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Friday; October 10, 1975
University Daily Kansan
Bridges' bike, foot lanes passed
Bicycle and pedestrian lanes for two proposed bridges over the Kansas River in downtown Lawrence were approved yesterday by city and county officials.
The two bridges will extend north from Sixth Street. One will start on Massachusetts Street and one will start on New York Street, which lie on the north side of the river. Plans for the bridges, including details on utility bays, curbs and left and right turn lanes, were accepted as presented by John Frizzier, the principal engineer, unassessed Consulting Engineers, Topka.
Buford Watson, city manager, suggested a tunnel for pedestrians under the Vermont River.
The tunnel would connect Robinson Park on the east side of the bridge with the commercial lot on the west side. Watson said that, because of limitations imposed by the bridge structure, the tunnel couldn't be big enough to serve bike riders.
soulding the tunnel would be consistent with the city's plans to build park areas along the banks of the river north of Sixth Street, Watson said. He said the park areas would tie Central Park, which is south of Sixth between Kentucky and Tennessee streets, to the river and to Robinson Park. The tunnel, though not needed now, would
TONIGHT! A forum on the SPIRITUAL HERITAGE AND DESTINY OF THE INDIAN PEOPLE will be conducted by Phil Lane, employee of the educational division of United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, at 7:30 in the Council Room of the Kansas Union. THE KU FOLK DANCE CLUB will at 7:30 in 173 Robinson. A lecture on the history of the Institute will be the MORRIS of the Institute for Creation Research, at 7:30 in Hoch Auditorium. A RILKE SYMPOSIUM lecture will be at 7:30 in the Forum Room of the Union.
SATURDAY: The MT. OREAD
SABRE OCTOGNITE will be at noon in
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SUNDAY: The MT. OREAD BICYCLE
OCTOGYNITE will meet 8 a.m. in the
INTERMEDIATE GROUP will meet at 2 p.m. in 173仁bonion, SAU will present a FREE CONCERT at Patter Lake featuring Cargo and the Barking Geckos at 2 p.m. The CHORWILL will present a concert at 3:30 p.m. in the University Theatre.
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People interested in helping with sports and crafts for underprivileged children are needed to work this Saturday, October 11. Volunteers required include: Volunteers are also needed for work with other agencies in the Lawrence community. Any interested volunteers can register as the Volunteer Clearing House at 844-380 or by the office in 114-B Kansas Union.
be cheaper to build as part of the bridge than after completion of the bridge, he said
Events...
than after completion of the bridge, he said. Mike Wildek, assistant city manager, said the city also planned a park of 1,000 acres on the north side of the river. He said the park would be about 11 miles long and would follow the levee west of the bridges. Wildek said the plan for the Massachusetts to direct chief bridge engineer of the Kansas Department of Transportation, who had already approved the Vermont Street bridge, Bids will be taken for construction after the approval is received, in late
Each of the bridges will have two lanes and will serve traffic going one direction. The Massachusetts Street bridge will serve northbound traffic and pedestrians and the Vermont Street bridge will serve southbound traffic and bicycles.
November or early December, he said.
The county has received verbal permission from the St. Louis office of the Army Corps of Engineers to build the dam. The Corps will also permit. The Corps' permission was necessary because the Kansas River is considered navigable.
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