BURBANK SET TO ROLL OUT TEEN `WHEELS' PROGRAM.Byline: Analucia DaSilva Staff Writer Got Wheels will be up and running as of 9:15 this morning, picking up and dropping off young Burbank residents and taking them to parks, the mall, facilities with summer activities and other places young people like to hang out. The free weekday shuttle shuttle: see loom. shuttle In the weaving of cloth, a spindle-shaped device used to carry the crosswise threads (weft) through the lengthwise threads (warp). Not all modern looms use a shuttle; shuttleless looms draw the weft from a nonmoving supply. bus for young people launched its inaugural trip from the curb in front of the Olive Recreation Center at George Izay Park. Mayor Stacey Murphy and Councilman Dave Golonski were assigned as·sign tr.v. as·signed, as·sign·ing, as·signs 1. To set apart for a particular purpose; designate: assigned a day for the inspection. 2. the job of cutting the ribbon for the shuttle's first voyage VOYAGE, marine law. The passage of a ship upon the seas, from one port to another, or to several ports. 2. Every voyage must have a terminus a quo and a terminus ad quem. . The city's Youth Task Force recommended the service to relieve the summertime transportation problems faced by young people with working parents. There are plenty of services for children and places to go to occupy their summertime hours, and now they can get to them, city officials said. ``Parents are worried about kids' safety,'' says Mary Alvord, parks director. ``I've talked to a lot of parents who are very excited. It's a very unusual program that can really benefit families.'' So far, 115 youths have signed up for the service. Got Wheels signs went up at the bus stops last week. Since then, the Got Wheels hotline has been ringing almost constantly, Alvord said. The Got Wheels route includes stops at the following parks: George Izay, Valley, Verdugo, McCambridge, Lundigan, Miller, McKinley and Pacific. Verdugo and McCambridge parks have pools, and there is a skateboard facility at Valley Park. Other stops include Burroughs Summer School, Elmwood Achievement Center, Media City Center Mall and theaters, the Boys & Girls Club Girls Club is a 2002 American television series created by David E. Kelley, who was also it's producer and executive producer. Only two out of a total of thirteen episodes created were broadcast on Fox Television in the United States and Global Television in Canada. , and the YMCA YMCA in full Young Men's Christian Association Nonsectarian, nonpolitical Christian lay movement that aims to develop high standards of Christian character among its members. . To register for the service, children and parents must read and sign ridership rid·er·ship n. The number of passengers who ride a public transport system. rules and parents must sign a waiver The voluntary surrender of a known right; conduct supporting an inference that a particular right has been relinquished. The term waiver is used in many legal contexts. . Then riders are photographed for the user ID card that allows them free rides weekdays between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. through Aug. 27. For more information or to register, call the Got Wheels hotline at (818) 238-5410. |
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