east gateway district master plan University of Minnesota, Twin Cities MAY 15, 2009 Acknowledgements

This plan was prepared with the benefit of contributions from University of Minnesota Staff in the following offices:

Steering Committee: Capital Planning and Project Management Parking and Transportation Services Finance University Relations Facilities Management Academic Health Center

Executive Committee: Kathleen O’Brien, Vice President of University Services Dr. Frank Cerra, Senior Vice President, Academic Health Center Richard Pfutzenreuter, Vice President of Finance

Master Plan Consultant: SmithGroup / JJR

For additional information, contact Monique MacKenzie, AICP Capital Planning and Project Management, University of Minnesota

May 15, 2009 Table of Contents 1 Executive Summary 13 Existing Conditions 25 District Organization 39 District Design Guidelines 71 Architectural Design Guidelines 80 Phase I Development Plan Executive Summary

Introduction committed the University of Minnesota to The East Gateway District of the Twin Cities the construction of four additional research campus is an area in significant transition. buildings over the next five years. In addition, Historically an industrial railyard serving the the Metropolitan Council has committed to the vast grain storage and transport needs of the design and construction of the Central Corridor upper Midwest, the District has more recently Light Rail Transit (LRT) line to be completed in been utilized by the University of Minnesota 2014, with a transit stop planned for the District. as a remote surface parking reservoir. Within Given this commitment and amount the last decade, two new research facilities, the of construction, the East Gateway District Lions Research Building/McGuire Translational will undergo an accelerated pace in its Research Facility (Lions/McGuire Research transformation. In short, it is the expectation Facility) and the Center for Magnetic Resonance of the UM East Gateway Project Executive Research (CMRR), were constructed in the Committee that “the whole fulcrum of District, with a third research building, the the campus will change as a result of this Medical Bioscience Building (MBB), under development.” construction at the time of this report. In The University of Minnesota and its addition to research functions in the East Capital Planning and Project Management Gateway District, the new TCF Bank Stadium (CPPM) office decided that it was time to is under construction and will open in the fall of undertake a District Master Plan and design 2009. With this pace of new development, the guidelines for the district to guide its future District has become the most rapidly developing development in accordance with the mission, area of campus. objectives, and principles of the university. The East Gateway District is in the process of transforming from its industrial past to a new future of In 2008, authorization by the Minnesota This report is the end result of a seven-month biosciences research. State Legislature of bonding for the Biomedical planning effort that commenced in July of 2008 Science Research Facilities Program has to achieve this goal. Section 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 Planning Process Along with density, the University should The CPPM chose a planning team to prepare establish a campus type of environment, one this District Master Plan and to work in which it can share valuable resources and collaboratively with the University of Minnesota core technical functions, rather than prepare (University), CPPM staff, and University individual building sites. Developed in this stakeholders to establish the vision for the model, the East Gateway District will build East Gateway District. The planning team an identity as a complete environment with a worked with the CPPM and two committees high level of amenities to attract and recruit top set up for this planning effort: the Project researchers and adjacent private partners. Executive Committee, responsible for the The East Gateway District is not project oversight, major recommendations, immediately adjacent to the Academic Health and final recommendation to the University Center, clinical uses, or other core science president and Board of Regents; and the Project programs on the main campus. Functional Steering Committee, responsible for review proximity to these related uses will be critical and comment on the technical content and to the District’s and program’s success. coordination among University departments to Development of the District must utilize support the plan. The planning team also met multiple and creative ways to link its users to the with several staff members of various University main campus, and vice versa, including future departments and City of Minneapolis staff to transit, campus bus, pedestrian, and bicycle understand the wider planning parameters and connections. This will also reduce reliance on objectives for the District. driving, parking demand, and traffic on local roads. Planning Challenges The academic, and particularly research needs Planning Principles of the University will continue to grow, yet the Planning principles were established early in the University is out of land for expansion. The East planning process to guide the creation of the Gateway District adjacent to the east bank of the plan. The planning principles for the District Twin Cities campus represents one of the last are intended to: non-developed areas available for future campus 1. Provide a supportive academic and research growth. Therefore, future development of this environment. area should promote a level of density that will 2. Create an image of architectural distinction, use limited land resources wisely. integrity, and brand. 3. Optimize the use of scarce land resources.

2 University of Minnesota 2009 EAST gateway district MASTER PLAN 4. Maximize flexibility for future development. will drive translational research. The structure 5. Strengthen the multi-modal transportation of bio-research teams will become more system in the area. interdisciplinary. These trends in turn will have 6. Create an attractive, functional, and safe an impact on the physical facilities and districts environment for pedestrians and cyclists. developed to support these activities—research, 7. Integrate into the existing campus and clinical, and teaching environments will become surrounding community. more integrated. 8. Build a real sense of community and place To support this research-intensive and for the District. collaborative environment, the vision for the 9. Create a cohesive, memorable system of East Gateway District is of a vibrant, dynamic, public spaces. urban research campus, where teams can 10. Develop a District that is environmentally have access not only to the best facilities and and operationally sustainable. equipment, but also to other researchers in the District, in the University, and in the larger Vision for East Gateway DISTRICT research community. Develop the East Gateway District as a cohesive Future buildings will be grouped into complex of research, support, and athletic facilities walkable neighborhoods or clusters supported that has its own identity, but is integrated with the by shared technology and common amenities, existing campus. seminar spaces, and areas for both formal The vision for the East Gateway District and informal interaction. The District will is supported by three goals: include a mix of support, retail, commercial, • Support the University’s goal to be one of entertainment, and recreational uses. Light rail the top three public research universities in transit will conveniently link the District to the the country. main campus and the Academic Health Center, • Sustain the vitality and excellence of along with a high quality, outdoor pedestrian Minnesota’s health research. environment. • Provide world class facilities and an

Attractive urban spaces and interior lab environments environment that will attract and retain DISTRICT Master Plan Recommendations both support innovative research and identity. the top researchers, faculty, and staff in the Recommendations of the East Gateway District biomedical sciences and health fields. Master Plan address urban design and program The realm of bioscience and biomedical themes, including: research is constantly evolving. New areas of • Gateways and identity. science and new technologies will emerge that • Land use and activity patterns.

