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2014-2024 MASTER PLAN UPDATE 2014-2024 MASTER PLAN UPDATE 2014-2024 MASTER PLAN UPDATE 2014-2024 MASTER PLAN UPDATE 2014-2024 MASTER PLAN UPDATE 2014-2024 MASTER PLAN UPDATE TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 1.1 Study Purpose & Process 1 1.2 WSU Health Sciences Campus in Spokane 3 1.3 Long-Term Campus Vision, Goals & Objectives 4 1.4 Academic Programs 5 1.5 Use of the 2014-2024 Campus Master Plan Update 7 2.0 CAMPUS BACKGROUND 9 2.1 Washington State University’s Spokane Campus History 9 2.2 Institutional Missions for Spokane Campus 13 2.3 Designation as WSU’s Health Sciences Campus & Implications for Future Development 16 2.4 Academic Programs 17 2.5 Planning Process 23 3.0 EXISTING CAMPUS CONDITIONS, POTENTIALS & CONSTRAINTS 25 3.1 Campus Location 25 3.2 Site Analysis 26 3.3 Current Initiatives 41 3.4 Potential Economic/ Campus Support Opportunities 41 2014-2024 MASTER PLAN UPDATE vi Table of Contents, continued 4.0 MASTER PLAN 43 4.1 Master Plan Update Vision Update 43 4.2 Project Goals & Guiding Principles 44 4.3 Organizing Principles 45 4.4 Master Plan Alternatives 48 4.5 Preferred Master Plan Concept 51 4.6 Implementation 77 5.0 APPENDICES 81 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1.1 Campus View, 2014 1 Figure 1.2 Campus Master Plan Update Process Chart 2 Figure 1.3 WSU & EWU Campus Locations 3 Figure 1.4 Campus Organizing Principles 4 Figure 1.5 Phased Program Needs 5 Figure 1.6 Campus Master Plan: Project Phasing 6 Figure 1.7 Campus Master Plan: 2014-2024 Projects 8 FIgure 2.1 Future Site of Spokane Campus, circa 1960 9 Figure 2.2 Spokane Campus History Timeline 10 Figure 2.3 Spokane Campus Context 12 Figure 2.4 Existing Campus Ownership (2014) 15 Figure 2.5 Pharmacy Teaching Lab, 2014 16 Figure 2.6 Prioritized Master Plan Projects: 2014-2024 20 Figure 2.7 Prioritized Master Plan Projects: Long-Term & Future 21 Figure 2.8 Open Houses 23 Figure 2.9 Campus Master Plan Update Process Chart 24 Figure 3.1 Existing Campus Aerial View, July 2013 25 Figure 3.2 WSU & EWU Campus Locations 26 Figure 3.3 Campus Reflection, PBS Facade 27 Figure 3.4 Existing Campus Conditions (2014) 28 Figure 3.5 Campus Development Potentials & Constraints 31 2014-2024 MASTER PLAN UPDATE vii List of Figures, continued Figure 3.6 Existing Access & Circulation 31 Figure 3.7 Existing Transit Network 33 Figure 3.8 Existing Pedestrian Circulation 34 Figure 3.9 Existing Parking Supply 35 Figure 3.10 Existing Utilities 38 Figure 3.11 Campus View: Jensen-Byrd 42 Figure 4.1 Spokane Campus View, 2014 43 Figure 4.2 Campus Research 44 Figure 4.3 Organizing Principles 46 Figure 4.4 Phased Program Needs 47 Figure 4.5 Master Plan Alternative: Centers of Excellence 48 Figure 4.6 Master Plan Alternative: Gradient 49 Figure 4.7 Master Plan Alternative: Gateways 50 Figure 4.8 Campus Master Plan: Academic Program Distribution 52 Figure 4.9 Campus Master Plan: Phasing 53 Figure 4.10 Campus Master Plan: 2014-2024 Birdseye View 54 Figure 4.11 Master Plan Sketch, Looking East within the Campus Open Space toward PBS2 56 Figure 4.12 Primary Campus Open Space, 2014 57 Figure 4.13 Master Plan Sketch, Looking North toward the SAC 58 Figure 4.14 Campus Master Plan: Open Space 59 Figure 4.15 Master Plan Sketch, Looking West toward Main Street and Jensen-Byrd Building 60 Figure 4.16 Potential Signage Examples: Branding & Boundary Cues 61 Figure 4.17 Campus Signage (Campus Scale Branding & Boundary Definition) 62 Figure 4.18 Campus Signage (Pedestrian Scale) 63 Figure 4.19 Potential Signage Examples: Wayfinding & Building Threshold Options 64 Figure 4.20 Campus Master Plan: Pedestrian Network 66 Figure 4.21 Campus Master Plan: Bicycle Network 67 Figure 4.22 Campus Master Plan: Transit Network 68 Figure 4.23 Master Plan Sketch, Looking East on East Spokane Falls Boulevard 69 Figure 4.24 Campus Master Plan: Access, Circulation & Parking 71 Figure 4.25 Campus Master Plan: Utility Improvements 73 Figure 4.26 Master Plan Sketch, Looking West on East Spokane Falls Boulevard, toward New Research Building/PBS2 77 Figure 4.27 Campus Master Plan: 2014-2024 Projects 79 Figure 4.28 Master Plan Sketch, Looking Northeast toward Jensen-Byrd from Main Street/Pine Street Intersection 80 List of Tables Table 2.1 WSU Academic Degree Programs 15 Table 2.2 EWU Academic Degree Programs 16 Table 3.1 Campus Buildings 29 Table 4.1 10-Year Campus Projects, 2014-2024 55 Table 4.2 Parking Demand (Scenario 1) 70 Table 4.3 Parking Demand (Scenario 2) 72 2014-2024 MASTER PLAN UPDATE viii Acknowledgements MASTER PLAN LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE • Lisa Brown, WSU Spokane • Phil Butterfield, WSU Spokane • Chris Coppin, WSU Spokane • Martine Duchatelet, EWU • Phyllis Eide, WSU Spokane • Saleh Elgiadi, WSU Spokane • Linda Garrelts-MacLean, WSU Spokane • Steve Hall, WSU Spokane • Margaret Holt, WSU Spokane • Shawn King, EWU • Kay Meier, WSU Spokane • Rusty Pritchard, WSU Spokane • John Roll, WSU Spokane • Terren Roloff, WSU Spokane • Jon Schad, WSU Spokane • Jonathan Wiser, WSU Spokane • Olivia Yang, WSU Pullman • Judy Zeiger, WSU