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7,pecial Meeting
._ enter !i, 1974
1 ons,ent: ?_,.:ih)ers - 71eu flan, Matheson, Teed, Rankin, Conger, Higdon*, Wallace*
o`C officio =Mors ^ Willinns,' ;, Coll? ..,
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t o s. p,hools taking into cc, sidea 5 or the areas lacking „i dew _� Irv.
feeling 1s ' .71t the following. routes should ho t -Ted.
1. Tet side of 10th v n o f=, Pow:Yc.t to the city limits.
2 South i'. Mud= from Irh ball to t '?.ncca.
3 West side of Montana fromLocust to10th and continuing On
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1 Oth t,o Fillmore.
I.Te stated thn a 717=oy of parked cars on the:-', lanes indicates a very
small l percentcese of pronerty owners would be affected by prohibiting
-.__inn along those roc s He farther stated that should any of .those
routes prove unsatisfactory they could be abandoned by simply ieso r7
tvh, signs and leaving the painted lines to serve as shoulder stripes,
thus moving the flow of traffic to the center lanes. He also discussed
the installation of step signs on 10th to slow the flow of traffic.
Car counts have indicated that there are approximately 1000 cars per day
acre traveling from the downtown area to Logan than. there are from Logan
o Linden.
Jerry Evans, Superintendent of Caldwell School District 132, stated that
the school administration is aware of many bad situations but that a
majority of them involve 10th. '+e feels the utilization of the drain
ditch path would be the safest route. TIe further stated that the move
to the new .-i nior high will see the majority of students become bn
ct__went^ and that one way bus traffic on the school site has been provided.
A- major ;problem still under study is the establishment of some kind of
pathway way for students going to the junior high school from areas bordering
:"o_r:;cna south of Linden.
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CALDWEIL BEAYPIFICATTOTT CONGrfSSION
Special meeting - November 4, 1974
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Mayor Paslev explained that all truck traffic cannot be entirely eliminated
from the main city streets until Marsing Boulevard becomes en efficient
truck route through the widenin r and paving of L•aurel Street. Tie stated
that arrropriate bicycle lane clans are now ready and available for ee on
the 10th Avenue and. T.indon street routes. His hones for future development
include the budgeti.nm of funds for the Dixie Canal route for 1975 and the
establishment of a route along the old Interurban path from the Nishitani
property to Curtis Park using 9M matching federal funds in 1976. fie
believes we should start with areas of high traffic and extendto more
area in the :ture.
Mel 4li lrelmsen, local landscape architect, has done work with the city of
Logan, TTtah, on their greenbelt paths. He ha sent for further informa.ticr
from them and will present it at the next regular meeting.
Recreation Director "..rt Collins reported thPt the State Cennrehenci.ve
Recreation Plan lists bicycle maths as the top priority. The state now
employs a full tire Trails Coordinator. There are r0°", matching federal.
funds available to municipalities for bicycle Paths.
Councilman Jim Dakan stated that the city currently has funds enough to
handle only the lane nai ntinm& si gns necessary for the three Proposed
routes to the schools. He felt there is a definite distinction between
bicycle Paths and bicycle routes or lanes.
General discussion involved the following:
1 . The possibility and disadvantages of utilizinm all errs for
bic cle oaths.
2. The necessity of a definite nubile education_nromra_m in
conjunction with the i_naumuration of any bicycle routes.
3. The existence of current bicycle safety Prom-ems in the
Caldwell schools lower wades and national bicycle safety
nromrems being Provided by such organisations as -^.ATLT,
Medical laves Auxiliary, and the Jaycees.
1. The Possibility of local bicycle shops being willing to
help on +he kick-off of local routes.
Members of the Commission established Priorities for current action.
The secretary was instructed to write a rough draft resolution of
recommendations to be sent to Chief Astleford for his presentation to
the Caldwell City Council, This resolution is to be presented for vote
at the next regular meeting.
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned.
Shirley Conger /J/
Secretary