These are followed by supporting information for the policies and recommendations. Each chapter begins with an introductory paragraph that summarizes the major objectives to be achieved by the policies and recommendations that follow. The objective should be the desired end state. Policies are stated to guide the recommendations. By adopting the Concept document, community organizations, the city of Columbus and The Ohio State University will be adopting these policies for guiding future decisions in the University Neighborhoods.
Recommendations are the planning team's best ideas to fulfill the policies.
The Strategy document will continue where the Concept left off. Every recommendation made in the Concept document will be repeated and followed by a series of actions intended to lead to achievement of that recommendation. Who should assume primary responsibility for initiating, facilitating, or supporting the action. While a full bibliography is included at the end of this document, the reader may wish to review certain documents that were produced during development of the Plan. In response to growing concerns regarding the quality of life in the University District, Ohio State President E. Gordon Gee and Columbus Mayor Greg Lashutka established the University Area Improvement Task Force in January 1994.