UL Lafayette President Dr. Joseph Savoie and members of the Community Design Workshop officially opened the university小蝌蚪APP檚 bike path along Cajundome Boulevard.
The two-mile path begins near the Ira Nelson Horticulture Center on Johnston Street and continues through 小蝌蚪APP Research Park. It ends at Eraste Landry Road.
Construction of the path was funded by a $1 million enhancement grant from the state Department of Transportation and Development. Architecture students in the Community Design Workshop designed the path, which includes multiple phases. Over the past 15 years, the CDW has provided more than 80 detailed plans to improve neighborhoods and communities.
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He noted that the second phase of the bike path would connect the existing path to campus and Girard Park and to the Student Union. He is planning to write a grant for the construction in the coming year.
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The path is part of a larger university initiative to promote alternate means of transportation that don小蝌蚪APP檛 harm the environment. It is also part of the university小蝌蚪APP檚 plan to unify the main campus and the 小蝌蚪APP Commons area, which consists of UL Lafayette property between Johnston Street and Eraste Landry Road.
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