Students start pedaling
April Robertson
Issue date: 4/22/09 Section: News
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In preparation for hitting the trails this spring, students can consider bike availability, parking permits and trail options during the spring and summer seasons.
UA Transit and Parking is in the process of changing their bicycle policy, according to the administrators of UA Students Against Bicycle Parking Fees on Campus. In the future, bicycles must be registered and display a UA bicycle permit. Because of student opposition, the permit will not cost $15; instead, the permits will be free. Once the policy is established, registration will be made easy, especially in obtaining permits, said Gary Smith, UA director of Transit and Parking. The new bicycle permits will be distributed either outside the Union Station or Arkansas Union, Smith said.
The use of highways, the headache of street lights and crosswalks might discourage an interest in bicycling, but the Fayetteville Alternative Transportation & Trail Plan is developing an intricate set of trail systems that are more pedestrian and bicycle-rider friendly.
This is the 6th of 15 years in the FATT plan. The plan was developed to establish alternative modes of transportation and active recreation as an integral part of daily life in the City of Fayetteville, according to the FATT executive summary. The goal of the Trail Construction Program is to construct about five miles of new trail each year, which in FATT's terms translates to a trail within a half-mile of every home.
The City of Fayetteville now offers 10 miles of paved trails and will ultimately include 129 miles of trails and 163 miles of on-street linkages, according to the Trail Construction Program. The Frisco and Scull Creek trails are the base for this trail network. The two trails run north and south through Fayetteville and will have trails built from them extending east and west.
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Charles
posted 4/22/09 @ 2:08 AM CST
Haha, is the headline of this article an intentional pun? One pedals a bicycle, and peddles street goods. When I read it I lol'ed hard...students start peddling. (Continued…)
Tess Gibson
posted 4/22/09 @ 8:24 AM CST
I think there is a mistake in your headline "Students start peddling." Unless, of course, you meant to write that students are selling things on the street. (Continued…)
anon
posted 4/22/09 @ 9:44 AM CST
its amazing no one caught this,
i think this paper is a barrier to transparency and democracy on campus. Its an exercise for journalism majors as far as I can tell. (Continued…)
Shankar Ravi
posted 4/22/09 @ 11:43 AM CST
I think this is an editorial mistake, the original title of the article read "students start pedaling" if this is pun, there is a necessity to give indicators, else this is a typo or error in spelling, and an correction should be published in the next edition. (Continued…)
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