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Enhancing Campus Safety: Restricting Access on 15th Street from Detroit to Boston

Requesting support for closing 15th Street to improve safety for over 5,000 students daily, a collaborative initiative involving students, faculty, and local authorities to address pedestrian safety concerns. Campus map details, proactive measures, and student-led resolution supporting the closure.

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Enhancing Campus Safety: Restricting Access on 15th Street from Detroit to Boston

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  1. 15th Street

  2. 15th Street • Requesting support to restrict access through 15th Street from Detroit to Boston • 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM • Campus Outlook • 36,500 students / 5,200 faculty-staff • 40,000 students / 5,700 faculty-staff • Detroit to Boston • Up to 5,000 students a day. • Safety • Collaborative initiative • Pedestrian and Commuter Safety Committee: • Operations Division • Texas Tech Police Department • Transportation & Parking Services • Student Government Association • Staff & Faculty Senate • Crosswalks

  3. 15th Street Transportation & Parking Services

  4. 15th Street

  5. 15th Street Campus Map Pedestrian Traffic • Grounds – Operations Division

  6. 18th and Boston – 4-way Stop

  7. Roadway Construction- Monday after Commencement

  8. New Bus Turnout

  9. Better Traffic Flow

  10. City of Lubbock – Installing Traffic Light

  11. Removable Bollards

  12. Off Campus Bus Turnout

  13. 15th Street Pedestrian Traffic

  14. Joliet Ave – Entrance Assisting with Traffic Flow

  15. TxDOT Shared Use Path

  16. 15th Street

  17. 15th Street • Student Safety • Proactive response vs. reactive response • Over 5,000 students pass through the proposed 15th Street closure • Distracted Students • The student pedestrian – “We have the right of way” • Free Speech Area • Student Government Association

  18. 15th Street • Positive Student Response • Over 6000 Students polled • Overwhelming majority to close the street • Student Senate Resolution SR 52.27 PASSED on November 3, 2016 • Yea: 73.08% (38) • Nay: 26.92% (14) • Abstain: 0.00% (0) • Grassroots campaign on 15th St

  19. 15th Street Contribution to long-term safety initiative • Student Government and the Student Body of Texas Tech University is committed to the long-term goal of reducing vehicular traffic on the Texas Tech University campus in Lubbock, TX. • This goal is will be achieved through partnerships with the Operations Division, Parking and Transportation, and Citibus. The goal is further supported by our overarching continuous initiative of Student Safety.

  20. 15th Street • Questions?

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