The Chronicle Thursday, September 22, 1988 S Duke University Durham
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THE CHRONICLE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1988 S DUKE UNIVERSITY DURHAM. NORTH CAROLINA CIRCULATION: 15.000 VOL. 84, NO. 20 [Proposed Parking report suggests new lots, buses West Campus By SHANE BUTLER of the new Wannamaker lots. parking plan Calling a parking permit "merely a hunting license," a The report says creating a reserved parking area for 15-member task force established by President Keith faculty and staff is "the first priority on East Campus" Brodie has submitted its final report on campus parking. and suggests the lot behind Carr Building as a con The committee, consisting of students, faculty mem venient site. "Heavy enforcement" would prevent stu bers and administration, said the current parking situa dents from parking there on weekdays. tion is "full of stress and conflict." For the short term, Bivins and Epworth lots, currently zoned for "all the committee suggested constructing new parking lots, decals," would be rezoned to permit parking only by stu rezoning many existing lots and expanding the Univer dents and employees with "E" stickers. The report also sity bus transportation system. The report estimates the recommends paving the Ashbury Church lot, owned by changes will cost $396,716 in the first year alone. the University, creating 140 spaces of "all decal" parking Long-term suggestions include bus service throughout on Markham Street. the Triangle, creating still more parking lots and install In addition, the report examines parking at the Medi ing an overhead monorail system. cal Center, saying the problems must be addressed im The report's overall plan for West Campus involves mediately "or the financial enterprise and employee moving parking away from the main historic core. Buses relationship will be severely jeopardized." The report would run regularly-to new lots, located on the outer rim calls for the immediate construction of a new surface lot of campus. The report recommends limiting traffic in the to provide 700 to 800 new parking spaces. The Univer historic area. Specifically, parking along Chapel Drive sity would also develop plans for a 2,000 to 2,500 space would be eliminated, parallel parking for stickered cars multi-level parking deck, the report says. along Towerview Road and Science Drive would be con Tom Dixon, associate vice president for administra verted to metered parking for visitors, and the student tion and chairman of the task force, said panel discus parking areas along the Union Drive service road to the sions would begin in early October to "see if there are monorail system to help solve long-term transportation Bryan Center would become short-term parking with an any holes" in the report's plans for the short term. Final problems. Dixon said several members of the task force hourly fee. approval to proceed with the task force's recommenda visited North Carolina State University, where such a The Card Gym lot would be reserved for either stu tions would come from Brodie, Dixon said. system is being planned. Though a monorail would be dents or employees. Lots in the Science Drive corridor The task force suggested future options the University too expensive to be seriously considered at the present, would be gated. could pursue concerning campus transportation. Dixon the idea should remain a part of the University's ex The report suggests constructing new lots near the in said long-term plans must recognize that the Univer tended outlook, he said. tersection of Wannamaker Drive and Duke University sity's parking problems are "regional problems as well." Dixon said he hopes that the University continues to Road. This would create 660 new parking spaces. A new The report calls for continuing dialogue with such agen discuss long-term plans. According to the report, "It is bus route, with stops at the corner of Towerview Road cies as Duke Power Company and the North Carolina essential that the University plan ahead for the 1990s, and Science Drive, at the Bryan Center, and at the side Department of Transportation. as much in the seemingly humble arena of parking as in entrance to Duke Hospital South, would encourage use The report considered the building of an elevated intellectual and scientific advances." University discusses low-income housing Yellow ribbons By DAN BERGER University involved in every stage of the Durham. The waiting list for low-income Members of the Homeless Project and process of drafting this," he said. housing presently includes more than to encircle trees the Duke-Durham Low-Income Housing Ott said he hopes the proposal will be a 2,000 families. The committee's proposal Committee will meet with University springboard for a compromise even if the notes that with an average income of less ByANNEFAIRCLOTH President Keith Brodie today to