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Champaign to get bike traffic study
- . - By CHRIS JOHNSON
Daily Illini Staff Writer
The Champaign County Regional
Planning Commission (CCRPC ) is
conducting a study of bicycle traffic
in Champaign, to be completed
and presented to the city by July 1.
The first stage of the study wiil
be a telephone survey of students
and non-students during the next
two weeks, to determine the most
heavily traveled routes, frequency
of travel and volume of traffic.
Bicycle counts at various
locations will also be taken.
The study is being funded by a
grant from the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development.
Champaign officials asked the
CCRPC to conduct the study to
assist the city in the development
of any future bikeways system.
There have been suggestions
that Champaign and Urbana
establish a bikeways system coordinated
between themselves and
the University's existing system.
However, the CCRPC, which would
be logical agency to conduct such a
study, said it has not been ap-
BEEDY PARKER, chairman of the Community Bikeways
Committee, presents a bicycle light to Urbana Mayor Hiram
Paley Thursday. Paley beat Champaign Mayor Virgil Wikoff
and Chancellor J.W. Peltason in a bicycle race on the experimental
bike path on California Avenue.
Borchers hits
gay funding
By RICH CAHAN
Daily Illini Staff Writer
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Despite objection from Rep. Webber Borchers, R-Decatur, it is
probable that Illinois State University's ( ISU ) Apportionment Board will
once again appropriate revenue to the University's Gay People's Alliance.
Mike Schermer, chairman of the Apportionment Board, said "if they
(Gay Alliance) can prove they are providing campus wide programming
open to all students, they will not be excluded from the funding." A
decision by the board is expected next week.
Borchers' resolution to condemn the board's appropriation of $1,405 last
year was defeated 4-2 in the House Committee on Higher Education last
Thursday.
Borchers said he was contacted by several ISU students protesting that
their student fee money was being used for the support of the Alliance.
"The appropriations were against the wishes of a large number of students,"hesaid.
Borchers contended that his personal feelings about the Alliance had no
connection with the resolution. "I just wanted to draw attention to the
people of Illinois what stupid things are going on with their money."
"I don't condemn them (Gay Alliance) for their actions, but if funds
from a state university go towards their promotion, we are recognizing
them. It's just not normal to suck another man's cock," Borchers added.
Phil Steffen, member of last year's apportionment board said the
board's allocations does not depend on the nature of petitioning
organization. "As long as they contribute to the educational betterment of
the community, we consider their requests," he said.
Steffen said the board funded the gay organization because its leaders
promised they would present a series of lectures, movies and newsletters
throughout the year. "As far as I can tell, they have done just that." he
added.
According to Steffen, student fees are not' part of the state's general
revenue. "I fear when people in the General Assembly scrutinize our funding."
Indians blockade road
in fishing rights dispute
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich.
(AT) — More than 100 Indians armed
with rifles blockaded the only
road into the Bay Mills Indian
Reservation Thursday in an apparent
dispute over fishing rights,
Chippewa County sheriff' s
deputies said.
Deputies said two Indians from the
reservation were arrested earlier
Thursday on charges of violating
state hunting and fishing laws.
The men were -arraigned .and./
released on bond, they said.
The Indians have contended that
19th century treaties with the
federal government give them
unlimited fishing rights.
Authorities said officials from
the reservation , Michigan Slate
Police and the FBI began meeting
about 7:30 p.m .. EDT in an effort to
resolve the dispute.
The reservation is about 15 miles
west of this Upper Peninsula city.
proached to do this.
Assisted by students from the
University's department of Urban
and Regional Planning, the city of
Urbana has been conducting its
own bikeways survey since March .
Carl Patton, assistant professor
of urban and regional planning,
said Thursday that students are
now finishing the report on the
results of the survey, and hope to
present it at the June 12 meeting of
the Urbana Public Safety Committee.
Of about 600 questionnaires sent
out to randomly selected Urbana
residents, 50 were addressed incorrectly
and returned by the post
office. About 57 per cent of the persons
who received the question-
naires responded.
William Lienesch. instructor in
urban and regional planning, said
the 57 per cent response rate is "a
bit better than normal."
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