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CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY POMONA campus master plan revision {21 february 2012} 77 Geary Street, 4th Floor San Francisco, CA 94108 www.sasaki.com contents executive summary ................................. 1 chapter 1: goals & approach .......................... 9 chapter 2: analysis ................................. 21 chapter 3: campus master plan ....................... 53 acknowledgements ............................... .146 appendix A: space needs analysis .................... .149 appendix B: educational adequacy assessment .......... xxx appendix C: facilities condition assessment ............ xxx appendix D: campus forum minutes ................... xxx executive summary 2 CAL POLY POMONA CAMPUS MASTER PLAN { 21 February 2012 } 10 University Drive 57 University Drive South Campus Drive Kellogg Drive Valley Boulevard Temple Avenue Temple Avenue 0 250 500 1000 Feet West Pomona Boulevard « Master Plan Illustrative { EXECUTIVE SUMMARY } 3 The Cal Poly Pomona Campus Master Plan Revision is founded on a The Polytechnic University vision that links the University’s strategic priorities and the long-term The master plan reinforces the University’s commitment to the development of the campus to the institution’s academic mission. Polytechnic, learning-by-doing pedagogy. Recognizing the value of hands-on experience, the plan creates additional project spaces GUIDING PRINCIPLES throughout campus. These are flexible spaces that allow faculty and Building on the goals of the Academic and Strategic Plans, the Campus students to pursue project-specific research. Partnership opportunities Master Plan establishes a set of Guiding Principles to guide future growth. allow students and faculty to collaborate with private industry and public These principles shape the physical framework of the plan, linking institutions, ultimately strengthening the University’s academic mission. institutional goals to campus development. A Pedestrian-Oriented Campus Concentrated Academic Campus The master plan enhances and expands pedestrian connections The master plan reinforces the academic core of the campus. Proposed throughout campus. A hierarchy of articulated pedestrian and bicycle instructional and research spaces and student activities development pathways connects core campus locations and outlying areas. Intermodal concentrated within the central campus core. This reinforces the parking facilities are linked to the campus core with pedestrian and open spaces and heritage sites central to the University’s identity. bicycle pathways. Additional transit options provide improved access for The concentrated core improves pedestrian connections, strengthens the Cal Poly community. the linkages among the colleges, enhances opportunities for student interaction, and supports sustainable development. Identity The natural landscape and the campus’s agricultural heritage are key Student Engagement & Campus Experience elements of campus identity and, as such, are celebrated by the master The master plan encourages student engagement and enhances the plan. The plan protects key campus open spaces and heritage sites, campus experience for members of the Cal Poly community. Campus ensuring that new development does not impact view corridors or access neighborhoods, with central open spaces as organizing elements, provide to these sites. New open spaces and outdoor meeting space reinforce definition and hierarchy for the campus. Within these neighborhoods, campus identity and help strengthen the overall image of the campus individual colleges have gathering spaces called “home rooms”. These for visitors. spaces are a critical component of the plan and provide focal points for student life. Expansion of on-campus housing will help foster a stronger Sustainability sense of campus community. The master plan builds upon Cal Poly’s strong commitment to sustainability, as exemplified by the University’s Climate Action Plan. The master plan addresses sustainability by promoting sound stormwater management; providing alternate forms of transportation; exploring sources of renewable energy; and promoting compact, mixed- use development. 4 CAL POLY POMONA CAMPUS MASTER PLAN { 21 February 2012 } FRAMEWORKS This Campus Master Plan establishes strategies for neighborhoods, landscape, circulation, partnership, and on-campus housing. Collectively, these frameworks provide the foundation for a unified and comprehensive master plan that reinforces the guiding principles of the University and broader campus community. Neighborhoods The Campus Master Plan develops an organizational structure for the campus that builds on campus neighborhoods. Neighborhoods are distinguished by the defining characteristics of their open spaces. These open spaces are forums for campus life and provide needed community space. Homeroom forecourts offer important gathering space for individual colleges and link interior spaces to neighborhood open space. One college or several may be identified within a specific neighborhood. Landscape The Campus Master Plan reinforces and expands the campus landscape framework. Building on Cal Poly’s landscape heritage, the plan improves existing pedestrian connections, establishes outdoor community gathering spaces, and enhances connections and spaces between buildings. Plazas and forecourts open buildings to the outdoors, blurring the lines between indoor and outdoor community space. A new Botanical Necklace connects Cal Poly’s unique gardens and open spaces, creating opportunities for future gardens and botanical areas. The landscape framework supports a pedestrian-oriented campus, celebrates sustainability, and enhances campus community. { EXECUTIVE SUMMARY } 5 Cal Poly Pomona Campus 6 CAL POLY POMONA CAMPUS MASTER PLAN { 21 February 2012 } Pedestrian/Bicycle Circulation The improvement and expansion of the pedestrian and bicycle networks are a key component of the Campus Master Plan. The plan expands the existing pedestrian network and connects the academic core to outlying areas of the campus. Pedestrian improvements, supported by well-defined pathways, improve access, safety, and clarity. The Campus Master Plan encourages the use of bicycling as a sustainable transportation alternative. It provides clear and safe bicycle routes on campus and integrates cycling with the larger transportation system. A system of shared and separated pathways allow cyclists to circulate throughout campus, linking key parking facilities, academic and residential areas, project areas, and athletics to the academic center. Parking/Vehicular Circulation The Campus Master Plan describes changes to improve vehicular circulation on campus. These changes create a safer and more accessible campus and improve service and emergency access. Non-university traffic is rerouted around the campus core, reducing the volume and speed of traffic though the campus and improving pedestrian safety. Managed roadways improve the pedestrian experience on campus while allowing service and emergency vehicle access. A new parking structure on the South Campus supports the construction of new student housing and provides expanded parking for sporting events. Concentrating parking in this area also distributes parking more evenly across campus, further reducing unnecessary vehicular traffic through the campus core. { EXECUTIVE SUMMARY } 7 Partnerships IMPLEMENTATION The Campus Master Plan designates areas for Public/Private Partnerships. The Campus Master Plan anticipates a campus buildout to accommodate These Partnerships promote the academic mission, foster community 20,000 full–time equivalent (FTE) students by 2030. The plan proposes a involvement and outreach, leverage infrastructure and program flexible approach to implementation that allows the University to respond improvements on the campus, create income-generating opportunities to changes in both funding and policy on the University and State levels. to sustain the University, and provide diversity of services to support Opportunities to leverage private development will be used to help a living/learning/working environment. Building upon the success of support the University’s mission and provide the first-class facilities the Innovation Village, the Northeast Quadrant will accommodate research University requires. and office space. The South Campus will focus on mixed-use development with opportunities for retail and housing. Housing The Campus Master Plan reaffirms the University’s commitment to create additional on-campus housing for students, faculty and staff. The plan describes the replacement of existing housing with the Eastern Commons mixed-use housing and academic expansion. Phase III of the suite housing is planned for South Campus. There are opportunities for partnership housing on South Campus and with the City of Walnut to provide additional student accommodations as well as faculty and staff housing. 1 goals & approach 10 CAL POLY POMONA CAMPUS MASTER PLAN { 21 February 2012 } Old Stables Building (Union Plaza) { 1 GOALS & APPROACH } 11 The 2010 California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Campus Master The California public university system is the largest public higher Plan Revision provides a comprehensive update to the 2000 Campus education system in the United States and offers a broad range of Master Plan and develops a framework to guide campus development educational opportunities. In 2010, the California State University (CSU) over the next two decades. Specific goals and Chancellor’s Office published