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U ofL Greeks earn national honors Read the full story on page 7. Wine and dine your way around Louisville with our eight-page Dining Guide pull-out. www.louisvillecardinal.com September 27, 20051 Vol. 79, Issue 7 U of L's million-dollar face-lift State grant aids campus beautification effort BY ERICA KuMCHAK StaffWriter news@louisvillecardinal.com People who have been around the University of Louisville for years have seen drastic changes in the campus recently as part of an aggressive beautification effort. Hundreds of new trees and shrubs have been planted, new sidewalks and lighting have been installed, and deteriorating buildings have been torn down or renovated while new banners depicting important U ofL alumni and athletes brighten intersections, sidewalks and dormitories. When asked about the university's aesthetic ilnprovements, freshman Candace Coots said, "Since this year is my first time on U ofl.:s campus, I haven't noticed any specific changes, but I have noticed that the campus looks nice. I think that the different beautification projects show that the administration has a care and conc~rn for students." 1nanks to a $1 million grant from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, many projects have been completed or are ongoing. One of the most visible renovation projects has been the $17 4,178 spent on See BEAUTIFICATION, page 4. The newly painted bridge on Cardinal Boulevard is part of the university's beautification project. Jane Ramsey, chair of the Beautification Committee, said the changes were made to clearly identify the university to passing motorists. The ramps leading on and off 1-65 near campus create problems for motorists trying to merge into traffic. The university responded by forming a committee to review the recommend changes to the state. If approved, construction may not begin for two years. t\lina Carrillo I Louisville Cardinal g Study finds I -65 ramps in need of repair BY LAN NGUYEN StaffWriter news@louisvillecardinal.com Driving through Louisville on Interstate 65 and other roads near campus can be maddening, especially during rush hour. Get on the ramp, start going as fast as you can and hope you can merge before the ramp ends and someone hits you. Recently, the University of Louisville requested that the state study the ramps on and off I-65 from the fairgrounds to just north of campus. The State General Assembly approved and provided $ 175,000 for the study. The study was conducted by the consulting firm Gresham Smith which was selected by the Stare Transportation Cabinet. The study was also supervised by various community officials, inc! uding Larry Owsley, vice president of Business Affairs at U ofL. Gresham Smith reported its findings and posed possible solutions to the advisory board. All of the problems found related to safety and spacing. Some of the ramps were found to be roo close to one another, which made it difficult and rather dangerous for drivers trying to merge onto or get off the roads. One ramp was discovered not to have enough links for cars to accelerate at the speed needed for them to merge safely. "Our primary concern is safety is there have been a frequent number of accidents in that quarter," Owsley said. According the Kentucky State Highway Department, there have been a total of 1, 180 accidents in Jefferson County from Jan. 1, 2004 through Sept. 22, 2005. _"-'~._. ·.. t S Use the credits you've earued towar.d.-s ,a ~degree reams in as few as 1'8 mt!Ut:'tBS. However, according to their records, there were not many reported accidents on the two ramps leading: to U of L during the same time period. Arthur Street only had one accident and Eastern Parkway had two. Prof~lems with the ramps could be attriibuted to low funding from the state. In April 2003, U of L professors Barry Kornstein and Paul Coomes researched and wrote a paper on how the state goes about distributing money for transportation financing. In the paper, they stated, "Louisville ha~, benefited from federal funding of interstate highway projects in the past 20 years. [However, it) receives about $25 million less per year in federal highway construction fu 1ds and mass transit subsidies than it contributes to the Federal Highway Trust Funds through gasoline taxes." The report concluded thar the Kentucky government has a financial bias against Louisville Metro, indicated by the fact that mot:e roads have been built in rural, isolated areas with li tt!e traffic than in "complex urban" areas where the majority of traffic occurs. With the results of the new study, that could change. After the advisory council was presented with Gresham Smith's data and recommendations, they added their comments. The information was then presented to the State Transportation Cabinet. The council recommended that some ramps be closed and new ones opened to create more space between ramps, and that changes are made to some of the current ramps to let See 1-65, page 4. . )J.Sulli~an University · ' Kentucky's C aree1~ u·ni1Jersi ty (S 2) 456 .. 6505 G (800)844-1354 ·• wwww.sWJifiivan.ed110
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Title | The Louisville Cardinal, September 27, 2005. |
Volume | 79 |
Issue | 7 |
Description | The University of Louisville’s undergraduate newspaper. The title of this publication has varied over the years, but with the exception of the period 1928-1930, when it was known as the U. of L. News, the title has always been a variation of The Cardinal. |
