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* MoreT on Greet From Page 1 Cars would leave the parking areas, however, by going between Preston and Woodrow Colleges and turning right onto Green at the crosswalk. The passageway is already open to outgoing traffic. Brunton said that most cars still exit through the Horseshoe to Sumter. Hill said Thursday he planned to speak on the plan at a meeting of the Board of Trustee's Building and Grounds Committee the next day. He did not attend, however, when it was learned that a quorum would not be-present and no voting could take place . Brunton said the Green St. exit was part of a Horseshoe Advisory Committee decision to close the Horseshoe to traffic and brick the street running through it. University President William H. Patterson said of the decision, "I don't really think it will have a great effect because I don't assume you would have much traffic on the back (Green St.) side of the Horseshoe." Brunton said possibly 200 cars park in the area. By fall semester, traffic will be rerouted again, Brunton said, possibly entering at the crosswalk and exiting back onto Green from between Coker and Science Annex No. 1. He said, however, that the ad raffic Street ministration did not like the idea of an entrance at the crosswalk. "We would like to separate pedestrians and cars as much as possible and this does the opposite of what we want." If there is enough space, both the entrance and exit will be between Coker and the Science Annex, Brunton said. Hill said he did not understand why it was necessary to run a fence through the island to prevent jaywalking. There are no fences on other streets for that purpose, he said. Breaks in the fence are planned for the crosswalk in front of Russell House and the crosswalk at Bull Street as well as two breaks for traffic. The fence which Brunton said would be the three foot, black-iron type bordering Pickens St., was not part of the original Green St. Proposal. Brunton said, however, that to have a fence was not an arbitrary decision made solely by him. "In previous years, a decision would have been made and implemented. In today's environment, all plans are discussed." Even though further formal university approval is needed for the details of the proposal, Brunton said, he is incorporating ideas from students, trustees, con sultants, the FGAC and Columbia city officials. Co-operation between such University elements was responsible for the final plans for Gibbes Green, which were much FoF SUN LIEBER COLLEGE SCIENCE ANNEX E-' COKER W LIFE SCIENCE BLDG GREEN ST THOMAS COOPER LI different from those originally proposed by the administration, he said. Hill said, however, that the final plans for Green St. should not be left to Brunton alone, but should go before the FGAC. Columbia City Manager Graydon Olive and Columbia City Council was awaiting the final plan before taking action on the proposal. The SGA president's third reservation concerned widening Green St. "I don't like having to take part of the curb and widen the street but I guess there's no choice." fro NOW N 2:00-4:3 LOWS SHOW PLANNED ROUTE t STAFF PARKING DURING IMER HORESESHOE CLOSED LEGARE PRE8I PINCKNEY DENrS COLLEGE HOME] SCIENCE HEATN ANNEX ..2 PLANT PRESTON COLLEGE tEET + IRARY The street is to be widened 20 feet to accomodate the island, Brunton said. There is a good possibility of using Hill's idea of moving the sidewalk back five feet back on the Russell House side of Green and 15 feet on the opposite side, he said. Other Hill proposals at the Thursday meeting with Brunton included using brick for sidewalks along Green. Brunton said that would be expensive but that using both brick and cement would be less expensive and would help reduce glare in the area. Hill also suggested allowing for pedestrian passage on either side of breaks in the island which are to he terrifying otion picture w the terrifying o. 1 best seller. IHG WIN O-7:OO-9:2 RUTLEDGE COLLEGE CURRELL GiCOLLEGE WOODROW COLLEGE GREEN STREET RUSSELL HOUSE be made for traffic to exit the Russell House parking lot and the exit between Coker and the Science annex. Brunton said he had given up on using speed bumps after informal meetings with city officials. City Councilman R.E. L. Freeman said Friday speed bumps would be unacceptible because they would cause people not to use the street thus hurting business in the Five Points shopping area where Green joins Harden Street. As for other Green St. proposals, Freeman said, "My mind is pretty open." He added, "All we really want is to keep the street open." 1OUI I0