discuss a University does not accept it fully. than $20,000 among the University's One student group believes that proposal for University participation in Ott declined to specify the details of the more than 15,000 hourly employees, tying a yellow ribbon around an old alleviating Durham's shortage of low in proposal or the purpose of today's "clearly many of these employees are oak tree on campus this weekend could come housing. meeting, but he expressed optimism that struggling to afford healthful housing for save a lot of their arboreal relatives in Submitted in June, the committee's the University will participate in some ef their families." the Duke Forest. proposal asks the University to contribute fort to solve the local housing problems. The University is also considering con Environmentally Concerned Organi $5 million over the next five years to a "President Brodie in January told [Dur tributing to the Triangle Housing Invest zation of Students (ECOS) will distrib loan and grant fund for the renovation or ham Mayor Wib] Gulley that he wanted to ment Fund (THIF), a project involving ute yellow ribbons on the Bryan Center building of at least 100 low-income hous see the University become an active par corporations, financial institutions, walkway from noon until 3 p.m. ing units annually during that period. ticipant," he noted. "This proposal serves neighborhood groups and academic in today as part of an effort to promote "This is a plan for Duke to play a very as positive reinforcement to what we take stitutions in financing- loans for the con student awareness of the Forest and creative and energetic role in meeting as President Brodie's active interest in struction of affordable housing. demonstrate support for its preser 1 housing needs of the moderate and low in solving the low-income housing issue." "We see our proposal as complementary vation. The demor straiion will coin come people in Durham," said John Ott, According to the Department of Hous to that proposal," Ott said. "We are asking cide with the arrival of the Board of one the proposal's authors and an instruc ing and Urban Development, more than Duke to get involved immediately in proj Trustees on campus this weekend. tor in the Institute for Public Policy 8,000 substandard housing units are cur ects to deal with the short-term housing John Mead, Trinity senior and Studies. "We've worked hard to keep the rently occupied by low-income families in See HOUSING on page 4 ^ ECOS organizer for this event, said the ribbons will "show trustees that stu dents are aware of the need to preserve the Forest for the Duke and Triangle College Republicans gear up communities." Students can tie their ribbons to any tree on campus. Since the trustees will This is the first in a two-part series. ganization is prohibited from campaign not have a chance to visit the Forest ing for specific candidates, but instead this weekend, ECOS hopes the marked ByTOMCURLEY must limit itself to "educational" endeav See ECOS on page 4 • If you're not sure who Trinity senior ors such as registering voters or sponsor Kim Snyder supports in the presidential ing speakers, Snyder said. election race, you only have to go as far as College Republicans cannot distribute Snyder's answering machine to find out. campaign literature or hold rallies for Re Inside "Hi, this is Kim," a friendly voice publican candidates. This void has been answers. "I'm out saving the world from filled, however, by the recent formation of Last Shot Wins: Joey Valenti nets Mike Dukakis liberals." Students for Bush, a partisan organiza 35-yard goal with six seconds remain Snyder adds that when she returns tion that receives no ASDU funding, ing to lead Duke past North Carolina from her "mission," she promises to Snyder said. 2-1. See page 13. return your call. "There are a lot of people who might Snyder, co-chair of the campus College want to get involved in Students for Bush Weather Republicans, is one of many college con but not necesarily College Republicans," servatives on a mission this fall to provide added College Republicans co-chair War JEB BRACK/THE CHRONICLE Summer reruns: Sunny Thursday information about the Grand Old Party. ren Olson. with highs in the 80s, lows in the 60s. Because the College Republicans Both the College Republicans and Stu- College Republicans co-chair Warren Perfect weather for the first day of fall. receive some funding from ASDU, the or E. See REPUBLICANS on pa&e 5 • THE CHRONICLE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22,1988 World & National Newsfile Soviet Union declares state of emergency Associated Press By BILL KELLER Ministry of Internal Affairs had managed to clear the NO progress expected: U.S. officials expect lit N.Y. Times News Service streets and restore order, but the situation remained ex tle progress in arms control talks Thursday between MOSCOW — The Soviet Union on Wednesday tremely tense.