Section 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 • Development framework. Street, taking advantage of the undeveloped Use of the DISTRICT Master Plan • Development density. land immediately north of the football stadium, The following District Master Plan report • Building massing. bringing research facilities into the pedestrian describes in more detail the existing conditions • Architectural guidelines. environment surrounding the stadium and of the District, the organizational concept for • Landscape and open space elements. helping to activate the area on non-game days. the East Gateway District, and its District and • Circulation, transit, and parking. Two gateways are proposed for the architectural guidelines. It is the intent of • Infrastructure concerns. District: one at the most visible corner of this report to guide development of the East University Avenue and Huron Boulevard/23rd Gateway District according to the principles Summary of the East Gateway Avenue, and the second at the intersection of established for the plan. It is a flexible guide, District Master Plan Oak and 6th Streets. The first is a prominent describing a framework for development, The District Master Plan proposes a mix of new corner that will create a foreground to the general massing, building envelopes, open research and academic facilities, core technical stadium. The first phase research cluster at the space relationships, and key pedestrian support functions, and new office and retail intersection of 23rd Avenue and 6th Street will connections, but it does not address specific uses within the 54-acre District. Activity in the be visible and accessible from this gateway. The building footprints or architectural design. It District will be supported with the development cluster of buildings will be served by a new can therefore be adaptable to future program of the Central Corridor LRT line on 23rd bio-commons with shared retail, food service, changes and needs within its framework as the Avenue, combining its transit stop with a new support amenities, and seminar space to create District builds out. multi-modal parking garage and bus transit/ a common area of interaction for the next three transfer facility. A buildout calculation of future buildings developed in the District. As this area Development Summary development estimated that the District would builds out, it will be served by the construction • 54-acre District total accommodate approximately 3 to 4 million of the Stadium Village transit stop of the Central • Approximately 3-4 million gsf of new gross square feet (gsf) of total new development, Corridor LRT, scheduled to be completed in development including 1.9 to 3.0 million gsf in new academic the same time frame as the next three buildings • Total includes 1.9-3 million gsf of new and research facilities. Additional parking funded by state legislation. academic and research uses garages and smaller surface lots will maintain The gateway proposed at 6th and Oak • Uses future Stadium Village transit stop 4,200 parking spaces in the area as parking Streets is the nucleus of a second research cluster of the Central Corridor LRT on 23rd and support for new development and as shared and bio-commons, visible from University University Avenues parking reserve for game days at the football Avenue with a realignment of Oak Street at 6th • 300 employees currently within existing stadium and athletic venues. Street. It is easily linked to the core campus development; up to 700 new employees with The physical development pattern creates and Academic Health Center by a proposed Phase I development a dense, walkable urban research district, pedestrian walkway, the Science Walk, that with buildings in the 4- to 7-story range. will connect directly to the Scholars Walk at Development is proposed on both sides of 6th McNamara Alumni Center.

4 University of Minnesota 2009 EAST gateway district MASTER PLAN Granary Road FRAMEWORK PLAN FULL BUILDOUT VIEW

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0’ 200’ 400’ 800’ Section 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 5 Granary Road illustrative plan

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8 University of Minnesota 2009 EAST gateway district MASTER PLAN 6th street corridor looking east to 23rd avenue

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Existing Conditions

introduction research programs. The new TCF Bank Stadium About This Section and several research and office buildings in This section describes the various the District have begun the transformation of influences, past and present, on the 2008 the East Gateway District into a more active physical context of the East Gateway District. academic quadrant of campus. Topics in this section include the following: Located on the eastern edge of campus Historical Context and facing University Avenue as well as high Regional Context profile venues like Williams and Mariucci 2008-2009 District Inventory Arenas, the new District has to respond to a Buildings variety of surrounding land uses and the needs Vehicular Circulation of a built campus identity. Parking Capacity The site has no major natural features Utility Corridors and is relatively flat. Many of the past industrial structures have been removed in East Gateway District recent years to allow for redevelopment. As The East Gateway District has been slowly the site has a fairly intensive industrial past, transforming from an industrial area to many recently developed sites have been subject University-related uses for several decades. Rail to remediation. This, along with a relatively a Transitioning district lines and a few remaining silos at the edge of high water table, likely limits below-grade There are still signs of the District’s industrial roots in the midst of massive construction with the new stadium the University are evidence of the District’s construction. and research buildings. recent past. The first use of this District by Recent construction during the last the University was as surface parking. As the decade includes Lions/McGuire Translational last, large-scale, largely undeveloped land area Research Facility and the Center for Magnetic on campus, it has become a primary location Resonance Research (CMRR). for the University’s expanding academic and Section 2 EXISTING CONDITIONS 13 historical context silo of historic significance remains and will be the District has slowly been acquired by the For much of the 20th century, the East Gateway preserved in one form or another. University. Prior to the development of TCF District was a heavy industrial railyard. This Additionally, just west of Williams Bank Stadium, the District was primarily used past is clearly depicted in the 1930s historic Arena is a historic fire station not owned by the as a satellite parking zone. This can be seen image on the opposite page. The last of the silos University. This structure also falls outside of in the aerial from 2006 shown below. The that existed in the District were demolished the study area on the west side of Oak Street. development of the stadium, new circulation in early 2008. However, just outside of the As the campus has grown and the system, and research buildings has dramatically northeast edge of the District, a steel-framed railyards have moved elsewhere, the land in transformed the District.

2006 Campus aerial Prior to recent stadium construction, the East Gateway District was the last vestige of inexpensive surface parking on the campus.

Aerial view of campus, ca.1930 This historic image, courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society, depicts the extent of the railyards in the East Gateway District.

14 University of Minnesota 2009 EAST gateway district MASTER PLAN Section 2 EXISTING CONDITIONS 15 Regional context Oak Street is the only remaining north/south to almost anywhere on campus requires crossing Research Relationships connection from the campus to the East at least one major thoroughfare. The closest As translational research has been identified as Gateway District. major pedestrian corridor is Scholars Walk, the primary focus for future academic buildings In general, the District is dominated by which ends to the southwest of the McNamara in the District, the site’s relationship to other vehicular traffic. Roads and parking lots still Alumni Center. health related resources on and around the populate the site, and new roads have been campus is extremely important. The specific constructed around the stadium to serve both Surrounding Land Uses centers that are of programmatic significance its needs as well as the growing needs of new The industrial railyards to the north create an to the District include the Academic Health academic buildings. impermeable barrier on the edge of the District. Center, the planned Ambulatory Care Clinic, The transitway that connects the The industrial buildings and silos that remain and biosciences in the academic core. Minneapolis and St. Paul campuses ends at the here connect the history of the East Gateway The distance from the East Gateway edge of the new District; campus buses then District to its history as an industrial center. District to each of these centers is a significant go around the stadium to enter campus. The To the east along University Avenue, the challenge for future research collaboration. The transitway to St. Paul is a permanent connection urban fabric of Minneapolis picks up where the plan will need to address pedestrian and transit and is an asset to the new District and the University leaves off. Small-scale retail shops, connections to link the District to the other neighborhood. Buses operated by Metro Transit apartments, a hotel, a gas station, and many centers. also run close to the site, with stops along other buildings are mixed together to serve the To the east of the site, the city has University and Washington Avenues. needs of the University as well as the residents promoted research-focused development. The The #16 bus, used by a large part of the in the neighborhood. University Avenue is also University hopes that this development will University community, connects downtown the campus entrance from the east, giving the collaborate and partner with research in the St. Paul to downtown Minneapolis through East Gateway District its name and subsequent East Gateway District, and is therefore a vital the University’s Minneapolis campus. Use responsibility to define the threshold of the physical connection to create. of the Route #16 will be diminished by the Minneapolis campus. To the northeast, there planned Central Corridor LRT line, which are aging industrial and warehouse buildings, Connections should open in 2014. The planned closure but private development has begun to plan for University and 23rd Avenues are the two primary of part of Washington Avenue to automobile biomedical research facilities to complement the vehicular connections to the campus from the traffic to allow for the future light rail will have academic research programs in the East Gateway larger region. However, in the long term, the a profound effect on the vehicular circulation District. planned Granary Road will also connect the site patterns of the East Bank campus. The District’s southern edge is University as a regional bypass. Pedestrian connections to campus are Avenue and around the edge of the TCF Bank Other vehicular connections to the challenging from the East Gateway District. Stadium. This edge is perhaps the least tangible main campus are limited due to the removal There are only minor sidewalks along very busy boundary, as both the scale of the stadium of through roads from the campus over time. streets. Walking from the East Gateway District and the variety of buildings along Washington

16 University of Minnesota 2009 EAST gateway district MASTER PLAN CAMPUS CONNECTIONS

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Section 2 EXISTING CONDITIONS 17 Avenue obscure the transition between districts. University Office Plaza and the Information Technology building, both along University Avenue, help articulate this challenging transition. To the west, Williams and Mariucci Arenas, along with the new football stadium, 1 4 connect the District to the adjacent athletic area. The scale of these buildings, unique to their use and capacity, also presents a challenge.

