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. Transportation & Parking Services
15th Street
Transportation & Parking Services

4. 15th Street

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

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. Student Government Association
15th Street
Student Government Association
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

18. 15th Street Positive Student Response Over 6000 Students polled
Overwhelming majority to close the street
Student Senate Resolution SR 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
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