Spokane CONSULTANT TEAM • NBBJ - planning, architecture & project leadership • Transpo Group - transportation planning • Taylor Engineering - civil engineering 2014-2024 MASTER PLAN UPDATE ix 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Washington State University (WSU) and Eastern Washington University (EWU) share the 47.2 acre WSU Health Sciences Campus on the edge of downtown Spokane. In 2013-2014, WSU led a collaborative, 10-year update of the Riverpoint Campus Master Plan 2009 Update to define and describe the most appropriate, cost-effective development plan for the years 2014-2024. This document identifies a vision for the campus based on the intended academic program growth for both institutions, the prioritized construction and/or renovation projects to achieve the projections, distribution of academic programs on-campus, and direction for future development of the campus. The planning process engaged the campus community, the City, neighbors, local businesses and developers to provide input over the course of the 6-month planning effort. University leadership has partnered with the City of Spokane to identify potential opportunities to stimulate redevelopment of the adjacent areas near campus to provide campus amenities and a mixed-use district through private development or possibly, public-private partnership. 1.1 Study Purpose & Process The purpose of the 2014-2024 Master Plan Update was to define, describe and prioritize the campus development projects necessary to achieve the Strategic Plan vision for the WSU Health Sciences Campus. As illustrated in Figure 1.2, this document concludes a series of ten tasks over the course of six months during the 2013-2014 academic year. Leaders from both institutions guided the effort through five, half-day work sessions over the course of the study. The interdisciplinary master planning team, led by NBBJ’s planners and architects, held four open houses on-campus to gather input from students, faculty and staff and two community meetings. The team also met with Figure 1.1 Campus View, 2014 2014-2024 MASTER PLAN UPDATE 1 Washington State University Spokane Campus Master Plan Update PHASE I PHASE II PHASE III CONTEXT VISION ANALYSIS CONCEPTS CONCLUSION TASKS Project Logistics Leadership Summit “Top Down” Alternative Master Comparative Preferred Master Plan 1 3 4 Functional and 7 Plan Concepts 8 Evaluation 9 Master Plan 10 Document · Confirm study process / · Mission, vision, goals, and Space Programs for All · Building footprints · Qualitative · Consolidate preferred · Design goals schedule objectives Partner Institutions elements · Massing · Quantitative · Program distribution · Communication strategy · Development precepts · Program priorities · Building footprints · Scale · Order of magnitude costs · Phasing · Communication and · FTE targets/program · Massing · Campus open spaces · Capital budgeting strategies stakeholder outreach strategy · Students · Scale Review Existing · Faculty · Parking 2 Plans (Finalized · Staff · Campus open spaces · Central plant Information due · Parking 1/10/14) · Phasing · Central plant · WSU Academic Plan Site and · Programs 5 Infrastructure · Phasing · FTEs Analysis · Phasing · Building conditions · EWU 2A Academic Plan · Functional space distribution Review · Utilities conditions and · Programs capacities · FTEs · Phasing 2014-2024 MASTER PLAN UPDATE 2014-2024 MASTER · Partner institutions Opportunities for · Current Master Plan 6 Strategic Growth / Partnerships · Programmatic · Physical KEY Database Charrette & Concepts & Evaluation Charrette Project Kick-off Leadership Summit Community Mtg. Final MILESTONE Student Meeting Student Mtg. & Community Mtg. November 21st January 10th April 14th Recommendation MEETINGS February 6th March 24th April 25th TIMELINE Nov. ‘13 December January 2014 February March April Figure 1.2 Campus Master Plan Update Process Chart 2 representatives from the University District Public Development Authority (UDPDA) and City of Spokane to coordinate the master plan with municipal plans for the University District. In addition, the University conducted two public open house sessions to solicit public input. Concurrent with this master plan process, Washington State University also conducted a feasibility study to assess the potential for a new medical school. The final report of the Medical School Feasibility Study was issued in September, 2014; the Executive Summary is included herein as Appendix F. 1.2 WSU Health Sciences Campus in Spokane Originally established in 1989, the Spokane campus of Washington State University started in leased space in a downtown office building. The institution later moved to the “Riverpoint campus” immediately east of downtown Spokane, at East Spokane Falls Boulevard and North Riverpoint Boulevard. Collocation with Eastern Washington University is a true partnership of two state universities providing complementary programs in an urban campus environment. Incremental development and real estate acquisition has grown the campus to 47.2 acres and 11 buildings totaling almost 1 million gross square feet (GSF).