2008-2009 District inventory The following illustrations highlight the existing features of the East Gateway District related to buildings, vehicular circulation, parking, and

5 utilities. These illustrations are intended to provide a baseline for recommendations made later in the report.

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1 Medical Biosciences Building Under Construction 2 Lions/McGuire Translational Research Facility from 6th Street 3 Williams Arena 4 View from University and 23rd Avenues 5 TCF Bank Stadium Under Construction 6 Historic Steel Silos 3 7 7 Historic Fire Station

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0’ 200’ 400’ 800’ Section 2 EXISTING CONDITIONS 19 2008-2009 University-owned buildings Lions Research Within the defined study area there Bldg./McGuire Translational are a total of six University-related buildings, Research Facility Center for Magnetic not including the stadium. Each of these is Academic Research Resonance Research identified on this diagram with associated use 5 th 152,298 GSF Street Academic Research 40,145 GSF and area. Ridder Arena In addition to these buildings, there are

6 th Street Medical a few other privately-owned buildings in the Mariucci Bioscience Building District. These are primarily located on the Hockey Arena Academic Research 114,723 GSF eastern edge of the study area and include a

4 th Street Avenue residential complex and several small industrial rd 23 buildings.

Williams Arena 6 th Street University Avenue TCF Stadium Thompson Center for Environmental Management University Academic Research University Avenue Ramp 46,144 GSF Rec. Center

University th Avenue Aquatic Center University 25 McNamara Office Plaza Alumni Center Academic Office 124,159 GSF Beacon Street Warehouse UMN Transitway

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20 University of Minnesota 2009 EAST gateway district MASTER PLAN 0’ 200’ 400’ 800’ 2008-2009 vehicular circulation This diagram illustrates the function of the road corridors in the District. University Avenue is a major regional connector and defines the southern boundary of the District. rd 5 th Oak Street and 23 Avenue are the major Street Oak Street north/south connectors into the District, and 6th Street is the primary east/west connector

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0’ 200’ 400’ 800’ Section 2 EXISTING CONDITIONS 21 2008-2009 Parking Supply Currently providing the majority of the surface parking for the campus, the East Lot Gateway District’s future parking strategy 668 spaces Lot 226 spaces directly affects the overall campus’s parking capacity. As future development comes on 5 th Street line in the District, structured parking will be

Lot a necessity to meet the needs of the District as

6 th 610 spaces Street well as the overall campus. (Short Term Parking) Lot 420 spaces

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22 University of Minnesota 2009 EAST gateway district MASTER PLAN 0’ 200’ 400’ 800’ 2008-2009 utility corridors A survey of major and medium importance utilities is provided here for reference. Utilities are and will be changing on a regular basis. Therefore, recent survey

5 th information should be referenced when Street Oak Street planning and designing new facilities.

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District Organization

introduction facility. This common space will function This section describes the plan’s overall as a social and research hub and will include organizational structure. Topics in this section amenities such as cafes and dining. Additionally, include the following: shared research facilities will be located in the Organizational Concept commons to reduce duplication and encourage Land Use Zones collaboration. Research/Academic Zone

Overview Early in the planning process, the organizational concept was developed to help guide the physical organization of the District. It divides the District into two major edges—academic/ research and stadium—and designates where major gateways into the District should occur. Based on this simple diagram, the District is subdivided into six land use zones. Each zone’s intended focus and primary use TCF BANK stadium Opening for the 2009 season, the stadium will be the is described in this section, with most of the most dominant feature of the East Gateway District. attention given to the academic/research zone, which is the focus of this effort. Within the academic/research zone, there are three research clusters and one lab support cluster planned. Each cluster will include research facilities that share a research commons Section 3 DISTRICT ORGANIZATION 25 organizational concept and University Avenue, is a true gateway to The organizational concept for the East the University itself. The development of this Gateway District grew from two basic planning intersection is crucial to welcoming traffic to the challenges. First, the research focus of the formal University campus. District must find a way of working with the The second gateway at the intersection new TCF Bank Stadium to create a larger of 6th and Oak Streets is visible from University image for the entire University. Second, as the Avenue and the campus, and has the potential Minneapolis campus builds its eastern edge, to become the primary gateway for the research the symbolic “gateway” role of the District as a and academic functions of the District, both campus threshold can be realized. for the campus to the south and Dinkytown As the most dominant and identifiable to the west. Although the stadium’s presence feature of the East Gateway District, TCF Bank dominates the southern edge, the gateway at 6th Stadium is the major organizing element of and Oak Streets has the opportunity to create a the District. Using the stadium as an anchor, visual identity for the District and connect it to the District is divided diagonally from the the existing campus fabric. intersection of Huron Boulevard and University Avenue to the intersection of 6th and Oak Streets (reference the graphic on the following page). This division designates the southwest edge (in green) as the area “owned” by the stadium. This allows the stadium to continue to have a dominant image befitting its identity and presence. With prominent stadium frontage on University Avenue, the northeast edge will be the primary research and academic focus of the District, and 6th Street and 23rd Avenue will become the primary vehicular and pedestrian routes for the future academic area. Where each of the arcs meet are opportunities for gateways—formal entrances to the area. The larger of these, at the intersection of Huron Boulevard, 23rd Avenue,

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0’ 200’ 400’ 800’ Section 3 DISTRICT ORGANIZATION 27 Land Use zones stadium’s prominence and the needs of campus Introduction visitors for athletic events. The land use diagram on the facing page and accompanying text describes the primary Intermodal/Mixed Use uses of each zone in the District, with the With the impending construction of the Central understanding that mixing uses within the Corridor LRT line through the District, an District itself is encouraged. Other uses, such opportunity exists for both a transit hub to as small-scale retail, restaurants, library, or handle the traffic and a way to interface with recreation can be considered for each zone if the existing mixed use along University Avenue. they support the primary focus of the zone While specific requirements are likely to shift, itself. Cafes and restaurants in the East Gateway the current facility is being planned to include District will provide amenities for students a light rail platform, a major parking structure, and faculty, as well as the surrounding athletic a bus transfer station for University and Metro venues. Transit buses, and associated rider services like newspaper and coffee stands. Research/Academic This plan assumes that the platform The research/academic zone is the driver and is located parallel to 23rd Avenue, between primary focus of this planning effort. In general, University Avenue and the existing transitway this District is intended to focus on biomedical to the St. Paul campus. The other elements and translational research facilities and will will be housed in a large, multi-level facility to include parking and support facilities for these the northeast of the platform. The mixed use activities. component of the zone is envisioned in a future linear building that parallels the platform and Stadium terminates at University Avenue. This facility Driving the organizational concept, the stadium will help define the intersection and the entrance zone is intended to support the stadium building to the University itself. Specific uses will be Lions/mcguire Translational research and its users, provide prominent frontage on determined later, but could include ground floor facility University Avenue, and allow space for game day retail with offices and residential space above. There are three existing biomedical research facilities in the District that help to organize future planning functions to occur. The long-range development concepts. for this area will be nearly complete when the stadium is finished later in 2009. There will be no future building on this site, and continued development should work in service to the

