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F CUSOn Idling Rule Now State Mandated Following the July 1 enactment of the City of Fayetteville’s engine idling reduction policy for City vehicles, the State has instituted an idling rule for heavy duty trucks. City Adding More Sidewalks The City of Fayetteville is working on adding over four miles of sidewalks primarily along Reilly Road, Ramsey Street and Cliffdale Road. Freedom Trail on Bragg Boulevard is also included. The projects address gap areas in existing sidewalks. Over the years, sidewalks were installed through the development of properties. The adjacent properties remained without sidewalks, leaving gaps. Sidewalk has been added on Cliffdale Road in the area of Wendy’s at Cliffdale Plaza and Cliffdale Recreation Center. Other gap sections to receive sidewalk are along Reilly Road, near Ascot Drive, Cissna Drive, Morganton Road, Dandridge Drive and Fillyaw Road. Cliffdale Road will see more sidewalk near Cliffdale Court and from Reilly Road to Seventy- First School Road. Ramsey Street is slated for projects in the vicinities of Eastwood Avenue to Sunrise Circle, Jones Street, Williston Street, Cochran Avenue and Facility Drive. Sidewalk upgrades, along Bragg Boulevard from Freedom Memorial Park to Walter Street, are being performed as part of the Freedom Trail Project. Intersection improvements, including handicap ramps and crosswalks, will be continued next page The new rule aims to help improve air quality in North Carolina. The N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources is mandating that operators of heavy-duty trucks not idle their vehicles more than Exceptions are limited to situations dealing with safety, economic concerns and health. Buses and trucks can idle to perform necessary functions like loading, refrigerating and responding to emergencies. Farm and military trucks are also exempt. “With the City of Fayetteville tightening up on idle reduction for City vehicles and the State adopting their new rule, our community is moving in the right direction to address environmental concerns,” said Jerry Dietzen, City environmental services director. The City’s idle reduction policy requires that City continued next page City Awarded Grant to Improve Transit Access Sidewalks, Curb Cuts and Wheelchair Ramps to Be Added grant to improve access to Fayetteville Area System of Transit (FAST) services. Sidewalks, curb cuts and wheelchair ramps at seven locations will be added. The funding is a New Freedom Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation and Federal Transit Administration. The City is contributing award funneled through the Fayetteville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (FAMPO). Existing bus stops on routes 5 and 14, along Ramsey Street and Sycamore Dairy Road, respectively, will be affected. Focus areas include senior housing and group homes for individuals with disabilities, the VA Hospital, Department of Social Services, Fayetteville Technical Community College, Methodist University and shopping centers. These locations contain a large percentage of disabled people who need better access to Transit. Those sections of the city connect to local FAST continued next page Who will be crowned? Winners announced September 8! 6 UCW AUGUST 25-31, 2010 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM