Westside of University is a third world nation...

[Cow Pie]

USF needs to ask the state for some redevelopment cash, or work with the VA to purchase and divide up the suitcase city area west of campus... this area makes USF look bad and is virtually lawless...

If they did it right they could probably expand the campus west since they are running out of room on campus...

[&rew Bull]

I want to say that I've read articles about how far that area has come in the last 20 years. I know that I have seen some redevelopment of the public areas.

[&rew Bull]

I want to say that I've read articles about how far that area has come in the last 20 years. I know that I have seen some redevelopment of the public areas.

This isn't the article that I had read before, but it does point to some improvements.

http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/print-edition/2011/06/24/university-area-community-development.html

[Dogma]

USF needs to ask the state for some redevelopment cash, or work with the VA to purchase and divide up the suitcase city area west of campus... this area makes USF look bad and is virtually lawless...

If they did it right they could probably expand the campus west since they are running out of room on campus...

??? Lawless?

I don't know when or what happened to you there.

But I've never had a problem there.  I lived in an apartment nearby (by Bears and Livingston) for a few years and always went in that area.

I think people overestimate how bad it is... or think its still as bad as it used to be (I've spoken to people who've stated its improved quite a bit from years past.)  And there are signs of new development and improvements.

Maybe I'm just used to Miami

[crambone]

That area has always been bad.  When I moved from 42nd Street in 2006 it was beginning to go downhill VERY fast.

[bullwark]

Kool Moe Dee said it best, "Wild Wild West...."

[Rizman]

That area has always been bad.  When I moved from 42nd Street in 2006 it was beginning to go downhill VERY fast.

I lived in that area in 1997-99 and it was bad then.

[GaUSFBull]

USF needs to ask the state for some redevelopment cash, or work with the VA to purchase and divide up the suitcase city area west of campus... this area makes USF look bad and is virtually lawless...

If they did it right they could probably expand the campus west since they are running out of room on campus...

??? Lawless?

I don't know when or what happened to you there.

But I've never had a problem there.  I lived in an apartment nearby (by Bears and Livingston) for a few years and always went in that area.

I think people overestimate how bad it is... or think its still as bad as it used to be (I've spoken to people who've stated its improved quite a bit from years past.)  And there are signs of new development and improvements.

Maybe I'm just used to Miami

I don't think that's the area in question.  I think he's talking about directly west of the school (medical school area) across the street from BBD, and near the VA hospital.  Where you lived isn't so bad.  Sounds like you lived in or near Campus Lodge apartments, which is/was very nice. 

[Cow Pie]

USF needs to ask the state for some redevelopment cash, or work with the VA to purchase and divide up the suitcase city area west of campus... this area makes USF look bad and is virtually lawless...

If they did it right they could probably expand the campus west since they are running out of room on campus...

??? Lawless?

I don't know when or what happened to you there.

But I've never had a problem there.  I lived in an apartment nearby (by Bears and Livingston) for a few years and always went in that area.

I think people overestimate how bad it is... or think its still as bad as it used to be (I've spoken to people who've stated its improved quite a bit from years past.)  And there are signs of new development and improvements.

Maybe I'm just used to Miami

I don't think that's the area in question.  I think he's talking about directly west of the school (medical school area) across the street from BBD, and near the VA hospital.  Where you lived isn't so bad.  Sounds like you lived in or near Campus Lodge apartments, which is/was very nice. 

Yeah the Campus Lodge area is nice... I am talking about the area directly west of the USF Health side of campus which is located between:

West: Bruce B Downs Blvd. - Nebraska Ave.

North to South: Fletcher to Fowler

They are trying to fix up the area a bit, but it will never be a place to go until they bulldoze all of the crack houses just Southwest of the Walmart, and the bad area back by the Steak N Shake...

Everyday while driving into USF I get propositioned by dozens of prostitutes... when I leave in the afternoon I get propositioned by dozens of drug dealers. Sadly this is the quickest route from USF to 41 to the Expressway to get back up to Hernando County, thus I have to drive through it or waste any extra 30 minutes to take Fletcher, Fowler, or Bearss...

Last week when I went to the Wal-Mart to pick up something it was awful... like a war zone... the building is torn apart due to construction which is not that bad... what is bad is the horde of homeless people out front of the Wal-Mart, the army of panhandlers roaming the parking lot, and the squads of Sheriffs Deputies standing guard and walking around the store to make sure that your not shop lifting anything... you have to get a Wal-Mart person to come unlock basic stuff that you can just put in a cart at other places... its horrid.

The University needs to do something about this area... I'am sure that they could partner up with the VA and the Mall to buy the land and redevelop it into some nice bars, condos, and a small little college town area that USF is lacking.

[The Great 8]

Wait, I sent to USF for 5 years and didn't get propositioned by a hooker ever (alas, can't say the same for drug dealers). Where are these hookers exactly?! LOL