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15 th Street Requesting support to restrict access through 15 th 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

15 th Street Transportation & Parking Services

15 th Street

15 th Street Grounds – Operations Division Campus Map Pedestrian Traffic

18 th and Boston – 4 -way Stop

Roadway Construction- Monday after Commencement

New Bus Turnout

Better Traffic Flow

City of Lubbock – Installing Traffic Light

Removable Bollards

Off Campus Bus Turnout

15 th Street Pedestrian Traffic

Joliet Ave – Entrance Assisting with Traffic Flow

Tx. DOT Shared Use Path

15 th Street

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

15 th 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 15 th St

15 th 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.

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