The Pedestrian Safety Task Force has been work­ing to improve the safety of cross­walks and vis­i­bil­ity of sig­nage around campus.

In addi­tion to the vis­i­bil­ity of cross­walks, other options are being looked into. Student Government com­piled a study of cam­pus inter­sec­tions and cross­walks that was very help­ful to the task force, accord­ing to task force chair and vice pres­i­dent of admin­is­tra­tion and finance Jerry Scoby.

Traffic engi­neer with the Michigan Department of Transportation Pam Augustine has helped to put up new signs and work with the other 14 mem­bers of the task force to fur­ther improve safety on campus.

The task force, which was cre­ated in November of 2009 has worked along­side Student Government and has looked deeper into the facil­ity mas­ter plan to review the pedes­trian safety section.

There were also three forums in the past few months to get stu­dent views on the topic to open dis­cus­sion on campus.

The task force will likely con­clude its efforts in mid-March after prepar­ing a draft of its report.