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the - western front uuestern Washington stole college Vol. 65 No. 42 FRIDAY May 4, 1973 . Ten Cents Recycle all paper Monday is the lost day to drop a class M a s SW Goltz working to shut off High Street by DUFF WILSON ^^ ^^ Fewer problems than expected during the temporary closure of High Street have led to a renewed effort to keep it closed. Barney Goltz, director of campus planning, wrote a letter to Bellingham mayor Reg Williams this week calling for a limited reopening of Western's central lane. City traffic superintendent Tom Tow thinks that bypassing traffic to Garden Street would be "no real problem," especially with college enrollment declining. "Less than 9,000 cars per day use the area," Tow said last Tuesday. "Garden can handle it." Williams, contacted Wednesday, said he "hadn't received any particular feedback" on the issue. Goltz was to discuss it with him Thursday, and will send the official proposal when President Flora signs it next week. High Street has been fenced off since Christmas vacation for construction of a $500,000 underground utility tunnel. The project is nearly completed, and High Street is ready to open again. The fences will come down in two weeks, when sidewalks are put in. Since 1965 college-city negotiations on closing the street have led to discussions of possibilities, extensive proposals for street improvement in and around campus and tentative agreements—nearly everything short of a binding decision. Widening Garden Street has been Mayor Williams' main prerequisite to closing High Street. Now it no longer seems necessary. Goltz and Tow both assert that High Street's interim closure has disproved the need for a higher capacity alternate route. "I think the fact that the bypass road worked so well during this closure would lead the mayor to be more amenable to closing High Street part-time," Goltz said Tuesday. "Other than pretty heavy volumes at times," Tow noted, "we haven't had much trouble with traffic on Garden Street (since High has been closed)." Garden, Tow said, is a substandard roadway, and "it needs improvement whether it gets more traffic or not." The police traffic manager said last week that there was no significant increase in accidents on Garden Street while High Street has been closed. Tow set several preconditions to closing High Street. He said the option of reopening it should remain, and the service needs of the campus must be met by using High Street as an emergency entrance. Parking and lane controls would also have to be increased at "that ridiculous intersection" at the bottom of the Garden Street bypass. Goltz's plan meets Tow's requirements. Goltz is proposing neither a permanent nor a daytime-only closure, but "reopening on a limited basis." "We will retain the option to reopen SOON TO REOPEN-Campus planner Barney Goltz is negotiating with Mayor R,eg Williams in an effort to keep High Street vacated of traffic, after the construction fences come down in about two weeks. It would remain open to emergency and service vehicles. High Street at any time," Goltz said. ". . . We're obligated at this time to say to the citizens on top of the hill (up Highland Drive) that they can use High Street whenever ice is on the bypass, construction is on Garden Street or other emergencies arise. "Second, ambulance, fire and service vehicles would have access to it. They could trigger open a special electronic gate. "Third, I think it should be open to buses to give public transportation more visibility" and for the convenience of handicapped students. "Given all these conditions," Goltz concluded, "we may have arrived at the best possible compromise. We've got to be loose enough in our thinking so we don't just defend what we do, but be able to change and adjust it." Last week Goltz was contacting people within the college, in city government and on the hill to determine to what extent the street should be reopened. He urged people to write the mayor with their comments. Limited reopening hinges on bypass, homeowners inside... Campus pub proposal given boost A campus pub proposal got a "yes" vote by two student services organizations. Now it goes before the Business and Finance Council. See pg. 2. Government responsiveness analyzed The first in a series of articles dealing with the responsiveness of student government to student's needs is explored in a student survey. See pg. 4. Negotiations to close High Street and convert it into a pedestrian mall have been underway since 1965. Controversy has centered on what actions should precede any closure. In 1965, a joint planning effort between the city and college was made to recommend an arterial system with circulation patterns "designed to separate through traffic from college-oriented traffic and remove existing pedestrian-vehicular conflicts." This included construction of College Parkway, a connector (down the hill) between Highland Drive and 21st Street and various access and circumference roads. One major step in this plan was to close High Street. When this point came' up, a prerequisite to develop a Garden Street connector was added. The college agreed to this, allocated funds and built the three-lane bypass behind High Street Hail. Later the city added that the completion of the project as envisioned would require widening Garden Street and improving the connection between Indian and Garden at Oak Street, near Nash Hall. College officials don't think the city has reneged on any agreements—nothing has been officially approved—but is simply being very cautious. Traffic using High Street has been over 80 per cent college related. The city seemed convinced that if the college really wanted High Street vacated it would stop using it or direct funds toward widening Garden to four lanes. These requests for widening Garden were made when Western's enrollment was projected upward, as high as 15,000. Barney Goltz, campus planner, now thinks, from what Tom Tow, city traffic superintendent, told him, that widening of Garden should be avoided. The main detractors to closing High Street in the past have been residents up the hill from the college. Several years ago the college asked the Board of Public Works, now defunct and replaced by Mayor Reg Williams, to consider closure. Residents up the hill "rose in arms," according to one source, and "the board backed down." This was before the Garden Street bypass was built. In winter, 1972, these hill residents again petitioned the board against closure, saying the bypass was an unsuitable alternative. It has been a somewhat emotional issue to those homeowners. They say winter driving up the steep bypass grade is especially dangerous. It's also shorter to some points via High Street. The issue hasn't been pursued further by the college until now.
