Institutional Master Plan Institutional Master Plan Wentworth Institute of Technology BRA Public Meeting October 20, 2010 Wentworth Institute of Technology 550 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02115 617.989.4590
Objectives of the Institutional Master Plan Provide More Student Housing Update Academic Facilities Strengthen Core Campus & Student Life Programs Improve Campus Edges Enhance Pedestrian Connections Promote Responsible Student Behavior Achieve New Levels of Sustainability
Proposed New Projects A B C D E Proposed Flanagan Campus Center at Beatty Hall Proposed Ira Allen Building Addition Proposed Residence Hall Proposed Center for Engineering & Technology Proposed Athletic Field with Parking Below Existing Campus Building IMP Proposed Future Project IMP Proposed Future Project Potential Future Project Potential Future Residence Hall Planned Renovation Property Boundary
Existing Conditions
Existing Conditions
Day School Majors: Architecture Civil Engineering Technology Construction Management Environmental Science Computer Network & Info Systems Computer Science Facilities Planning & Management Biomedical Engineering* Mechanical Engineering* Industrial Design Interior Design Computer Engineering Technology Electromechanical Engineering g Electronic Engineering Technology Mechanical Engineering Technology Management Electrical Engineering* * New for Fall 2011
Evening School Majors: Architectural Technology Building Construction Construction Management Project Management Professional Certificate Programs: Building Construction Construction Management Facilities Management Project Management Land Surveying Workforce Training & Development: Air Conditioning & Refrigeration AutoCAD Machine Tooling Welding Computer Numerical Control Construction Electrician (Journeyman)
Proposed New Projects A B C D E Proposed Flanagan Campus Center at Beatty Hall Proposed Ira Allen Building Addition Proposed Residence Hall Proposed Center for Engineering & Technology Proposed Athletic Field with Parking Below Existing Campus Building IMP Proposed Future Project IMP Proposed Future Project Potential Future Project Potential Future Residence Hall Planned Renovation Property Boundary
Enrollment & Student Housing Projections Fall Fall Fall Enrollment Enrollment 2009 2010 2011 Inc. of 4% Inc. of 7.7% Full-time Enrollment 3,527 3,392 3,527 3,668 3,800 Students in W.I.T. Housing 1,759 1,652 1,842* 2,217 2,298 W.I.T. Housing Capacity 1,936 1,936 1,936 2,241 1 2,341 2 Beds Leased to Others 165 266 70 - - Bed Spaces Available 12 18 24 24 43 Students Living in Boston Independently 462 444 374* 92 3 95 3 Students Living in Boston with Families Students Commuting from Homes outside of Boston 213 208 213 222 230 1,093 1,088 1,098 1,137137 1,177177 * Sophomores not living at home will be required to live on campus beginning 2011 1 305 bed spaces added at 525 Huntington Avenue 2 100 bed spaces added at 610 Huntington Avenue 3 It is assumed that up to 2.5% of the student population will require independent living due to cultural, religious or health concerns.
