REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio -- It's known as the "Gateway to Reynoldsburg."
It is the intersection of Brice Road and Livingston Avenue, but some community leaders say it's anything but a gateway nowadays.
Empty restaurants and stores are what welcome you to the area after some big chain stores went out of business several years ago, including the Big Bear store.
Reynoldsburg Mayor Brad McCloud says a task force is working to change that in hopes more businesses will come back to the area.
McCloud enlisted OSU graduate students to do a study on the area, focusing on a 1/2-mile radius around the intersection.
The students were told to come up with low-cost solutions to improve the look of the area.
"We told them these things they come up with need to be low-cost, no-cost. Some of it is purely aesthetic," McCloud said.
McCloud says the suggestions range from more landscaping on streets to better lighting and street signs.
The official plan is expected to be completed in late summer with implementation to follow.
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