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  • In the News: Ohio State's Safe Streets for Buckeyes Initiative Aims to Improve Pedestrian, Cyclist Safety with Student Input

    Nicole Holman | November 12, 2026
    As highlighted by The Lantern, Ohio State’s Safe Streets for Buckeyes initiative is developing a campus safety plan focused on protecting pedestrians, cyclists and other vulnerable roadway users. Supported by a $300,000 federal grant, the initiative aims to identify areas of concern, gather community feedback and recommend improvements to reduce fatal and serious injury crashes on campus and...
    bikes and scooters parked and locked to bike parking

  • PARE Brings Regional Higher Education Planners to Ohio State

    bartholomew.185@osu.edu | October 26, 2026
    Planning, Architecture and Real Estate (PARE) welcomed higher education planning professionals to Ohio State in September for the Society for College and University Planning (SCUP) North Central Regional Conference, bringing colleagues from across the region together to exchange ideas and explore the role of campus planning in building stronger communities. “It was an honor to host the SCUP North...
    A view from across the Union of people socializing.

  • In the News: Ohio State University to move Moritz College of Law to downtown Columbus

    bartholomew.185@osu.edu | September 16, 2026
    As highlighted by 10TV, The Ohio State University's Moritz College of Law will be moving off campus by the fall of 2029 to the historic Huntington Bank building in downtown Columbus. Ohio State President Ravi Bellamkonda said the symbolism of moving the law school from Drinko Hall on campus to downtown is important. "This building is minutes away from leading law firms that recruit our students...
    A rendering of the iinside of the historic Huntington Bank building

  • Taking Safety for a Spin

    bartholomew.185@osu.edu | August 26, 2026
    As part of The Ohio State University’s Safe Streets for Buckeyes (SS4B) engagement efforts, university staff and community partners are experiencing campus streets from a different perspective on two wheels. Ohio State has hosted two bike audits in August, taking groups with a range of riding experience on a 7-mile loop of campus. The first audit included members of the campus Active...
    A group of people sitting on electric bicycles lined up, smiling.

  • Safe Streets for Buckeyes Steering Committee Launches Safety Planning Effort

    bartholomew.185@osu.edu | June 16, 2026
    A steering committee of 50 campus and community representatives gathered for the first meeting of the Safe Streets for Buckeyes planning study, a yearlong effort aimed at improving safety for pedestrians, cyclists and other vulnerable roadway users on and around campus. The project is a joint effort being led by Planning, Architecture and Real Estate (PARE) and Facilities Operations and...
    A woman standing on a small stage in front of a room of people with a projector screen behind her as she speaks into a microphone.

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