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Title | Western Front - 1973 May 4 |
Volume and Number | Vol. 65, no. 42 |
Date Published (User-Friendly) | May 4, 1973 |
Date Published (machine-readable) | 1973-05-04 |
Year Published | 1973 |
Decades | 1970-1979 |
Original Publisher | Western Washington State College, Bellingham, WA |
Publisher (Digital Object) | Digital resource made available by Special Collections, Western Libraries Heritage Resources, Western Washington University. |
Editor | Alice Collingwood, editor; Dennis Mansker, managing editor; O.K. Johnson, sports editor; Judy Mooers, copy editor; Keith Myette, copy editor; Pamela Smith, copy editor; Benno Steckler, copy editor; Jim Thomson, photo editor |
Staff | Duff Wilson, production manager; Richard Roff, ad manager; Elsi Vassdal, graphics; Sue Giese; Elnora Eitelgeorge, business manager; Korte Brueckmann, photographer; Bob McLauchlan; Reporters: Rob Baldwin; Dan Benckendorf; Debra Brady; James Brooks; Sonja Brown; Deborah Chrabot; Bill Dietrich; Pat Duggan; Mary Lu Eastham; Nick Gardner; Victoria Hamilton; John Harris; Bruce Hayes; Rochelle Henderson; Patt Johnson; Gary Lackey; Dan McCoy; Robert Neale; Steve Neff; Ken Olsen; Rodger Painter; Jan Perry; Dave Peterson; Dan Raley; Dennis Ritchie; Len Romberg; Ken Rosenthal; Kent Sherwood; Jeff Showman; Stephanie Smith; Steve Smith; Leslie Stewart; Sherry Stripling; Corrine Taylor; Bernard Thomas; Tony Volchok; Lyn Watts; Duane Wolfe |
Photographer | Jim Thomson; Korte Brueckmann; Bob McLauchlan |
Faculty Advisor | Steffens, Pete |
Article Titles | Goltz working to shut off High Street / by Duff Wilson (p.1) -- Limited reopening hinges on bypass, homeowners (p.1) -- Campus pub proposal goes for BFC approval (p.2) -- Higginson gets new steam heating system (p.2) -- Litter bags (p.2) -- Fairhaven is fair haven surely you joust (p.2) -- Drink-19 wobbling (p.2) -- Asian studies looks for books (p.2) -- Graduate fees accepted now (p.2) -- Faculty gets pay increase (p.2) -- English prof's book explores original teaching concepts / by Dave Peterson (p.3) -- Ski to Sea race May 20 (p.3) -- Grad programs cut (p.3) -- 2 for 1 classifieds (p.3) -- Court ruling favors college newspaper (p.4) -- Azo puzzles seminar topic (p.4) -- Communication lacking between students and student government / by Rodger Painter (p.4) -- Filing no open for senate (p.4) -- Editorials (p.5) -- Opinion (p.5) -- Letters (p.5) -- Fairhaven girl injured in fourth floor loft fall (p.6) -- Seagull reactions varied / by Leslie Stewart (p.6) -- Structuralism papers discussed at symposium (p.6) -- Spikers to face Central / by Kent Sherwood (p.7) -- Lady Spikers meet favorites (p.7) -- Crew teams head for Seattle, Tacoma regattas (p.7) -- Netters host Bellevue (p.7) -- Netwomen at UW tourney (p.7) -- Sailboat races at Lakewood (p.7) -- Seattle U defeats Viking nine, 3-0 / by O.K. Johnson (p.7) -- BSU tourney this weekend (p.7) -- Innovative dancer will perform May 7 (p.8) -- Events (p.8) -- Clubs (p.8) -- Items (p.8) -- Films (p.8) -- Facial hair faces test (p.8) -- Mayday trade fair to be held to Van Zant (p.8) -- Dance helps recycling site (p.8) |
Photographs | [Unidentified students walking along fenced High Street] (p.1) -- [Old industrial arts building] (p.2) -- Ken Symes (p.3) |
Subjects - Names (LCNAF) | Western Washington University--Students--Newspapers |
Subjects - Topical (LCSH) | College newspapers--Washington (State)--Bellingham |
Related Collection | http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/261544388 |
Program | Special Collections |
Geographic Coverage | Bellingham (Wash.) |
Object Type | Text |
Original Format Size | 41 x 28 cm. |
Genre/Form | Newspapers |
Digital Reproduction Information | Bitone scan from 35 mm silver halide, 1-up negative film at 600 dpi. 2011. |
Identifier | WF_19730504.pdf |
Contributor | The digitized WWU student newspapers are made possible by the generous support of Don Hacherl and Cindy Hacherl (Class of 1984) and Bert Halprin (Class of 1971). |
Rights | This resource is displayed for educational purposes only and may be subject to U.S. and international copyright laws. For more information about rights or obtaining copies of this resource, please contact Special Collections, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225-9103. USA (360-650-7534; heritage.resources@wwu.edu) and refer to the collection name and identifier. Any materials cited must be attributed to Western Front Historical Collection, Special Collections, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University. |
Language | English |
Language Code | Eng |
Description
Title | Western Front - 1973 May 4 - Page 1 |
Volume and Number | Vol. 65, no. 42 |
Date Published (User-Friendly) | May 4, 1973 |
