UWeek Vol.17, No.6 November 4, 1999

(Note to Readers: The following are exerpts from the draft master plan goals document. For additional information, see the "master plan" article on
page 1).

Open Space Objectives
The campus plan should conserve and enhance existing open spaces and views on campus, and look for opportunities to create safe and attractive additional open spaces which improve the campus environment.

Transportation and Circulation
Objectives
The master plan should ensure access to and within the campus by all modes of transportation, maximizing non-vehicular travel and encouraging a safe and pleasant environment for pedestrians and bicyclists.

Development Objectives
Sites should be selected and developed to contribute to the enhancement of the campus environment without detracting from the historic and fundamental qualities of the campus.

Objectives by Sector
In each sector, the objectives will apply the intent of the goals to more specific situations. Although the objectives are less broad than the goals, the objectives represent ideals for development. Actual development plans should attempt to achieve these objectives, but decision makers will also need to factor in other considerations, such as budget constraints, and may sometimes need to balance these and other objectives.

West Campus
The west campus may absorb the majority of new development over the ten-year course of the campus plan, as it is in this area of the campus where the most development opportunity exists. Because this sector is more connected to the surrounding community, development should be of a different character than the relationships of buildings and open space found in the central campus. Specifically, the campus plan should identify opportunities to:

create new facilities that better define the form of the west campus, utilizing the grid of existing streets as the structure for buildings and open space

create a mix of uses that best serve the needs of the University and the surrounding community

make better use of the Campus Parkway area by improving traffic and circulation, and improving the quality of open space and the image of the University

strengthen connections to the central campus and south campus

create more inviting campus edges and entrances

establish mutually advantageous relationships between University- and non-University-owned properties

North Campus
The north campus may have several new developments over the course of this campus plan, and this development should help clarify campus structure internally as well as at the edges of the University. Specifically, the master plan should identify opportunities to:

preserve and enhance important open spaces

use new development to strengthen campus form by more clearly defining open spaces and circulation routes

improve connections to University related uses north of 45th and west of 15th

promote uses that invite the community into the campus

create well designed connections between the University and the larger community

create more inviting campus edges and entrances

Central Campus
The historic character of the central core of the campus should be preserved and, in certain areas, enhanced. New development may replace or modify certain buildings that are inappropriate to the campus character. Small scale development or additions may occur in the central campus, especially on the edge of the core. The priorities of the master plan in this area should be to:

maintain, conserve and build on the existing historic character

protect critical open spaces such as the Quad and Rainier Vista

renew and rehabilitate buildings, infrastructure, open spaces and the landscape where needed buildings, spaces and additions in the central campus complement the existing context

ensure that the character of new and renovated buildings, spaces and additions in the central campus complement the existing context

improve pedestrian routes where conflicts occur with bicycles, service or other vehicles

South Campus
The western portion of the south campus is experiencing major development in accordance with the plan adopted in 1993. Although this area was considered separately in the previous plan as the Southwest Campus, it is considered as part of the south campus for this plan.

A major goal in the creation of the Southwest Campus Plan was to provide new facilities for the University's teaching and research programs in the Life Sciences and the College of Ocean and Fishery Sciences. The plan coordinated the major development in this area with the creation of new open space such as Portage Bay Vista, and new pedestrian and bicycle connections.

The eastern portion of the south campus is already heavily developed, but many issues are similar to those in the southwest campus. The new master plan should look for opportunities to:

take advatage of the shoreline and reopen views to the water where possible

develop a coherent assemblage of buildings and open spaces both as a long- range vision and at intermediate stages of development

improve transit access, maximizing the benefits associated with Sound Transit if a station is located on the southwest campus

improve pedestrian routes along the water

treat Pacific Street as a "seam" rather than an edge between campuse sectors, joining the south and central campuses

protect the views from Rainier Vista

add area to the health sciences and medical center, if feasible, through replacement and infill

modestly increase parking

create additional open spaces

East Campus
The east campus is a highly visible area of the campus, located largely in an environmentally sensitive area. The master plan should look for opportunities to:

respect environmental conditions including shoreline areas, wetlands, wildlife habitats, and areas with unstable soils

use landscape elements to strengthen the structure of the sector by making routes between uses and the relationship between uses visible and understandable

reinforce the east campus as a cohesive set of uses joined by pleasant pedestrian and bicycle connections

facilitate pedestrian access to shoreline and wetlands without deteriorating the natural environment

recognize the high visibility of this sector and provide quality design. ¶

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November 4, 1999