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      November
      2008
     
    
   
   
    
     
      CAMPUS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Fence
      set
      to
      deter
      jaywalking
     
     
      The
      $190,000
      fence
      will
      force
      jaywalkers
      to
      walk
      up
      to
      crosswalk
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Jarrod
      Yeo
     
     
      The
      Cadre
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Jaywalking
      on
      University
     
     
      Avenue
      could
      soon
      be
      com-
     
     
      ing
      to
      a
      screeching
      halt.
     
    

    
     
      UPEI
      officials
      are
      hoping
     
     
      the
      construction
      of
      a
      rod
      iron
     
     
      fence
      on
      campus
      along
      one
     
     
      of
      Charlottetown’s
      busiest
     
     
      streets
      will
      deter
      students
     
     
      from
      darting
      out
      in
      front
      of
     
     
      traffic.
     
    

    
     
      Many
      drivers
      complain
     
     
      about
      students
      who
      cross
      the
     
     
      street
      from
      Brown’s
      Court
     
     
      instead
      of
      using
      the
      cross-
     
     
      walk
      in
      an
      effort
      to
      save
      time
     
     
      getting
      to
      and
      from
      class.
     
    

    
     
      Justin
      Douglas,
      UPEI
      ‘s
     
     
      Student
      Union
      _
      president,
     
     
      said
      it’s
      a
      problem
      that
      has
     
     
      concerned
      UPEI
      and
      city
      of-
     
     
      ficials
      for
      quite
      some
      time.
     
    

    
     
      “People
      should
      finally
      be
     
    
   
   
    
     
      deterred
      from
      jaywalking
     
     
      since
      it
      will
      no
      longer
      save
     
     
      them
      time.”
     
    

    
     
      Funded
      by
      the
      UPEI
      capital
     
     
      reserves,
      the
      aesthetically
      ap-
     
     
      propriate
      fence,
      which
      spans
     
     
      roughly
      200
      metres
      from
      the
     
     
      Brown’s
      Court
      intersection
     
     
      to
      Bernadine
      Hall,
      cost
      ap-
     
     
      proximately
      $190,000.
      Capi-
     
     
      tal
      reserves
      generally
      address
     
     
      existing
      and
      future
      upgrade
     
     
      requirements
      to
      buildings,
     
     
      parking
      lots
      and
      other
      uni-
     
     
      versity
      facilities
      and
      are
      al-
     
     
      located
      through
      grants
      and
     
     
      tax
      dollars.
     
    

    
     
      Student
      tuition
      is
      not
      in-
     
     
      cluded.
     
    

    
     
      Douglas
      said
      he
      knows
      it
     
     
      sounds
      expensive
      but
      that
     
     
      you
      can’t
      put
      a
      price
      tag
      on
     
     
      student
      safety.
     
    

    
     
      “Tt’s
      not
      cheap,
      but
      you’ve
     
     
      got
      to
      weigh
      the
      pros
      and
     
     
      cons.
      As
      you
      can
      see,
      it’s
      not
     
    
   
   
    
     
      an
      eyesore.
      We
      could
      have
     
     
      thrown
      up
      some
      orange
      snow
     
     
      fencing
      but
      we’ve
      invested
     
     
      in
      something
      that
      looks
      good
     
    
   
   
    
     
      and
      that
      goes
      with
      the
      other
      .
     
    
   
   
    
     
      renovations
      that
      have
      been
     
     
      going
      on
      around
      the
      cam-
     
     
      pus.”
     
    

    
     
      University
      officials
      tried
      a
     
     
      number
      of
      ways
      to
      get
      the
     
     
      message
      to
      students
      to
      use
     
     
      the
      crosswalk
      in
      the
      past,
      but
     
     
      many
      students
      continued
      to
     
     
      run
      across
      the
      road,
      causing
     
     
      a
      driving
      hazard
      on
      the
      four-
     
     
      lane
      roadway.
     
    

    
     
      Last
      spring,
      four
      students
     
     
      dressed
      as
      The
      Beatles
     
     
      staged
      a
      recreation
      of
      the
     
     
      famous
      Abbey
      Road
      album
     
     
      cover
      for
      a
      photo
      campaign
     
     
      aimed
      at
      encouraging
      UPEI
     
     
      students
      to
      use
      the
      crosswalk
     
     
      at
      the
      entrance
      to
      the
      univer-
     
     
      sity.
     
    

    
     
      Although
      the
      attempt
      was
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      Cadre
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      The
      new
      fence
      on
      Univeristy
      Avenue
      is
      aimed
      at
      deter-
     
     
      ring
      jaywalking
      and
      cost
      $190,000.
      Cadre
      photo
     
    
   
   
    
     
      applauded
      by
      city
      officials
     
     
      and
      police
      for
      its
      creativity,
     
     
      students
      continued
      jaywalk-
     
     
      ing.
     
    

    
     
      Student
      opinion
      concern-
     
     
      ing
      the
      fence
      seemed
      mixed.
     
     
      While
      some
      complained
      the
     
     
      costs
      are
      excessive
      and
      that
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ‘it
      will
      serve
      as
      an
      inconve-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      nience
      when
      traffic
      volumes
     
     
      are
      low,
      the
      majority
      agreed
     
    
   
   
    
     
      it’s
      a
      matter
      of
      time
      before
     
     
      someone
      gets
      hurt
      while
      jay-
     
     
      walking
      on
      University
      Av-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      .
      enue.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Douglas
      reiterated
      the
      safe-
     
     
      ty
      aspect.
     
    

    
     
      “IT
      understand
      their
      con-
     
     
      cerns
      but
      if
      it’s
      at
      night
      and
     
     
      it
      takes
      and
      extra
      minute
      and
     
     
      a
      half,
      it’s
      worth
      it.
      I’d
      rather
     
     
      see
      them
      arrive
      home
      safe.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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