Date Published (machine-readable) | 1973-05-04 |
Year Published | 1973 |
Decades | 1970-1979 |
Original Publisher | Western Washington State College, Bellingham, WA |
Publisher (Digital Object) | Digital resource made available by Special Collections, Western Libraries Heritage Resources, Western Washington University. |
Editor | Alice Collingwood, editor; Dennis Mansker, managing editor; O.K. Johnson, sports editor; Judy Mooers, copy editor; Keith Myette, copy editor; Pamela Smith, copy editor; Benno Steckler, copy editor; Jim Thomson, photo editor |
Staff | Duff Wilson, production manager; Richard Roff, ad manager; Elsi Vassdal, graphics; Sue Giese; Elnora Eitelgeorge, business manager; Korte Brueckmann, photographer; Bob McLauchlan; Reporters: Rob Baldwin; Dan Benckendorf; Debra Brady; James Brooks; Sonja Brown; Deborah Chrabot; Bill Dietrich; Pat Duggan; Mary Lu Eastham; Nick Gardner; Victoria Hamilton; John Harris; Bruce Hayes; Rochelle Henderson; Patt Johnson; Gary Lackey; Dan McCoy; Robert Neale; Steve Neff; Ken Olsen; Rodger Painter; Jan Perry; Dave Peterson; Dan Raley; Dennis Ritchie; Len Romberg; Ken Rosenthal; Kent Sherwood; Jeff Showman; Stephanie Smith; Steve Smith; Leslie Stewart; Sherry Stripling; Corrine Taylor; Bernard Thomas; Tony Volchok; Lyn Watts; Duane Wolfe |
Faculty Advisor | Steffens, Pete |
Subjects - Names (LCNAF) | Western Washington University--Students--Newspapers |
Subjects - Topical (LCSH) | College newspapers--Washington (State)--Bellingham |
Related Collection | http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/261544388 |
Program | Special Collections |
Geographic Coverage | Bellingham (Wash.) |
Object Type | Text |
Original Format Size | 41 x 28 cm. |
Genre/Form | Newspapers |
Digital Reproduction Information | Bitone scan from 35 mm silver halide, 1-up negative film at 600 dpi. 2011. |
Identifier | WF_19730504.pdf |
Contributor | The digitized WWU student newspapers are made possible by the generous support of Don Hacherl and Cindy Hacherl (Class of 1984) and Bert Halprin (Class of 1971). |
Rights | This resource is displayed for educational purposes only and may be subject to U.S. and international copyright laws. For more information about rights or obtaining copies of this resource, please contact Special Collections, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225-9103. USA (360-650-7534; heritage.resources@wwu.edu) and refer to the collection name and identifier. Any materials cited must be attributed to Western Front Historical Collection, Special Collections, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University. |
Full Text | the - western front uuestern Washington stole college Vol. 65 No. 42 FRIDAY May 4, 1973 . Ten Cents Recycle all paper Monday is the lost day to drop a class M a s SW Goltz working to shut off High Street by DUFF WILSON ^^ ^^ Fewer problems than expected during the temporary closure of High Street have led to a renewed effort to keep it closed. Barney Goltz, director of campus planning, wrote a letter to Bellingham mayor Reg Williams this week calling for a limited reopening of Western's central lane. City traffic superintendent Tom Tow thinks that bypassing traffic to Garden Street would be "no real problem," especially with college enrollment declining. "Less than 9,000 cars per day use the area," Tow said last Tuesday. "Garden can handle it." Williams, contacted Wednesday, said he "hadn't received any particular feedback" on the issue. Goltz was to discuss it with him Thursday, and will send the official proposal when President Flora signs it next week. High Street has been fenced off since Christmas vacation for construction of a $500,000 underground utility tunnel. The project is nearly completed, and High Street is ready to open again. The fences will come down in two weeks, when sidewalks are put in. Since 1965 college-city negotiations on closing the street have led to discussions of possibilities, extensive proposals for street improvement in and around campus and tentative agreements—nearly everything short of a binding decision. Widening Garden Street has been Mayor Williams' main prerequisite to closing High Street. Now it no longer seems necessary. Goltz and Tow both assert that High Street's interim closure has disproved the need for a higher capacity alternate route. "I think the fact that the bypass road worked so well during this closure would lead the mayor to be more amenable to closing High Street part-time," Goltz said Tuesday. "Other than pretty heavy volumes at times," Tow noted, "we haven't had much trouble with traffic on Garden Street (since High has been closed)." Garden, Tow said, is a substandard roadway, and "it needs improvement whether it gets more traffic