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0’ 200’ 400’ 800’ Section 3 DISTRICT ORGANIZATION 29 Non-Research Academic Consistent with the SEMI Master Plan, Recently acquired by the University, this the research related zone is expected to develop zone is an ideal location for support services into research-oriented facilities. The University for the stadium, the District, and the overall hopes to build partnerships with private campus. The only related facility in this zone research groups that wish to be adjacent to is the MAST Laboratory, used by the Civil biomedical and translational research facilities. Engineering Department. Currently, plans are Alternatively, other campus research functions underway to locate land care facilities to the that would benefit from co-location to the eastern edge of this zone. The remainder of biomedical facilities would be established in the site, just west of the MAST Laboratory, is this area. Future access to road and regional intended to serve support functions as needs are transit will support job growth and economic better defined over time. Structures built here development in the region. These partnerships should reflect the urban and industrial nature could allow for the sharing of ideas and resources of the location and the site, as well as the zone’s related to the benefit of both the private groups identity as part of the University. and the University. Architecturally, this zone should be Commercial/Mixed Use and encouraged to visually complement the Research Related University’s research facilities. Also consistent These two zones reflect the long-range planning with the SEMI Master Plan, these zones should vision of the city as outlined in the Southeast provide a mix of commercial and residential uses Minneapolis Industrial (SEMI)/Bridal Veil Refined that support both the University and the larger Master Plan (SEMI Master Plan), May 2001. region. This area falls into the South Redevelopment Area, which is defined by the plan to have a balance of uses, including light industrial, office, Future private development adjacent to the District can research, medium- to high-density residential, complement District design principles for a stronger and limited retail/service areas. Additionally, image and identity. the plan calls for “relatively dense” development of 3- to 5-story buildings. While the University does not control either of these zones, they are included here in order to plan for a successful physical transition between University functions and private development.

30 University of Minnesota 2009 EAST gateway district MASTER PLAN semi master plan The 2001 SEMI Master Plan laid the foundation for the uses proposed for the private research and commercial/ mixed use zones in the East Gateway District.

Section 3 DISTRICT ORGANIZATION 31 Research/Academic Zone Environmental Management. Use of the Within the East Gateway District, a program- environmental management/waste facility is based organizational concept was developed to critical to activities that occur in the District, encourage interaction, provide support, and but the building’s orientation and functional subdivide the District into three smaller research traits do not contribute to the core-focused clusters. All research facilities are organized concept of building clusters. As the east and around a central space, called a research west clusters develop, the role of this third commons. The research commons acts as the cluster and its relationship to the research related nucleus for each cluster, providing elements of zone will become more clear. public and shared space amid substantial private or semi-private office and laboratory spaces. The Core Lab Support existing space suggests that three clusters could The core lab support cluster includes the CMRR exist in the District along with a smaller core lab and the core support functions housed in the support cluster. MBB, specifically its vivarium space. The design of the CMRR facility’s first expansion Research/Academic Clusters is currently being designed and is scheduled to The west research cluster includes the Lions/ be completed in 2010. The imaging functions McGuire Translational Research Facility. This in this facility will serve the larger District cluster, when complete, will also be the first set and University. Contingent on future land of buildings when the District is accessed from holding, the site may support one additional the campus gateway at 6th and Oak Streets. renovation/expansion in the future. The MBB The east research cluster includes the has been designed with vivarium space within MBB and is currently planned as the first phase the building. While this vivarium space could of new development in the District. Specific be expanded, future programmed phases will challenges of this cluster will include creating a need to evaluate the optimal locations for such Research buildings can articulate some of the different link to the planned intermodal transit station in facilities in proximity to future researchers. functions and common spaces within. the District, establishing a cohesive image of the Vivaria facilities should not be located visible to East Gateway District, and creating a successful primary street frontages. connection to the existing facilities in the District as well as the rest of the campus. Research Commons The southeast research cluster will likely In order to share expensive lab resources and be the last to develop. Of particular challenge provide non-proprietary space for University in this cluster is the Thompson Center for staff and researchers, research commons spaces

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Research/Academic Cluster

Research/Academic Cluster

Research Commons Research/Academic Cluster Research Facility

research/academic organizational concept This diagram illustrates the relationships and Research Support Facility connectivity between research clusters planned in the East Gateway District.

Section 3 DISTRICT ORGANIZATION 33 are planned for each research cluster. The first commons will be built with the east research cluster. Each commons is planned to be the center of activity for each cluster. Internally and externally, the research commons should be designed to represent the larger identity of the cluster. Architecturally, these are public beacons to the wider research community in a series of buildings that could otherwise appear closed and impenetrable. Functionally, the research commons can serve two roles. First, they house shared research instrumentation and would typically be spread to each research building in the District. By centrally locating expensive equipment, facilities become more efficient to operate. Building on the idea of bringing researchers together to a central location, the commons can serve a second function, that of a social hub and gathering space. University staff and students as well as researchers can access cafes and other amenities such as conferencing/ seminar spaces. The specific program for each research commons will be evaluated in the context of the

Research commons character research programs that are planned for adjacent Research commons are intended to be social hubs and buildings. house shared research equipment for each research cluster in the District.

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Granary Road Research zones Oak Street Oak West 5 th Granary Road Street Core

Avenue Support st

21

6 th Street

East

rd Avenue 23 4 th Street

6 th Street

University Avenue

Southeast

th Avenue 25

Granary Road

Avenue rd Beacon Street 23

UMN Transitway Walnut Street Walnut

Oak Street

Ontario Street Ontario th Avenue 4 th Street

25

Washington Avenue Avenue th

Huron Boulevard 27 Legend Research Zones University Avenue Core Support Research Commons

0’ 200’ 400’ 800’ Section 3 DISTRICT ORGANIZATION 35 University of Minnesota biomedical sciences occupancy densities UM UM UM UM Total Program MRI* Cancer Cardio Inf Des/Neuro

NSF @ .50 to .55 28,000 66,000 66,000 49,800 209,800 NSF @ .55 to .60 30,800 72,000 72,000 54,000 228,800 Principal Investigators 10 40 40 30 120 Occupants 70 280 280 210 840 NSF/PI 1165-1270 NSF/Occupant 400 235 235 235 249-272 GSF 56,000 120,000 120,000 90,000 386,000 GSF/Occupant 800 429 429 429 459 *MRI is a core support lab Program Validation As part of the East Gateway District Study, the The planning team and the Project planning team considered the initial program Steering Committee then evaluated the for the four facilities funded by the state. These percentage of dedicated space to shared space include the following: by space type typical for biomedical research CMRR Expansion 56,000 sf buildings. This helped determine parameters for Cancer Biomedical Building 120,000 sf the amount of shared space that might be part of Lillehei Cardiovascular Research 120,000 sf the proposed commons for each research cluster. Infectious Disease/Neuroscience 90,000 sf The planning team also compared the percentage of open labs, lab support areas, The planning team worked with the primary investigator offices, staff support space, Project Steering Committee to validate the interaction space, and conferencing space initial program for the four facilities. The against peer research facilities, and tested a planning team benchmarked the occupancy number of different lab footprints as part of densities and proposed gsf per occupant against the development of the framework plan for the peer facilities and found the program to be District. within comparable ranges. The planning team also evaluated a range of percentages for net Research Lab environment square feet to gsf, establishing a 55% building High floor to floor dimensions, natural daylighting, efficiency target for each facility. and shared commons spaces provide a collaborative environment.

