University
District Code Enforcement:
An Assessment and Recommendations
for Improvement
During the winter quarter of 2003, students in CRP 852: Urban Project and Policy Planning partnered with the University District Organization and the University District Code Enforcement Task Force to study code enforcement in the neighborhoods surrounding Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.
In January 2003, focus group meetings were held to determine the most pressing code enforcement problems. Trash, graffiti, parking, and exterior appearance were the four most important issues chosen for study in this report. Following the focus groups, student teams documented the extent of the problems in the University District. They then studied the current city code, other cities codes, and made recommendations for improving code enforcement in the District. The result is the University District Code Enforcement: An Assessment and Recommendations for Improvement. Download the report in full in Adobe Acrobat.
View a section of the report in Adobe Acrobat.
For further information regarding this project, contact Jennifer Evans-Cowley, PhD, AICP. For further information on other work in the University District visit the University District Information website.