How will the campus safety change? Will there be more lights around campus, and cameras? It’s really bad behind South green and it’s dangerous when students are walking at night because drivers can’t see us. The crosswalk by Peden is so dark students are at risk of being hit there. Will the roads be re-paved?
Thank you for raising these issues. I can share that Student Senate has been active in recent years in working with our facilities leadership as well as the Ohio University Police Department to identify safety concerns. Those conversations helped lead to the development of Paw Print park, which added significant lighting on South Green, the new bridge and pedestrian walkway under Richland Avenue near West Green and more. We will share the concerns about the roadway area behind South Green as well as the Peden crosswalk for further discussion and mitigation.