The Lewis Mountain Neighborhood Association, known for their spirited opposition to the planned 1,200 car parking garage, called on the University to delay construction until the potential traffic problems can be assessed.
A University commissioned study, which was published in May, claimed the garage would not significantly worsen traffic patterns in the area. But Wilbur Smith and Associates, an independent traffic-consulting firm hired by LMNA, found that the original study was flawed in its data and assumptions.
According to Wilbur Smith, the original study used data from non-typical traffic situations such as holidays. Neighborhood residents also argued that the study did not account for basketball game traffic or first-year drivers, as the traffic counts were collected during first semester before first years are allowed to bring vehicles.
Study finds link between church attendance and marriage for unwed mothers
Asst. Sociology Prof. W. Bradford Wilcox released a study Tuesday that indicates that women who give birth out of wedlock are 90 percent more likely to wed within a year if they attend church regularly.
The study found that about one third of unwed urban mothers are churchgoers.
The study drew its data from 3,886 responses from married and unmarried mothers in the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study.
The study also found that churches tend to support unwed mothers as opposed to scorning them.
- Compiled by Chris Wilson
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