Proposed New Projects A B C D E Proposed Flanagan Campus Center at Beatty Hall Proposed Ira Allen Building Addition Proposed Residence Hall Proposed Center for Engineering & Technology Proposed Athletic Field with Parking Below Existing Campus Building IMP Proposed Future Project IMP Proposed Future Project Potential Future Project Potential Future Residence Hall Planned Renovation Property Boundary
A Flanagan Campus Center at Beatty Hall Spagnolo Gisness, 2010
A Flanagan Campus Center at Beatty Hall Spagnolo Gisness, 2010 Spagnolo Gisness, 2010
B Ira Allen Building Addition & Renovation
B Ira Allen Building Addition & Renovation Parker Street Perkins+Will, 2010 Annunciation Road Perkins+Will, 2010
C Student Residence Hall
D Center for Engineering & Technology
E Athletic Field with Parking Below
E Athletic Field with Parking Below
E Athletic Field with Parking Below
E Athletic Field with Parking Below
E Athletic Field
E Athletic Field
E Athletic Field with Parking Below
E Athletic Field with Parking Below
E Athletic Field
E Athletic Field
E Athletic Field with Parking Below
E Athletic Field with Parking Below
E Athletic Field
E Athletic Field
E Athletic Field with Parking Below
E Athletic Field with Parking Below
E Athletic Field
E Athletic Field
Proposed New Projects A B C D E Proposed Flanagan Campus Center at Beatty Hall Proposed Ira Allen Building Addition Proposed Residence Hall Proposed Center for Engineering & Technology Proposed Athletic Field with Parking Below Existing Campus Building IMP Proposed Future Project IMP Proposed Future Project Potential Future Project Potential Future Residence Hall Planned Renovation Property Boundary
BRA Public Meeting Wednesday, October 20, 2010 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Institutional Master Plan Transportation Access Plan Wentworth Institute of Technology Institutional Master Plan
Transportation Access Plan Boston Transportation Department (BTD) Traffic Parking Public Transportation Pedestrian Access Bicycle Access Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Loading and Move-In/Move-Out Wentworth Institute of Technology Institutional Master Plan
Study Methodology Existing Conditions Traffic (11 Locations) On and Off-Street Parking Transit, Bicycles and Pedestrians 2020 No-Build Traffic 2020 Build Conditions Traffic Parking Bicycle and Pedestrians Wentworth Institute of Technology Institutional Master Plan
Existing Transportation System Wentworth Institute of Technology Institutional Master Plan
Traffic Analysis Existing Conditions Intersection ti Turning Movement Counts 48-Hour Automatic Traffic Recorder Counts No-Build Background Development/Traffic Growth Build Project Trip Generation Traffic Operations/Level of Service (LOS) Wentworth Institute of Technology Institutional Master Plan
Existing Traffic Volumes Huntington Avenue West of Ruggles Streett Ruggles Street North of fparker Street Ruggles Street South of fparker Ward Street t Street Daily 25,400 16,900 17,800 3,750 AM Peak Hour 1,600 1,250 1,300 375 % of Daily 6% 7% 7% 10% Peak Direction 51% EB 58% NB 56% NB 73% WB PM Peak Hour 1,700 1,150 1,300 300 % of Daily 7% 7% 7% 8% Peak Direction 51% EB 53% NB 50% NB/SB 57% WB Wentworth Institute of Technology Institutional Master Plan
No-Build LMA 8 Projects Northeastern University IMP Projects Wentworth 90 Faculty/Staff Level Enrollment 83 Sophomores Move On Campus 0.5 Annual Traffic Growth Wentworth Institute of Technology Institutional Master Plan
Build 21 New Faculty/Staff 141 New Students 305-bed Residence Hall New Housing Policy 234 Fewer Commuter Students Wentworth Institute of Technology Institutional Master Plan
Wentworth Build Trip Generation Drive MBTA Walk/Bike/Other Total Commuter Students (-234) AM PM Share -5-5 10% -10-10 20% -34-34 70% -49-49 100% Employees AM +7 +8 +0 +15 (+21) PM +9 +9 +0 +18 Share 49% 51% 0% 100% Total AM PM +2 +4-2 -1-34 -34-34 -31 Wentworth Institute of Technology Institutional Master Plan
Existing Wentworth Parking Supply Spaces for Wentworth Use: 813 Spaces Leased to MASCO (Halleck Lot and Part of Parker Lot): 320 Total Spaces: 1,133 Wentworth Institute of Technology Institutional Master Plan
Parking Impacts of IMP Projects Facility Existing Capacity Change Reason for Change Future Capacity West Lot 199-80 Center for Engineering and Technology Beatty 22-14 Ward Street Pedestrian Entrance 119 Annex 145-30 Allen Building 115 Expansion Parker 398-73 Soccer Field Above 325 Other 384 0 N/A 384 Campus Total 1,133-197 IMP Projects 936 Wentworth Institute of Technology Institutional Master Plan 8
Future Parking Supply/Demand Existing Spaces for Wentworth Use: 813 Existing Peak Occupancy: 668 (82%) Spaces Lost to IMP Projects: 197 New Spaces for Wentworth Use (Currently MASCO Use): 320 Future Spaces for Wentworth Use: 936 Future Demand: 690 spaces (74%) Wentworth Institute of Technology Institutional Master Plan
