With the new school year underway, some of the ongoing improvements around campus are being completed and receiving their final touches.<\/p>\n
In addition to the new north campus pedway, which is scheduled to be completed Oct. 10<\/a>, the south campus pedway\u2014near Gabaldon<\/a>\u00a0and what will be\u00a0SkyView at NAU<\/a>\u2014introduces a modern design element for bike and pedestrian traffic, pictured right.\u00a0The new pedway features a\u00a0dark gray bike lane\u00a0running between two lighter gray pedestrian pathways.\u00a0The new system also has two tactile strips that will alert pedestrians that they are crossing into a different lane.<\/span><\/p>\n Because the freshly poured concrete of the south campus pedway requires at least 28 days to cure before it can be sealed and then painted, the striping will be done mid-October. In the meantime, here\u2019s how to navigate them.<\/p>\n For more information on biking safety,\u00a0refer to\u00a0NAU’s Biking on Campus page<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n