At the start of Winter Quarter, Ohio University opened the new Baker University Center. The $60 million, 183,000-square-foot building has since become the center of campus activity.
Its location ' at the corner of Court Street and Park Place and behind Porter Hall on the ground floor ' means students walking from one side of campus to the other will almost certainly pass through the doors.
Students crossing the street, however, are faced with a dangerous situation.
Neither of the main entrances has crosswalks nor pedestrian signs in the vicinity, and, especially on Park Place, students must wade through traffic that doesn't slow down for bumpy, brick streets, let alone for students listening to iPods and not looking both ways.
The university needs to do something to protect the students entering and leaving the new student center.
After pouring nearly all this money into the building, and then tagging an additional $60 onto each student's academic account, there is certainly enough money to invest in a crosswalk on Park Place and Oxbow Trail.
A few years ago, a situation on Richland Avenue almost resulted in one student's death. In an effort to prevent potentially harmful accidents in the future, a crosswalk for students' safety would be a valuable decision by the university. Ultimately this decision would eventually allow students giant relief in their attempts to make their way across the street.
Let's do something before another accident happens and make the area safe.
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No crosswalks on Park Place, Oxbow Trail put students in front of dangerous traffic
