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For the students, by the students
Building Bridges
Amanda Schad, CAFNR Cornerpost Reporter
On Wednesday, November 19, the Department of Residential Life and Campus
Dining Services hosted the Groundbreaking Ceremony for the College Avenue
Bridge in the Bingham Connection Dining Facility. The ceremony opened
with a few words from Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, Dr.Cathy Scroggs.
Photo: Amand Schad, CAFNR Corner Post
“ This has been a long time coming,” said Scroggs. Frankie D. Minor, Director
of Residential Life, said that crossing College Avenue has been a problem for
approximately 40 years. Now MU is “bridging the gap.” According to the University’s
Residential Life Master Plan, the College Avenue Bridge was originally
scheduled to be completed in 2006, but this project will now be completed
in time for use in the Fall 2004 Semester.
In a 2002, a study of College Avenue traffic found that in a 5 hour period, College Avenue was crossed approximately 2,800 times. Seventy percent of these crossers were jaywalkers. This will only increase as the completion of the new Virginia complex will result in a community of 3000 students divided by College Avenue. More students mean more vehicle traffic, more foot traffic, and an increased element of danger.
Minor went as far as comparing an attempt to cross College Avenue to
a human game of Frogger. Brett Ordnung, President of the Missouri Students
Association, senior agriculture major agreed. “I’ve played Frogger many a time,” Ordnung
said in reference to his trips to the animal science buildings for class.
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Small scale model of the College Avenue Bridge
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