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Date Original | 2005-09-27 |
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Full Text | U ofL Greeks earn national honors Read the full story on page 7. Wine and dine your way around Louisville with our eight-page Dining Guide pull-out. www.louisvillecardinal.com September 27, 20051 Vol. 79, Issue 7 U of L's million-dollar face-lift State grant aids campus beautification effort BY ERICA KuMCHAK StaffWriter news@louisvillecardinal.com People who have been around the University of Louisville for years have seen drastic changes in the campus recently as part of an aggressive beautification effort. Hundreds of new trees and shrubs have been planted, new sidewalks and lighting have been installed, and deteriorating buildings have been torn down or renovated while new banners depicting important U ofL alumni and athletes brighten intersections, sidewalks and dormitories. When asked about the university's aesthetic ilnprovements, freshman Candace Coots said, "Since this year is my first time on U ofl.:s campus, I haven't noticed any specific changes, but I have noticed that the campus looks nice. I think that the different beautification projects show that the administration has a care and conc~rn for students." 1nanks to a $1 million grant from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, many projects have been completed or are ongoing. One of the most visible renovation projects has been the $17 4,178 spent on See BEAUTIFICATION, page 4. The newly painted bridge on Cardinal Boulevard is part of the university's beautification project. Jane Ramsey, chair of the Beautification Committee, said the changes were made to clearly identify the university to passing motorists. The ramps leading on and off 1-65 near campus create problems for motorists trying to merge into traffic. The university responded by forming a committee to review the recommend changes to the state. If approved, construction may not begin for two years. t\lina Carrillo I Louisville Cardinal g Study finds I -65 ramps in need of repair BY LAN NGUYEN StaffWriter news@louisvillecardinal.com Driving through Louisville on Interstate 65 and other roads near campus can be maddening, especially during rush hour. Get on the ramp, start going as fast as you can and hope you can merge before the ramp ends and someone hits you. Recently, the University of Louisville requested that the state study the ramps on and off I-65 from the fairgrounds to just north of campus. The State General Assembly approved and provided $ 175,000 for the study. The study was conducted by the consulting firm Gresham Smith which was selected by the Stare Transportation Cabinet. The study was also supervised by various community officials, inc! uding Larry Owsley, vice president of Business Affairs at U ofL. Gresham Smith reported its findings and posed possible solutions to the advisory board. All of the problems found related to safety and spacing. Some of the ramps were found to be roo close to one another, which made it difficult and rather dangerous for drivers trying to merge onto or get off the roads. One ramp was discovered not to have enough links for cars to accelerate at the speed needed for them to merge safely. "Our primary concern is safety is there have been a frequent number of accidents in that quarter," Owsley said. According the Kentucky State Highway Department, there have been a total of 1, 180 accidents in Jefferson County from Jan. 1, 2004 through Sept. 22, 2005. _"-'~._. ·.. t S Use the credits you've earued towar.d.-s ,a ~degree reams in as few as 1'8 mt!Ut:'tBS. However, according to their records, there were not many reported accidents on the two ramps leading: to U of L during the same time period. Arthur Street only had one accident and Eastern Parkway had two. Prof~lems with the ramps could be attriibuted to low funding from the state. In April 2003, U of L professors Barry Kornstein and Paul Coomes researched and wrote a paper on how the state goes about distributing money for transportation financing. In the paper, they stated, "Louisville ha~, benefited from federal funding of interstate highway projects in the past 20 years. [However, it) receives about $25 million less per year in federal highway construction fu 1ds and mass transit subsidies than it contributes to the Federal Highway Trust Funds through gasoline taxes." The report concluded thar the Kentucky government has a financial bias against Louisville Metro, indicated by the fact that mot:e roads have been built in rural, isolated areas with li tt!e traffic than in "complex urban" areas where the majority of traffic occurs. With the results of the new study, that could change. After the advisory council was presented with Gresham Smith's data and recommendations, they added their comments. The information was then presented to the State Transportation Cabinet. The council recommended that some ramps be closed and new ones opened to create more space between ramps, and that changes are made to some of the current ramps to let See 1-65, page 4. . )J.Sulli~an University · ' Kentucky's C aree1~ u·ni1Jersi ty (S 2) 456 .. 6505 G (800)844-1354 ·• wwww.sWJifiivan.ed110 |
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