Students may be ticketed
for pedestrian violations
BY EMILY SMITH
NEWS REPORTER
Students ignoring the signs may
face fines of $75 each, but Depart
ment of Public Safety Interim
Director Tom Hicks hopes it doesn’t
come to that. Large, highly visible
signs have been placed at both ends
of the Living Learning Center con
struction site on East 15th Avenue
directing pedestrians to use the side
walk on the opposite side of the
street, but even with the added
warning of a $75 ticket, many
passersby are disregarding the signs
and creating a traffic hazard along
the fencing that extends out into the
street, Hicks said.
“We don’t want to run over
anyone,” said Brad Tindall,
project manager for John Hyland
Construction.
Tindall said he worries that trac
tors and other heavy machinery
being backed in and out of the site
pose a danger to those who choose
to walk alongside the fence. He
also expressed concern about
“kids ripping down (the street) on
their bikes.”
“TYaffic is having to stop at times
because of the pedestrians,” Hicks
said. “Fines would be a last meas
ure; if we are not able to gain coop
eration, we may have to resort to it.”
Both the Eugene Police Depart
ment and DPS officers can enforce
the city ordinance that allows that
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Lauren Wimer | Senior photographer
After closing the sidewalk on East 15th Avenue near the Living Learning Center construc
tion site, the Department of Public Safety is planning to increase ticketing of pedestrians
who continue to walk on the north side of the street. The sidewalk was closed because of
safety concerns with dump trucks entering the roadway from the construction site.
portion of the street to be reserved
for vehicular traffic only.
The construction project is ex
pected to take another year and a
half to be completed, and the fenc
ing will be in place for the duration
of that time.
According to its Web site, the Liv
ing Learning Center will provide on
campus housing for first-year stu
dents integrated with learning and an
early introduction to the intellectual
life at the University.
As enrollment has gone up
over the years, the need for addi
tional housing has increased.
According to the project description,
research indicates “better academic
and social results for freshmen
involved in living/learning pro
grams” better retention, higher
grades, etc.
emilysmith@ daily emerald, com
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