or not." The police traffic manager said last week that there was no significant increase in accidents on Garden Street while High Street has been closed. Tow set several preconditions to closing High Street. He said the option of reopening it should remain, and the service needs of the campus must be met by using High Street as an emergency entrance. Parking and lane controls would also have to be increased at "that ridiculous intersection" at the bottom of the Garden Street bypass. Goltz's plan meets Tow's requirements. Goltz is proposing neither a permanent nor a daytime-only closure, but "reopening on a limited basis." "We will retain the option to reopen SOON TO REOPEN-Campus planner Barney Goltz is negotiating with Mayor R,eg Williams in an effort to keep High Street vacated of traffic, after the construction fences come down in about two weeks. It would remain open to emergency and service vehicles. High Street at any time," Goltz said. ". . . We're obligated at this time to say to the citizens on top of the hill (up Highland Drive) that they can use High Street whenever ice is on the bypass, construction is on Garden Street or other emergencies arise. "Second, ambulance, fire and service vehicles would have access to it. They could trigger open a special electronic gate. "Third, I think it should be open to buses to give public transportation more visibility" and for the convenience of handicapped students. "Given all these conditions," Goltz concluded, "we may have arrived at the best possible compromise. We've got to be loose enough in our thinking so we don't just defend what we do, but be able to change and adjust it." Last week Goltz was contacting people within the college, in city government and on the hill to determine to what extent the street should be reopened. He urged people to write the mayor with their comments. Limited reopening hinges on bypass, homeowners inside... Campus pub proposal given boost A campus pub proposal got a "yes" vote by two student services organizations. Now it goes before the Business and Finance Council. See pg. 2. Government responsiveness analyzed The first in a series of articles dealing with the responsiveness of student government to student's needs is explored in a student survey. See pg. 4. Negotiations to close High Street and convert it into a pedestrian mall have been underway since 1965. Controversy has centered on what actions should precede any closure. In 1965, a joint planning effort between the city and college was made to recommend an arterial system with circulation patterns "designed to separate through traffic from college-oriented traffic and remove existing pedestrian-vehicular conflicts." This included construction of College Parkway, a connector (down the hill) between Highland Drive and 21st Street and various access and circumference roads. One major step in this plan was to close High Street. When this point came' up, a prerequisite to develop a Garden Street connector was added. The college agreed to this, allocated funds and built the three-lane bypass behind High Street Hail. Later the city added that the completion of the project as envisioned would require widening Garden Street and improving the connection between Indian and Garden at Oak Street, near Nash Hall. College officials don't think the city has reneged on any agreements—nothing has been officially approved—but is simply being very cautious. Traffic using High Street has been over 80 per cent college related. The city seemed convinced that if the college really wanted High Street vacated it would stop using it or direct funds toward widening Garden to four lanes. These requests for widening Garden were made when Western's enrollment was projected upward, as high as 15,000. Barney Goltz, campus planner, now thinks, from what Tom Tow, city traffic superintendent, told him, that widening of Garden should be avoided. The main detractors to closing High Street in the past have been residents up the hill from the college. Several years ago the college asked the Board of Public Works, now defunct and replaced by Mayor Reg Williams, to consider closure. Residents up the hill "rose in arms," according to one source, and "the board backed down." This was before the Garden Street bypass was built. In winter, 1972, these hill residents again petitioned the board against closure, saying the bypass was an unsuitable alternative. It has been a somewhat emotional issue to those homeowners. They say winter driving up the steep bypass grade is especially dangerous. It's also shorter to some points via High Street. The issue hasn't been pursued further by the college until now. |
Language | English |
Language Code | Eng |
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