36 University of Minnesota 2009 EAST gateway district MASTER PLAN University of Minnesota biomedical sciences Allocation of spaces University of Minnesota biomedical sciences Allocation of spaces “Typical” Project - Percent of Area UM East Gateway District Potential Program Biomedical Physical Sciences Biomedical

Laboratory 25% to 30% 35% to 45% Laboratory 30% Lab Support 25% to 30% 15% to 20% Lab Support 30% Research Office 15% to 20% 20% to 25% Research Office 15% Total Dedicated Space 65% to 80% 70% to 90% Total Dedicated Space 75% to 80%

Interaction 4% to 6% 5% to 10% Interaction 5% Vivarium 4% to 6% - Vivarium 5% to 10% Core Facilities 7% to 10% 0% to 7% Core Facilities 15% Electron Microscopy Facility Non-Scientific Support 2% to 8% 2% to 8% Non-Scientific Support 2% to 7% Central Dining/Conference Building Support 2% to 3% 2% to 3% Building Support 2% Other 1% to 2% 1% to 2% Other 1% Total Shared Space 20% to 35% 10% to 30% Total Shared Space 25% to 30%

Section 3 DISTRICT ORGANIZATION 37

District Design Guidelines

introduction 3. Optimize the use of scarce land resources. The urban framework provides a long- About This Section 4. Maximize flexibility for future term view of the District at build out. In This section describes the district level urban development. the short term, there are a select number of design framework that will guide future 5. Strengthen the multi-modal existing facilities that must be accommodated development. Topics in this section include: transportation system in the area. in the District Master Plan, that in the long Development Area 6. Create an attractive, functional, and safe term are re-envisioned in another location or Development Framework environment for pedestrians and cyclists. configuration. They include the University Height and Density 7. Integrate into the existing campus and Office Plaza office building on University Transit Connections surrounding community. Avenue at 23rd Avenue, and the Fay Thompson Vehicular Circulation and Service 8. Build a real sense of community and Center for Environmental Management on 23rd Pedestrian Connections place for the District. Avenue at 4th Street. Parking 9. Create a cohesive, memorable system of Landscape and Open Space public spaces. Art Opportunities 10. Develop a District that is Utilities and Infrastructure environmentally and operationally sustainable. Planning Principles Development principles were established early in It is the intent of this section to guide the planning process to guide the creation of the development of the East Gateway District plan. The planning principles for the District according to the principles established for are intended to: the plan. This section describes a framework

1. Provide a supportive academic and for development, general massing, building The landscape and pedestrian spine of Scholar’s Walk research environment. envelopes, open space relationships, key on campus mitigates the variety of scale and massing 2. Create an image of architectural pedestrian connections, circulation, parking, behind it. distinction, integrity, and brand. infrastructure, and public art recommendations. Section 4 DISTRICT DESIGN GUIDELINES 39 Right-Of-Way and Open Space corridor descriptions Development area The Development Area Plan (shown on the Element Location Description facing page) is a physical framework that Roadways establishes the desired character and relationship R1 Oak, 6th to Granary 100’ Right-of-Way, No Setbacks of built areas to open space and the public realm st th R2 21 , 6 to Granary 80’ Right-of-Way, No Setbacks of the District. It defines the build-to lines R3 23rd, University to Granary 90’ Right-of-Way, 10’ Setback on East Side of Road Only along streets and right-of-ways in order to create R4 25th, University to Granary 100’ Right-of-Way, No Setbacks R5 6th, Oak to 25th 80’ Right-of-Way, 40’ Setback on North for Swale a consistent street wall for future buildings. R6 Transitway 100’ Right-of-Way, Verify with Central Corridor Plan The framework also establishes key open space R7 4th, 25th to 27th Use City-Defined Right-of-Way, Approximately 80’ zones and pedestrian malls that subdivide the R8 University Use City-Defined Right-of-Way and Setback larger blocks into a more human scale pattern, Encourage 15’-20’ Pedestrian Zone and delineates the developable areas within the R9 27th, University to Granary Use City-Defined Right-of-Way and Setback District. R10 Granary 100’ Right-of-Way with 25’ Setback This plan offers maximum flexibility Will Need to be Refined During Granary Development for future building decisions, yet preserves the Open Spaces absolutely necessary components of the plan. P1 Oak and 6th Plaza Flexible Open Space to Define Plaza The light green areas of the plan represent all of C1 Courtyard West of Lions Approximately 100’ x 200’ the land that is developable in the District. C2 Courtyard North of Stadium Approximately 130’ x 300’ The table on the left describes each non- C3 Courtyard North of MBB Approximately 100’ x 420’ buildable zone in terms of its flexibility to be C4 Courtyard on Thompson Site Approximately 120’ x 240’ (South of 6th) M1 Mall Between Lions & CMRR Minimum of 100’ Wide modified, specific location, and recommended M2 Mall East of MBB Minimum of 75’ Wide size. Because the District is within the larger M3 Mall North of Thompson Minimum of 75’ Wide urban street network, some of the descriptions defer to city-defined right-of-ways and setbacks. Other Most of the open space descriptions are flexible S1 Setback North of Intermodal Minimum of 50’ except for malls, which should be consistent throughout.

40 University of Minnesota 2009 EAST gateway district MASTER PLAN development area plan

R1 C1 M1

R10 R2

M2

P1 C3 C2 R5 R3

M3 C4

R3 S3 R4

R8 R6

R9

Legend R7 Existing Academic/Research Developable Land Area District Open Space Zones Stadium Open Space Stormwater Treatment Area Stadium Plaza and Circulation Setback

0’ 200’ 400’ 800’ Section 4 DISTRICT DESIGN GUIDELINES 41 development potential Development framework Zone Ground Floor Low Range High Range The Development Framework Plan on the facing sq. ft. floors gsf floors gsf page combines the Development Area Plan from page 41 with some assumptions of how Research/Academic buildings could be organized in the District. R1 22,800 4 91,200 7 159,600 The building zones, coded by primary use, are R2 21,000 4 84,000 7 147,000 R3 19,450 4 77,800 7 136,150 laid out using typical dimensions for each use R4 18,750 4 75,000 7 131,250 type. Research and commons building zones R5 26,350 4 105,400 7 184,450 are all 100 feet wide, which could be wider R6 11,600 4 46,400 7 81,200 or narrower depending on the specific lab R7 31,550 4 126,200 7 220,850 configuration. R8 26,500 4 106,000 7 185,500 The table on the left lists each building R9 26,000 4 104,000 7 182,000 zone, defines the base gsf, and provides a low R10 19,000 4 76,000 4 76,000 R11 16,250 4 65,000 4 65,000 and high range for the number of floors and R12 32,850 4 131,400 4 131,400 subsequent total gsf. This table is provided R13 25,800 4 103,200 7 180,600 as a range of potential development and gives R14 24,550 4 98,200 7 171,850 some indication as to the potential height the R15 19,100 4 76,400 7 133,700 building could achieve. The actual gsf per R16 21,300 4 85,200 7 149,100 building will vary depending on number of R17 20,450 4 81,800 7 143,150 R18 29,900 4 119,600 7 209,300 floors, configuration of the base floor, existence Research Addition of a lower level, and whether penthouse space is RA1 16,900 1 16,900 1 16,900 provided or not. RA2 59,100 1 59,100 1 59,100 The phase one area of development is RA3 7,250 1 7,250 4 29,000 identified by the block defined byth 6 Street Commons north to the future Granary Road extension, and C1 16,300 4 65,200 7 114,100 from 21st Street to 23rd Avenue. C2 13,250 4 53,000 4 53,000 C3 13,200 4 52,800 7 92,400 Support S1 30,200 2 60,400 2 60,400 S2 30,200 2 60,400 2 60,400 Mixed-Use M1 28,350 6 170,100 6 170,100 M2 11,150 10 111,500 10 111,500

