestone cobblestone cobblestone cobbles cobbles- surface rough-surface alleys tone and pothole covered streets canal paths city park trails and the unpaved periphery of some construction construction tion sites Even in winter the self satis faction satis-faction of pedalling to school more than compensates for forthe forthe forthe the aggravation of finding a parking space for your Detroit dinosaur Unlike the parking lots in the winter at least there are plenty of empty spaces in the bike racks |
