[from HERALD TRIBUNE]
Report culls ideas for Newtown neighborhood
USF grad students point to bus stops, lights and food
NEWTOWN - Of the 32 bus stops that run through Newtown, all but six have uneven landings that could be hazardous to those in wheelchairs. The study noted a lack of healthy fresh foods, especially now that Winn-Dixie is closing. USF grad students point to bus stops, lights and food.
- USF study on 'Greening Newtown' (PDF - 7015kb)
Only one stop has a covered shelter. Only five have benches -- and of those five benches, four are broken.
That Newtown's bus stops are in disrepair is of little surprise to riders, who often complain about missing slats on benches and crumbling, unsteady pavement when they board routes on the city's north side.
Their anecdotal evidence, though, has been collected and quantified in a newly released report from graduate students at the University of South Florida who examined a slate of issues facing the predominantly black neighborhood.
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