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Tuesday, May 22, 1984
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Vol. 83 No. 156
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Maps help cyclists
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By Jana Dahlman Bouma
A s bicyclists fight for their share of the
ZJ streets this summer, they can get help
X -Mrom such groups as the Great Plains Bicy
cling Club and the Lincoln Parks and Recreation
Department.
The Great Plains Bicycling Club sponsors tours
and seminars for bikers through
out the summer. The group's next trip will be a
tour of Lincoln, starting from the north steps of
the State Capitol on June 16.
The Lincoln Parks and Recreation Department
and the State Game and Parks Commission both
provide maps showing the roads best suited to
bicycle traffic. The maps also show where to find
off-street bike paths.
The Lincoln bicycle map from the Parks and
Recreation Department costs 25 cents.
The State Game and Parks Commission offers
more than a dozen maps that describe the best
bicycle routes from Lincoln to places like Branch
ed Oak Lake and Indian Caves State Park. Bikers
can get the maps by calling or writing the commis
sion at 2200 No. 33rd St. in Lincoln.
John Pabst, president of the Great Plains Bicy
cling Club, said that although the club is for
people that "like or love biking," it does promote
bike touring.
He said the club sponsors about two out-of-town
rides each year, with possibly one overnight
trip. This summer's overnight trip will take cyclists
to a campground near Syracuse on June 23. Also,
the club sponsors four to eight local rides, and
sessions on commuter biking and bicycle mainten
ance. .
The club also publishes a newsletter for its
approximately 35 members.
Besides the June 11 tour, the club has Sche
duled another Lincoln tour for June 30. All ofthe
trips are still open to anyone who wishes to par
ticipate. Than Jones, designer of the Lincoln bicycle
map, said the map not only shows where bike
paths and routes are throughout Lincoln, but
also rates each city street according to its suita
bility for bicycle traffic. Also, the map has infor
mation about city laws pertaining to bikers, tips
on bicycle safety, and a description of the most
common types of bicycle accidents. The map also
shows the location of downtown bike racks,
informationon bicycle equipment, and what to do
in case of theft.
Each map from the Game and Parks Commis
sion shows the preferred route to an out-of-town
area such as Branched Oak Lake. And, the back of
the map gives written directions. The routes fol
low shouldered roads or those with the least .
automobile traffic. The longest commission trip is
to Indian Caves State Parle The commission also
has maps for trips from Omaha to the surround
ing area.
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Bikeway to connect campus and city
By Jana Dahlman Bouma
The UNL city campus may join northeast Lin
coln after this summer. Construction between
these places may begin as soon as June 1 on the
first segment of a multi-purpose linear parkbike
way. The Lincoln City Council must give final appro
val at its May 29 meeting for the project's first half
of construction. The part that may be constructed
this summer, from the intersection of 48th and
Far nam streets to 27th and Leighton streets, will
provide facilities for both commuting and recrea
tional users.
According to Larry Chiat, development coor
dinator for the project, the new path will cost
$687,250. It will include a concrete bikeway and
three mini-parks, and will pass through existing
UPCO Park at 40th and Adams streets. The pro
ject is scheduled for completion by October 15,
1984.
To accomodate the commuting cyclist, the
concrete bikeway will be eight feet wide, with
large, smooth turns, Chiat said. Also, the bikeway
will cross only seven or eight streets in a distance
of more than two miles.
The system is designed for walkers and joggers
as well as for cyclists, Chiat said. For this reason,
he said, the path will pass through future mini-
parks at "44th and Gladstone streets, 33rd and
Madison streets, and 30th and Leighton streets.
The mini-parks will include playground equip
ment and picnic tables and grills. Also, Chiat said,
the UPCO park and the park at 33rd and Madison
streets will have exercise stations.
Dallas McGee, a planner with the City Urban
Development Department said the second half of
the linear parkbikeway is still in the planning
stage. It will extend from 27th and Leighton
streets to 16th and Y streets. Once a plan is com
plete, the Radial Reuse Task Force, the Lincoln
Planning Commission and the Lincoln City
Council must approve it. McGee said he hopes to
have council approval by July. Then, funding will
be sought and decisions made about construction.
The linear parkbikeway is part of a plan that
the Radial Reuse Task Force developed. The task
force is a group of citizens formed to plan the
reuse of land that the city had originally pur
chased for construction of a roadway to connect
northeast Lincoln to the downtown district. The
task force plan also includes plans for residential
and industrial development, and a neighborhood
park facility and expansion of UNL recreational
facilities in the Malone area. -
Funding for the part of the bikeway to be con
structed this summer comes from street con
struction funds, McGee said.
Regents OK Student Legal S
ervice expansion
By Ken BukowsM
The university of Nebraska Board of Regents Sat
urday gave approval for the expansion of Student
Legal Services at UNL to include in-court represen
tation for students. ;
Shelley Stall, director of Student Legal Services,
said this expansion comes after more than three
years of research and work to determine basic
guidelines for the program and to implement it at
UNL.
. Stall said the expansion of services to include
litigation would provide students with more power
when settling cases. The other side knows well tie
up time in court and that's where the leverage
comes from."
For example, one-third of the problems that come
through the office deal with landlord-tenant rela
tions. Stall said this area has become one of her
main priorities and that in-court representation
could let her be much more successful in settling
with troublesome" landlords.
Even though Stall now has the authority to
represent students, she said she doesn't expect to
often because most cases probably will be decided
out of court.
In addition to expanding Student Legal Services,
the regents also continued discussions on site pro
posals for the $20 million Lied Center for Performing
Arts. The board voted to begin the process of acquir
ing land along Q street, from 10th to 14th, for the
center.
Regent Robert Simmons of Scottsbiuff opposed
the acquisition. Given current economic conditions,
Simmons said he thought the state should not
spend such an amount to enlarge the campus for
such "luxurious" purposes.
Regent John Payne of Kearney, however, defend
ed the expenditures, saying that only 30 to 35 per
cent of the project is state-funded and that it is a
good investment. Simmons countered, saying that
something is a good investment only if what people
buy is what they need.
Agreeing with Payne, Regent Robert Koefoot of
Grand Island estimated the Lied Center could be
utilized by two-thirds of the states citizens and was
well worth the money.
Objections to the Lied Center's location came
from two Lincoln businessmen, who were repres
ented by attorneys at the meeting.
Terry Poppe, attorney for Lincoln developer David
Hunter, said Hunter planned to build condomini
ums at 1110 Q street, a site which is part of one of
the proposed areas for the center.
Alan Slattery, attorney for Associated Bioscience,
said his client has begun to build a laboratory on the
same block as Hunter and now, like Hunter, is left
not knowing what to do.
Regent Kermit Hansen of Omaha said everyone in
that area should be aware of the university's master
plan to acquire property adjacent to the campus,
even though it may not now have the money for the
purchase.