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Mayoral candidate Jordan speaks about UA, Dickson Street
Miles Bryant
Issue date: 10/20/08 Section: News
Lioneld Jordan has lived in Fayetteville for more than 30 years, been on the City Council seven and a half years, been vice mayor four years, fought for equal pay for women faculty at the UA, fought for the proper observance of Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, fought for a polling booth for the students and is "ready for the next level," he said.
"I truly know the campus better than any of the candidates," Jordan said. "I'm part of this campus, and this campus is part of me. It's been wonderful to be a part of this family."
Jordan's tenure at the UA has led to his affection for the students and a desire to include them into the city.
"One thing I'm going to offer the students, even though we didn't get the polling booth - I'm going to offer them a town hall meeting at least once a year on this campus," he said. "They'll know where the city's at, and they'll be part of the city. My whole campaign has been about the people and pulling people together.
"I think sometimes the student body feels that they're not really part of the city, but they are part of the city. I'm going to bridge that gap because I know the UA, and I know the city. We've got to pull everything together."
One of the things Jordan would like to see is a committee of students that would advise the city with students' needs.
"I find it's paramount to have that line of communication," he said.
Jordan said he thinks the city needs to partner the UA and Ozark Regional Transit in their efforts for public transportation.
In his view of public transportation, Jordan sees a box lined with kiosks around the city of Fayetteville, with Sam's Club in the center. He crosses the box with boulevards that have 10 feet of green space and six-foot sidewalks. He calls this "the box" and wants to hook a trail system onto the box so people can ride their bikes to the kiosks and board the buses. He also would like to run a light rail system along the railroad tracks Fayetteville has.
"I truly know the campus better than any of the candidates," Jordan said. "I'm part of this campus, and this campus is part of me. It's been wonderful to be a part of this family."
Jordan's tenure at the UA has led to his affection for the students and a desire to include them into the city.
"One thing I'm going to offer the students, even though we didn't get the polling booth - I'm going to offer them a town hall meeting at least once a year on this campus," he said. "They'll know where the city's at, and they'll be part of the city. My whole campaign has been about the people and pulling people together.
"I think sometimes the student body feels that they're not really part of the city, but they are part of the city. I'm going to bridge that gap because I know the UA, and I know the city. We've got to pull everything together."
One of the things Jordan would like to see is a committee of students that would advise the city with students' needs.
"I find it's paramount to have that line of communication," he said.
Jordan said he thinks the city needs to partner the UA and Ozark Regional Transit in their efforts for public transportation.
In his view of public transportation, Jordan sees a box lined with kiosks around the city of Fayetteville, with Sam's Club in the center. He crosses the box with boulevards that have 10 feet of green space and six-foot sidewalks. He calls this "the box" and wants to hook a trail system onto the box so people can ride their bikes to the kiosks and board the buses. He also would like to run a light rail system along the railroad tracks Fayetteville has.
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Mark
posted 10/21/08 @ 9:58 AM CST
what a hippie.
D. Gold
posted 10/21/08 @ 3:07 PM CST
Good article!
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