42 University of Minnesota 2009 EAST gateway district MASTER PLAN Granary Road FRAMEWORK PLAN

R2 R3 RA1 R8

Oak Street Oak R4

5 th Granary Road Street

Avenue C1 RA2 st R1 21 RA3

6 th R6 Street R9 R5 R7 R10 R11 rd Avenue 23 4 th Street C2 R13

R12 R14 6 th Street

University Avenue R15

C3 R16 R17 R18 th Avenue 25

Granary Road

Avenue rd M1 Beacon Street 23 UMN Transitway S1

Walnut Street Walnut M2

Oak Street

Ontario Street Ontario th Avenue 4 Legend th Street 25 S2 Existing Academic/Research

Avenue Washington Avenue th

Academic/Research Huron Boulevard 27 Research Commons University Avenue Mixed Use Parking Structure Private Development

0’ 200’ 400’ 800’ Section 4 DISTRICT DESIGN GUIDELINES 43 height and density summarized to the left. The low and high ranges Using the table from page 42, an overall Floor proposed for the academic/research zone fall Area Ratio (FAR) can be calculated for the between the existing FAR of the Campus Mall District. Due to the non-typical building and AHC East Bank campus. typologies of the entire District (i.e., stadium, Within the District, the plan intermodal station, etc.), the FAR was only recommends a building height minimum of 4 calculated for the academic/research zone. This stories and a maximum of 7 stories. It is further allows for a direct comparison to other research, recommended that the two gateway nodes clinical service, and academic districts. have an increased height over the rest of the northrop mall FAR analysis th Area: 22.7 acres The table to the right describes a high and District, with buildings at 6 and Oak Streets GSF: 1.2 million (above grade) low range of FAR that could be achieved in the recommended at 7 stories. This would result in FAR: 1.2 zone based on the assumptions of height listed an FAR range average of 1.7. Proposed mixed in the table on page 42. Since FAR is a function use buildings at the University Avenue/23rd of density, the planned gsf of parking structures Avenue intersection are recommended to reach and existing facilities were also included in the 10 to 15 stories to create a true urban gateway calculation. and presence on Huron and University Avenues. As a benchmarking exercise, the Northrop Overall, academic/research buildings Mall and the AHC East Bank campus were between 4 and 7 stories will remain below the analyzed to determine their FAR. These established height of the TCF Bank Stadium, as references allow for a better understanding illustrated in the diagram below. of how the East Gateway District might look at a particular FAR. The analysis for each is

AHC East Bank Campus Area: 25.0 acres GSF: 3.1 million (above grade) FAR: 2.9

building height This section illustrates the potential height relationship of 4- and 7-story research buildings to the TCF Bank Stadium. 44 University of Minnesota 2009 EAST gateway district MASTER PLAN

Granary Road density Oak Street Oak

5 th Granary Road Street

Avenue st

21

6 th Street

rd Avenue 23 4 th Street

6 th Street

Academic/research floor area ratio Low Range Existing GSF (Lions/McGuire, MBB, & CMRR) 307,200 New Academic/Research GSF 1,907,000 th Avenue Includes Research/Academic and Research Addition SF 25

Avenue Parking Structures GSF 648,800 rd

23 Granary Road Total GSF in Academic/Research Zone 2,863,000 Land Area of Zone 43.8 (acres) Highlighted in Blue UMN Transitway Low Range FAR 1.5 High Range Existing GSF 307,200

Ontario Street Ontario th Avenue 4 New Academic/Research GSF 3,134,000 th Street 25 Includes Research/Academic and Research Addition SF Washington Ave Parking Structures GSF 648,800 Avenue th

Huron Boulevard 27 Total GSF in Academic/Research Zone 4,090,000 University Avenue Land Area of Zone 43.8 (acres) Highlighted in Blue High Range FAR 2.1 Recommended FAR 1.7

0’ 200’ 400’ 800’ Section 4 DISTRICT DESIGN GUIDELINES 45 Transit Connections A key principle of the District Master Plan is the development of an integrated transportation system emphasizing pedestrians and transit. Due to the East Gateway District’s distance from the academic core, transit will be critical to ensuring connectivity to other research components on campus. The primary connection to the rest of the university will be the planned Central Corridor LRT line. The line is planned to make stops in the East Gateway District and at the academic core at Washington Avenue and Union Street. Additionally, the proposed intermodal station will have a bus transfer station on the first floor. From there, users can access local and regional bus systems. In addition to these connections, maintaining a direct shuttle connection between the District and the Academic Health Center will also be beneficial.

Light rail The planned Central Corridor LRT line will play a major role in connecting the East Gateway District to the academic core of campus.

Stadium village station This is the planned section of the Stadium Village platform with 23rd Avenue on the left of the diagram.

46 University of Minnesota 2009 EAST gateway district MASTER PLAN Transit Connections

Potential Shuttle Stop

Potential Shuttle Stop

Potential Shuttle Stop

Bus Transfer Station Stadium Village Station

East Bank Station

0’ 200’ 400’ 800’ Section 4 DISTRICT DESIGN GUIDELINES 47 Vehicular Circulation and Service accommodate traffic movement for the new Much of the proposed road network was stadium. Plans to extend Oak Street north of recently implemented to accommodate the TCF 6th Street would take it immediately west of the Bank Stadium, to be completed in 2009. This Lions/McGuire Translational Research Facility. network constitutes a substantial investment in However, a major water main and storm line infrastructure; therefore, the plan works with it remains in the old alignment of Oak Street, as much as possible. Having been planned to requiring a permanent easement. accommodate future academic activity in the Keeping both the easement and the

University Avenue at 23rd Street will be an important District, the planning team feels that the road currently planned Oak Street extension would gateway in the future. network will perform reasonably well without result in a narrow parcel of land between the major upgrades. two corridors, not suited for development. The East Gateway District is defined to The District Master Plan therefore proposes a the south by University Avenue. Along with future realignment of Oak Street at 6th Street, Huron Boulevard, from the south, they provide utilizing the former right-of-way as the new road regional access to the District. When Granary alignment. This will require a reconstruction Road is realized in its entirety, it will be a third of the intersection of 6th and Oak Streets. This regional connection. As it is planned, the move allows consolidation of buildable land west District will be bordered on the north and south of the Lions/McGuire Translational Research by major vehicular corridors. The only internal Facility for a new research cluster and gateway east/west connection in the District is 6th Street. site on the west edge of the District. Internally, the District will have several north/ In order to create more prominent views south connectors that complete the local road to the research cluster on 23rd Avenue, the plan network and tie the major east/west corridors proposes a realignment of the road north of 6th together, improving access and visibility into the Street to close the view from University Avenue. District, particularly from the future Granary This will create more visibility and identity for Proposed development and Light Rail Transit will Road. the academic and research facilities at 6th Street enliven the pedestrian streetscape on 23rd Avenue. and 23rd Avenue, rather than lead to open views Road Improvements of the railyards beyond. Two road realignments are proposed in the A shift in the alignment of the bus District: Oak Street at 6th Street, and 23rd transitway between 23rd and 25th Avenues is also Avenue north of 6th Street. Oak Street was re- proposed to accommodate future construction routed from its original alignment to improve of a multi-modal parking structure and its exit its intersection with University Avenue and ramps.

