By CHRISTOPHER WALKER
Due to the growing population, Provo City plans to finish two non-motorized trails this summer.
The Provo River Trail will be paved from the LDS Motion Picture Studio down to the Provo City limits where the trail is paved to Utah Lake State Park.
The Rock Canyon Trail, from Rock Canyon Park to the Y trailhead, will also be improved, with the addition of new signs and easier access.
Earl Williams, director of leisure services for Provo Parks and Recreation, said the city plans to complete the additions to the Rock Canyon Trail by the end of the summer and is developing the contract right now.
Provo will upgrade the trail under two overpasses as well, he said.
Williams said because trails are an important part of the community, users should use etiquette when using them.
'In some places Rock Canyon Trail is crossing private property,' Williams said.
Jason Tintel, a junior from Portland, Ore. majoring in zoology, said he likes the Provo River trail because it goes from the lake to the mountain.
'It's not every day you can go on something like that,' he said. 'It's very useful.'
Charles Hamilton, a junior from Salt Lake City majoring in psychology, said he thinks the trail improvements are wonderful
'It'll be nice to have (the trails) paved,' Hamilton said. 'It will lower the risk of injuries of the joggers that use the trail.'
Williams said Provo plans to finish a trail from Slate Canyon to the city limits near Springville. The Provo River Trail and Rock Canyon Trail are extensions of the Bonneville Shoreline trail.