USC’s University Park Master Plan sounds like a great idea to improve the surrounding community and the campus itself. USC is creating a healthier and better living environment for its students and for the current citizens who live near campus. There are many parts of the Master Plan that I think are great such as the plan that will maximize benefits, minimize harm and address issues of common concern (e.g., traffic, parking, housing, community health and safety), but I also think that USC should not change the community as a whole. What make USC so diverse and a great place to go to school is its surrounding community and the people living in it. In addition to the rebuilding of Jefferson Street, these new buildings will create jobs that can help the local economy. 
The only thing that I would change to USC’s Master Plan is to increase the security of the surrounding neighborhood. An increase in security would be necessary especially if the community would be renovated into a “better” area. Besides the increase in security, I believe the Master Plan will make USC a better and more engaging place for students to live and learn.
Increasing the security would better everyones lives. Unfortunately USC students and alumni have a stigma attached to them. I do not think USC is trying to take anything away from the neighborhood, in fact this multi-million dollar investment in South Central Los Angeles will only HELP the neighbors and give them new and bountiful resources. We won't have to show student I.D when we enter the new stores , the doors are open for everyone.
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