48 University of Minnesota 2009 EAST gateway district MASTER PLAN

Granary Road vehicular circulation and service Oak Street Oak

5 th Granary Road Street Avenue st

21

6 th Street

rd Avenue 23 4 th Street

6 th Street

University Avenue

th Avenue 25

Granary Road

Avenue rd Beacon Street 23

UMN Transitway

Legend Street Walnut

Oak Street

University Avenue Street Ontario Avenue 4 th th Street Granary Road 25 6th Street Washington Avenue Avenue th Major Connector Huron Boulevard 27

Minor Connector University Avenue Transitway Service Drives

0’ 200’ 400’ 800’ Section 4 DISTRICT DESIGN GUIDELINES 49 Road Function and Hierarchy 6th Street University Avenue and 4th Street are major The only east-west connector that traverses the roadways that operate as one-way pairs starting District is 6th Street. It is a multi-functional at Oak Street and University Avenue. These street, accommodating vehicular traffic, corridors carry significant volumes of through campus bus traffic, pedestrian movement, traffic for the city and District. Their right-of- and stormwater management. Its proposed ways will be maintained in the District Master cross-section allows for a 40-foot setback Plan. from edge of curb to building façades, able to

Sixth Street will become an important east/west accommodate stormwater swales planned and connector in the District. Granary Road constructed, with pedestrian walks on both sides The future Granary Road extension is envisioned of the swales. As the District is further built as a regional connector and parkway. It will out, increased pedestrian traffic in the District border the District on its north side, and across 6th Street may necessitate installation of is expected to carry significant traffic when additional pedestrian crosswalks. completed. For planning purposes, the vehicular network within the District has been planned Primary Connectors with limited new intersections at Granary Road Oak Street, 23rd Avenue, and 25th Avenue are the to Oak Street, and 21st, 23rd, and 25th Avenues. primary north/south routes. They will extend Service drives will generally not be allowed from to Granary Road, providing direct connection the parkway. from Granary Road to University Avenue. Their Granary Road should be treated as a front proposed cross-section includes approximately door/address street for future development. The 24 feet for pedestrian walks and landscape zones proposed right-of-way and setback on Granary between the curb and building façade. Road will allow for an approximate 25-foot landscape buffer on the southern, University- Secondary Connectors Setbacks on 6th Street have been designed for owned side of the road. This will include As Granary Road is completed, secondary streets stormwater management. sufficient space for a multipurpose trail on its at 21st and 27th Avenues are proposed from 6th south side, and depending on final road design Street to Granary Road to complete the street and layout, a potential bike trail on its north grid of the District and provide access to service edge. drives and future parking decks.

50 University of Minnesota 2009 EAST gateway district MASTER PLAN Service Drives Service drives for the District will be accessed off of Oak Street and 21st, 23rd, and 25th Avenues. Service access for facilities south of 6th Street is recommended off of the service corridor constructed around the stadium. Here, the service drive doubles as a major pedestrian route, particularly on game days, and must be designed and maintained to a higher level of quality. Service drives and corridors should be attractively The service drive on Walnut Street can provide a direct Where feasible, service functions and loading designed and support pedestrians and vehicles. pedestrian connection from the main campus to the docks should be consolidated. They should be East Gateway District. screened from public streets, adjacent pedestrian walks and courtyard spaces. In some cases, retrofitting existing loading docks with screening (walls or fencing) should occur as additions or renovations of buildings are undertaken. As future phases are programmed, combined loading docks into one central location to serve a grouping of buildings should be evaluated. As much as is feasible, service drives should incorporate pervious pavement to reduce run- Walnut Street can be designed to accommodate both off. pedestrians and service access. Design service corridors to provide efficient and consolidated access for loading and deliveries while creating a safe, attractive pedestrian environment. Service corridors must interact with open space elements (pedestrian malls) at a limited number of crossings. Design of corridors should manage speed, use pervious materials, and contain strategically placed signage and lighting. The design should offset other negative effects through planting and/or The character of Scholars Walk should be extended to structures. the District along Walnut Street.

Section 4 DISTRICT DESIGN GUIDELINES 51 pedestrian connections District Master Plan includes conceptual A rich network of pedestrian walks that connect recommendations for potential above-grade District destinations to transit stops, parking, skyway connections, should future programming area retail, and the main campus is fundamental show demand for such facilities. to promoting a sense of place and reduced reliance on the automobile. The District Master Skyway Guidelines Plan delineates this network of primary and • Skyways in the District will transport: secondary pedestrian routes. a) Research materials. b) Building occupants or visitors Primary and Secondary Routes moving between research buildings. Primary routes reinforce the primary street • Skyways will not be built to connect the corridors and paths of the District, on 6th Street, District to other campus venues or facilities. 23rd Avenue, Oak Street, and the proposed • Skyways will connect buildings within Science Walk, and the north/south malls and research clusters when at-grade connections sidewalks that connect Granary Road into the would disrupt open space elements or service District. Secondary routes are assumptions of corridors. future pedestrian movement, but less volume • Buildings will be designed to accommodate than primary routes. Primary routes may through-traffic circulation at the skyway include wider walkways and paving, special level. wayfinding, and other site amenities. • Skyway connections should occur at a Several primary pedestrian routes are distance from intersections to allow for proposed to break up the long blocks on visibility and wayfinding at the street level. 6th Street and 23rd Avenue. New mid-block crossings should be installed at these locations Streetscape Character to slow traffic and provide a safer crossing. Street cross-sections have been planned with New, consistent mid-block crossing standards enough distance between buildings and curb can be developed that will alert motorists to lines to allow room for sidewalks, a landscape slow down and yield to pedestrians. One new zone at the curb, and a landscape zone at the pedestrian crossing signal may be warranted at building edge. The street edge landscape zone the intersection of the proposed Science Walk provides some buffer against traffic on the Active uses at the street level and safe mid-block and University Avenue. Further study should adjacent road. Street trees and tree pits could crossings enhance the pedestrian environment. Where be conducted to determine if this can be a include a “green streets” design, using the needed, skywalks should enhance users’ experience. fully signalized intersection. The East Gateway planter area as a filter for local sidewalk run-off.

52 University of Minnesota 2009 EAST gateway district MASTER PLAN Granary Road pedestrian and bicycle

connections Oak Street Oak

5 th Granary Road Street

Avenue st

21

6 th Street

rd Avenue 23 4 th Street

6 th Street

University Avenue

th Avenue 25

Granary Road

Avenue rd Beacon Street 23 UMN Transitway

Legend Street Walnut

Oak Street

Primary Pedestrian Routes Street Ontario th Avenue 4 th Street Secondary Pedestrian Routes 25 Existing Bicycle Routes Washington Avenue Avenue th Planned Bicycle Routes Huron Boulevard 27

Mid-Block Crossing University Avenue

Proposed Pedestrian Signal

0’ 200’ 400’ 800’ Section 4 DISTRICT DESIGN GUIDELINES 53 The landscape at the building edge provides take advantage of this pedestrian route with interest along building façades without major interpretive graphics that tell the story of the entrances or active ground floor uses. research conducted by the University. To activate and maintain a quality pedestrian realm, future buildings should include active uses and transparency at the ground level and at major building entries University Avenue fronting 6th Street and 23rd Avenue. Street trees, pedestrian-scale lighting, site furniture, and wayfinding should be incorporated into a unified streetscape design that creates a

contemporary, unique identity for the District, Recreation Center while harmonizing with previous campus site furniture standards. Energy-efficient lighting sources, drought-tolerant plantings, and porous

pavement should be used for all pedestrian Alumni Center routes.