Pedestrian Access Landscape Improvements e at Parker Street End of Pike Enhanced Entrance from Ward Street to Quad (Beatty Lot) Improved Leopard Plaza at West End of Pike Direct Access through h Wentworth th Hall between Ruggles Street and Quad Wentworth Institute of Technology Institutional Master Plan
Bicycle Access 160 Bicycle Parking Spaces Distributed ib Throughout h Campus 60-space Bicycle Storage Cage will be Added this Fiscal Year Participation in the Colleges of the Fenway Bike Share Program Southwest Corridor Park Riverway Wentworth Institute of Technology Institutional Master Plan
Transportation Demand Management Carpool/Vanpool Matching Preferential Parking for Carpools/ Vanpools Transit Passes and Subsidies Student Semester Pass (11% Discount) $60 CharlieCard C Subsidy for Employees Wentworth Institute of Technology Institutional Master Plan
Transportation Demand Management Publicize Transit Schedules and Routes Parking Fees MASCO Shuttle Emergency Ride Home Increased On-Campus Student Housing Wentworth Institute of Technology Institutional Master Plan
Move-In/Move-Out Conducted Over Three Days Staged from West Lot One Vehicle per Student Walk Two Carts to Residence Hall Parents Move Cars to Parker Lot Same Procedure for New Residence Hall Wentworth Institute of Technology Institutional Master Plan
Potential Future Projects Sweeney Field Site 650,000 Square Feet R&D/Office 340 400 Peak Hour Vehicle Trips 610 Huntington Avenue 100-Bed Residence Hall Negligible Peak Hour Vehicle Trips Wentworth Institute of Technology Institutional Master Plan
BRA Public Meeting Institutional Master Plan Transportation Access Plan Discussion Wentworth Institute of Technology Institutional Master Plan
Pedestrian Improvements Enhanced Pedestrian Entry between Beatty and Nelson Strengthen The Pike Wentworth Hall Portal Pedestrian Improvements to Mindoro and Halleck Lots
Urban Design Guidelines New buildings developed on campus shall respect and respond to the physical context of the existing campus facilities, open space and the surrounding urban fabric. Pedestrian entry points along the edges of the campus will be enhanced to improve pedestrian access and connectivity into the campus, open spaces and the surrounding area. The design of new buildings shall encourage integration with the surrounding community through an ease of access, views to building interiors, campus spaces, neighborhoods and other local institutions. New building along Huntington Avenue shall strengthen the location, identity and campus fabric of Wentworth through architecture that is expressive of Wentworth's mission of excellence in technology. The ground level of new buildings will be as public as security will allow. The ground level of buildings will be as transparent as possible to allow a view into the educational, cultural and social activities of The Institute within the campus core and along the urban edges.
Sustainable Design As a signatory to the American College and University Presidents' Climate Commitment, Wentworth will employ sustainable design and construction techniques in the development of all new facilities. Reduce the faculty, staff and students reliance on single occupancy vehicles by encouraging use of transit, biking and other alternative modes of transportation. Utilize the Institute's s land and facility resources as intensively as possible. Investigate opportunities for on-campus alternative energy production such as wind, solar and geothermal systems as well as the development of efficient co- generation systems. Use "dash boarding" technology and other tools to make campus energy performance and consumption an integral part of the daily learning experience at Wentworth. Investigate opportunities for greater use of pervious surfaces in paths and paving; and include native species in landscaping. Continue Wentworth's commitment to - and engagement in - sustainability and open space improvements on campus and in nearby areas.
Community Benefits Wentworth Investment Service Learning and Civic Engagement Operations & Facilities* Cumulative Annual (2010-2020) $413,000 $4,130,000 BPS & Neighborhood ood Scholarships $348,800 $3,488,000 Project STRIVE and BPS/School-to-Career Project Operations & Facilities* $461,600 $4,616,000 Community Policing $150,000 $1,500,000 Cash and in-kind community support $100,000 $1,000,000 Total $1,473,400 $14,734,000 * Note: The value of facilities is calculated at $42p/SF in 2010 dollars
Questions Wentworth Institute of Technology BRA Public Meeting October 20, 2010 Wentworth Institute of Technology 550 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02115 617.989.4590