CAMPUS MASTER PLAN TECHNICAL DOCUMENT TECHNICAL DOCUMENT 2015 CAMPUS MASTER PLAN UPDATE Chancellor’s Vision Welcome to the future of the I want to thank the campus community, our neighbors, and local policymakers University of Wisconsin–Madison. for working closely together to create this thoughtful, flexible, forward-looking This newly updated Campus document. Master Plan, Extending Our History It’s important to note that this is a guide, not a checklist. Implementation of any and Embracing our Future, is a project will depend upon programmatic need and available funding. framework that will shape this Here are just a few elements of the vision it presents: campus for years to come –the next chapter in a remarkable • Better integration of our beautiful lakeside setting into the campus; journey that began 168 years ago • New green spaces and courtyards that will tie the main campus area north in a borrowed classroom with 20 of University Avenue into the more urban south campus as part of the new students and a faculty of one. Campus Landscape Master Plan; • Updated facilities that are more flexible for reprogramming; It is nothing short of extraordinary • Our first-ever stormwater management/green infrastructure plan; that UW–Madison has grown into • Reduced facility operating costs and maximized use of renewable energy; a center for discovery and innovation, a place that has launched thousands of • 2,000 visitor parking spaces to be added over the next 20-30 years; and, students into new worlds of learning and opportunity, and a community where • Re-designed paths that promote and enhance bicycling and walking around top scholars want to work and study. campus. We help Wisconsin to thrive by working with the state’s industries to solve This is a time of transformative change, an exciting moment in our history. problems and improve productivity, and by nourishing discoveries and Students are applying in record numbers. Our graduation rates are the best innovations that spark new businesses and create good jobs. they’ve ever been. Researchers are making life-saving discoveries and changing The university and affiliated organizations such as UW Hospital add $15 billion what we know about the world. We’re working hard to build a more welcoming a year to Wisconsin’s economy. That’s about $41 million every day. campus community. And we’re in the middle of a comprehensive fundraising UW–Madison has grown from a deep commitment to higher education among campaign – the most successful we’ve ever run. the people of this great state, and our alumni and friends. We’ve honored their It has never been more important to define a way forward that reflects our values investment over many years with careful stewardship of our precious resources. and our vision for this remarkable place. The Campus Master Plan will guide Stewardship is the guiding light of this plan. The focus is not major expansion us in our efforts to design a strong, sustainable future that honors the history, and growth, but instead a commitment to conservation, preservation, and traditions and spirit of one of the world’s greatest universities. sustainability. This framework will allow us to create a campus that is greener, more pedestrian-friendly, and more cohesive – a place that balances the many, Rebecca M. Blank, Chancellor diverse needs of the people who work and study here. September 13, 2016 2 Table of Contents 1. Summary ..................................................................................................... 13 Stormwater and Green Infrastructure University Strategic Framework Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan Vision Transit and Vehicular Circulation Master Plan Vision Parking 2015 Campus Master Plan Update Challenge Campus Utilities Major Initiatives Campus Civil Utilities 2. Background ................................................................................................. 25 4. Recommendations ..................................................................................... 135 Introduction Introduction to Recommendations Scope of the 2015 Campus Master Plan Update Master Plan Goals and Guiding Principles History of Campus Planning at UW–Madison Campus Development Plan Boundary and Potential Land Acquisitions Historical Development of the UW–Madison Campus Proposed Building Use, Form, and Density 2005 Campus Master Plan Overall Landscape Plan “Recreating Ourselves in Place” Natural Campus Landscapes Historic Preservation Planning at UW–Madison Social Campus Landscapes Land Holdings Green Streets 3. Context and Existing Conditions ................................................................ 81 Proposed Stormwater Management and Green Infrastructure Campus Profile Proposed Image, Identity, and Gateway Enhancements Context within Region and City Proposed Pedestrian and Bicycle Circulation Campus Development Plan Boundary Proposed Transit and Vehicular Circulation Existing Zoning Districts Proposed Landscape Summary Projects Completed Since 2005 Plan Campus Wellness Campus Planning Districts Proposed Utility Corridors and Infrastructure Improvements Campus Land Use 5. Phasing ..................................................................................................... 219 Building Form and Density Project Phasing Landmarks and Historic Sites Project Sequencing Open Space 6. Acknowledgements .................................................................................... 257 Tree Canopy 2015 CAMPUS MASTER PLAN UPDATE 3 TECHNICAL DOCUMENT Document Composition The “2015 Campus Master Plan Update” is comprised of the Executive Summary, the Technical Document, which includes the four (4) supporting Executive Summary appendix documents; Landscape Master Plan, Utility Master Plan, Long Range Transportation Master Plan, and Green Infrastructure & Stormwater Management Master Plan, and the Campus Design Guidelines. It is important for planners, architects, designers, and engineers to familiarize themselves with the pieces of the plan to understand how they relate and inform each other in Big Picture the physical development of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Technical Document You are here. Landscape Master Plan Utility Master Plan Long Range Green Infrastructure & Transportation Plan Stormwater Management Master Plan Campus Design Guidelines & Standards More Detail Technical Specifications 4 UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN–MADISON TECHNICAL DOCUMENT 2015 Campus Master Plan Executive Summary Appendices: A full color 24-page report that summarizes the major goals and guiding Landscape Master Plan principles for the Master Plan. The document includes the Chancellor’s vision Establishes a ‘sense of place’ and the major goals and initiatives for each of the identified focus topics where phased growth and (appendices to the Technical Document). Welcomes and sets the tone for users future development can occur and viewers of the Master Plan document. It is both a marketing piece for future while maintaining a cohesive development and a summary of the master planning process. environment. Utility Master Plan: Confirms status of the 2005 recommendations, acknowledges 2015 Campus Master Plan Technical Document completed projects, and makes recommendations to meet the The unabridged thought and support behind the goals and guiding principles 2015 plan revisions. for the Master Plan. This more than 250-page document presents a roadmap for campus development over the next 30-50 years by referencing what has come Long Range Transportation previously and embracing what the future holds. Together with the Campus Plan: Updated from the previous Design Guidelines, the Technical Document strives to give physical form to the LRTP, the plan is the university’s university’s mission, vision, and programs through the effective use of human, transportation vision and environmental and fiscal resources. describes baseline conditions, travel behaviors, and trends all modes. Green Infrastructure & UW–Madison Campus Design Guidelines Stormwater Management The site specific framework that has been established to create the ground Master Plan: A campuswide plan rules for a fruitful dialogue between planners, architects, engineers, campus that recommends solutions to community, and city/state authorities. Divided into nine Campus Design meet stormwater management Neighborhoods, the goal of the guidelines is to enhance the university’s sense of regulations as well as existing place by creating well-defined, functional, sustainable, beautiful and coherent campus stormwater policy. campus environments that promote intellectual and social exchange. 2015 CAMPUS MASTER PLAN UPDATE 5 TECHNICAL DOCUMENT Landscape Master Plan Green Infrastructure & Stormwater Management Master Plan 1. Landscape Master Plan Vision, Goals & Principles ...................................... 21 1. Introduction .................................................................................................. 9 Vision & Goals 1.1 Introduction Guiding Principles 1.2 Context 2. Discovery & Analysis .................................................................................. 29 1.3 Goals and Objectives Introduction 2. Regulatory Requirements ............................................................................ 19 Opportunities & Constraints Plan 2.1 Municipal Stormwater Permit Landscape Framework Plan 2.2 Rock River TMDL 3. Campus Landscape Master Plan .................................................................. 55 2.3 Relationship to Regional Initiatives (Adaptive Management)