Campus planning: Physical roadmap for the future Long term: 20-50 years As for the future, your task is not to foresee it, but to enable it. --Antoine de Saint Exupery Middlebury College master plan Andropogon Associates and Michael Dennis & Associates
Strategic plans at colleges: Three primary components Each based on mission Interdependent At Lane: sustainability is the foundation. SUSTAINABILITY
The usual approach: Hire professional campus planning consultants (None in Oregon.) Cost: $100,000 and up But no funds available. So, you can...
Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. --Arthur Ashe
Where do we start? What are the drivers? What are the goals? In what directions do these lead us? What resources do we have already? How can we work together?
Drivers
Mission Academic planning Demographics Climate Sustainability Site Drivers Forces shaping the future
Mission
Academic Physical campus reflects academic mission Who are we? Community partnerships egalitarian innovative Transfer programs Job skills accessible sustainable diverse
Population Age Structure Drivers Demographics More people More diverse Older 2000 2030: 25% more people 18% more high school grads 29% more ethnic diversity 46% more immigrants 75% of all college students - nontraditional 2000 Boomer generation: Active, living longer Coming to campuses in growing numbers Millennial generation: Ethnically diverse Digital natives Group oriented, collaborative 2025
Climate
Climate Coupled with: End of cheap fossil fuels
Sustainability
Sustainability
Site Context Views Slope Roads Key buildings
Site Sloping site Surrounded by hills Looking west N
Sloping site
Mt. Pisgah Views: #1 asset! South Ridgeline Coryell hill/ Bloomberg neighborhood
Mt. Pisgah Views: #1 asset! South Ridgeline Coryell hill/ Bloomberg neighborhood
Surrounded by water Wetlands Streams Habitat Potential recreation
Original campus master plan, 1966 Balzhiser, Seder, & Rhodes, Architects
Regional plans and potential partners
Sustainability Carbon emissions Water Energy Food production Economic viability Social equity
Sustainability Climate change adaptation Hotter Drier Influx of people? Architecture responds to climate End of cheap fossil fuel Transportation will change Goods local sourcing People alternate transport + reduce need for driving Food
Transportation and Circulation Parking Stormwater, shade, aesthetics Capacity OHSU parking Portland Community College parking OMSI parking
Transportation and Circulation Roads Campus roads/entries - simplify 30 th Ave. safety, aesthetics original redesign I-81 redesign New York Typical multi-way boulevard
Transportation and Circulation Paths Clarity, hierarchy, wayfinding Accessible
Transportation and Circulation Alternative transportation Bicycles partner with City Public transit long-term planning, partner with LTD Transportation Demand Management (TDM) E.g., carsharing
Habitat Forests Habitat corridors Connect with future Ridgeline Trail system
Habitat Wetlands and streams Former lagoons campus entrance / stormwater treatment / habitat / community recreation Russel Bottom Wetlands Russel Creek stream corridor Arcata, California Water treatment Recreation Gilbert, Arizona Water treatment Recreation
Accessibility Mobility Visual impairment Psychological challenges Ramps Delightful spaces Water features Manage stormwater Visible processes Audible landmarks Simple, clear routes Wayfinding Aesthetics Psychological sense of safety EMU U of O Navigating with cane Freeway Park, Seattle
Sense of Place -- campus identity Existing architecture Regionalism Unified whole Yale University Clear structure Grid? Radial? Core/periphery? Entrances + landmarks + districts + paths + edges Entry experience; circulation sequences Davidson College Planning = Placemaking Aarhus University
Sense of Place Where are we? Topography, water, forests Mount Pisgah South Ridgeline Park Wetlands and Russel Creek Connections with natural systems
Environment for Learning Spaces that support learning Spaces for social interaction Sense of community feeling of belonging Evidence-based Health & Wellness Building University of Buffalo Andropogon Associates
Accommodate all users The public this is the community s college Conference center Community education Open spaces, recreation Nontraditional students People rebuilding lives; maybe new to college Clear, legible spaces Delightful Transfer students Social spaces Experiential learning opportunities; campus as curriculum High school students Diverse cultures Older population Clear, legible spaces Accessible
Sustainability Action Plan Climate Action Plan Other great ideas
One example Oberlin Project Oberlin College + City of Oberlin + utility + local businesses Mixed-use arts district Carbon neutral green energy jobs Food security + forestry Education* Greenbelt Grow 70% of city s food Wood for furniture shops Fiber *Skills for living in a new world: Unstable climate Post fossil fuels Depleted resources
Sustainability Action Plan Climate Action Plan Food production Commercial nodes, with jobs Oberlin: Full-Spectrum Sustainability Community connections Campus Bloomberg neighborhood Seavey Loop neighborhood McVay Highway development Eco-district?
Food production Nearby lands Agricultural history of site
Goshen industrial zone? McVay Highway redevelopment? Bloomberg mixed-use development? Commercial nodes, with jobs Light manufacturing? Healthcare? Retirement housing, assisted living? Community connections Campus Bloomberg neighborhood Seavey Loop neighborhood McVay Highway development Eco-district?
We have a lot of material. U of O student work Some research, some analysis LCC charrettes (Limited participation) Sustainability Action Plan Planning retreat Focus groups Climate Action Plan Research Focus groups Campus survey!
We have experts. In-house expertise: Accessibility Jyoti Naik, Cathie Reschke Architecture/landscape architecture Jyoti Naik, Bob Mention Ann Godfrey, Margaret Robertson, Sarah Whitney Planning Jyoti Naik Alen Bahret, Chris Hawken, Pat O Connor, Margaret Robertson, Craig Taylor Sustainability Jennifer Hayward, Jyoti Naik, Russ Pierson, Anna Scott, Mike Sims Many faculty, staff, students Habitat and ecosystems Barbara Dumbleton, Joe Russin, science faculty, staff, students Potential partners FMP Lane County City of Eugene City of Springfield LTD EWEB, NW Natural Gas Bloomberg Neighbors BRING? Oak Hill School? Drawings, data, people
Collaborate: Survey Focus groups, interviews Online discussions Butcher-paper conversations Forums Workshops Communicate: Website Lane Weekly Posters, fact sheets