Science Walk Extension One of the main pedestrian connections from the East Gateway District to the main campus is Plan view sketch of the Science Walk extension from Scholars Walk proposed along the old alignment of Oak Street, from 6th Street to Walnut Street and Scholars Walk. This route is currently used and designed as a service road to access loading docks at the McNamara Alumni Center and the Recreation Center. The plan proposes a re-design of this visual and physical axis as a major pedestrian route and an extension of Scholars Walk into the District. The re-design should continue to accommodate occasional delivery trucks and access to the loading dock of the Recreation Center. The Scholars Walk extension will

54 University of Minnesota 2009 EAST gateway district MASTER PLAN connections to campus

MBB

Lions/ CMRR McGuire

TCF Bank Stadium

Oak Street

Mariucci Arena

University Avenue Ontario Street

Williams Arena Science Walk 4th Street McNamara Alumni Beacon Street Center Oak Street

University Aquatic University Center Recreation Center

Walnut Street Future LRT

Washington Avenue

Scholars Walk

Harvard Street

Section 4 DISTRICT DESIGN GUIDELINES 55 typical granary road section

100’ + 25’ Setback

typical 6th Street section

120’

typical Primary Connector section

100’

typical secondary Connector section

80’

8’ Min. 10’ 6’ 24’ Typical Streetscape

56 University of Minnesota 2009 EAST gateway district MASTER PLAN SETBACK DIAGRAM

150’

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80’

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Legend Existing Academic/Research Developable Land Area District Open Space Zones Stadium Open Space Stormwater Treatment Area Stadium Plaza and Circulation Setback

0’ 200’ 400’ 800’ Section 4 DISTRICT DESIGN GUIDELINES 57 parking or use transit, carpool, or bike), that would In order to accommodate future development, reduce the guidelines as follows: surface parking lots will be replaced by structured • Wet lab 1 space/700 sf parking in three locations: west of Oak Street • Dry lab 1 space/500 sf off of th5 Street; a mid-District location east of • Office 1 space/350 sf 21st Avenue north of 6th Street; and the proposed The long-term parking strategy for the East multi-modal deck and transit stop on 23rd Gateway District will depend in large part on Avenue at 4th Street. Ramps will be distributed the nature of future uses and construction of within a 3- to 5-minute walk of all facilities. the Central Corridor LRT line. The University The current parking total is 3,082 should continue to encourage Transportation spaces, all surface parking. Proposed parking Demand Management strategies to curb is approximately 4,200 spaces, including up demand for single occupancy vehicles and to to 3,300 spaces in the three proposed decks. promote transit ridership. Smaller surface parking lots of 20 to 30 vehicles SRF Consultants conducted a parking will be located throughout the District. A analysis for the East Gateway District Master multipurpose space proposed at the southeast Plan based on future built conditions to year corner of the stadium has been included in the 2015, testing for the lower density target, and parking count. This area should be designed including construction of the Central Corridor as a green, landscaped foreground to the TCF LRT line. SRF Consultants assumed that a new Bank Stadium, with pervious pavement, able to 2-lane roadway and extension of 25th Avenue accommodate occasional parking and vendors/ from University Avenue to Huron Boulevard concessions on game days. will be constructed as well as a reconfiguration At the lower range density, the parking of the intersection of 25th Avenue and Huron ratio of spaces to square feet (sf) of development Boulevard. They found that with these proposed is approximately 1/500 to 600. The ratio of improvements, future roads and intersections parking to development will vary depending on Creative Parking solutions would be capable of handling three parking Consider mixed use parking structures, tucking building type. Guidelines of spaces/use follow ramps at the proposed sizes. convenience parking along service walks and (assumes no transit): Parking ramps will be a strong part of the incorporating green paving systems into parking lots. • Wet lab 1 space/500 sf visual character of the District and should be • Dry lab 1 space/350 sf guided by the architectural design guidelines. • Office 1 space/250 sf Active ground floor uses should be planned for Assuming a mode split in the future of 70/30 the front façade of decks adjacent to primary (70% use single occupancy vehicles; 30% walk corridors and pedestrian routes. 58 University of Minnesota 2009 EAST gateway district MASTER PLAN Granary Road parking The parking deck proposed at 5th and Oak Streets will need access to 1,000-1,200 th (±300) (20) 5 Street without compromising the spaces th Oak Street Oak future building site fronting 5 Street. 3-Minute Walk 5 th Granary Road Street 500-600 Avenue st 21 spaces

6 th Street

(±30)

rd Avenue Event Space / 23 4 th Street Supplemental Parking (20)

6 th Street

University Avenue

(30)

th Avenue 25 (±100) 1,000-1,500 Granary Road Event Space / spaces Supplemental

Avenue Parking rd Beacon Street 23 UMN Transitway

Legend Street Walnut

Oak Street

Proposed Parking Structure Street Ontario th Avenue 4 th Street Surface Parking 25 Washington Avenue Avenue th

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0’ 200’ 400’ 800’ Section 4 DISTRICT DESIGN GUIDELINES 59 landscape and Open space and Scholars Walk. Their landscape character Early objectives for the East Gateway District will emphasize a linear pattern of movement, emphasized the creation of a cohesive, open sight lines, and an enhanced pedestrian memorable system of public spaces. To achieve environment with shade, landscape, lighting, site this goal, the District Master Plan proposes an furniture, and public art. interconnected network of public and semi- Enclosed connections between buildings public spaces to balance the proposed density should occur above the first story level as of the District with a sense of physical order, skywalks when crossing pedestrian malls, openness, and human scale. to allow continuous north/south pedestrian Just as the east bank of the Twin Cities movement. In limited circumstances, if above- campus is formed by a hierarchy of malls, grade connections are not feasible, at-grade quadrangles, courtyards, and streets, the open connections between buildings could be space proposed for the East Gateway District is considered only if recessed from the primary shaped by a hierarchy of similar elements that frontage of the façade, with transparency and include: doorways to allow visual access and pedestrian • Pedestrian malls. movement through the connection. • Courtyards. Courtyards • Gateways and plazas. Courtyards support the social life and • Streets and the public realm. intellectual exchange of a campus. A blend of Pedestrian Malls enclosure and openness, the proposed courtyards At lengths of 700 to 800 feet, the current will make the District a place made of many development pattern of over-scaled blocks smaller places—some more intimate; some more and roadways designed to the automobile do engaging. They are intended to provide informal not enhance the pedestrian experience. The outdoor space for the immediate building creation of a smaller block pattern with a series occupants, with visibility and accessibility to of pedestrian malls every 300 to 400 feet will other District users. Their landscape character provide more connections through the District, can range from informal, unscripted space breaking up the scale of the mega-blocks to more formal, programmed, and unique into a more human-scaled urban grid. These environments. Courtyards should include a rich

Pedestrian malls in the District need continuity under pedestrian malls are proposed as similar in scale palette of landscape and pedestrian amenities, skywalk connections. and character to existing pedestrian routes and including outdoor seating, shade, lighting, and former streets on the main campus, such as plantings for color and seasonal interest. Church Street north of Washington Avenue 60 University of Minnesota 2009 EAST gateway district MASTER PLAN

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As linear elements, pedestrian malls should be clearly articulated with a lush landscape, canopy trees, pedestrian lighting and furnishings, and pervious pavement. Section 4 DISTRICT DESIGN GUIDELINES 63 Gateways and Plazas Stadium Corner Two major spaces will anchor the East Gateway Stadium Corner is the southeast corner of the District—a major plaza at University Avenue stadium block, and is currently occupied by a and Huron Boulevard, and a new plaza on the university office building. In the long term, that corner of a realigned Oak Street at 6th Street. building should be replaced with a multipurpose Both of these gateway plazas are intended as open space that can accommodate game day foreground open spaces allowing uninterrupted vendors and concessionaires, and the foot traffic views to new research and mixed use facilities arriving by the Central Corridor LRT line across surrounding the space. New buildings should 23rd Avenue. A flexible landscape zone within a be oriented to the gateway plazas, with active grid of canopy trees will bring down the scale of building bases and major entrances opening the space and make it inviting for pedestrians on onto the space. non-game days. The plaza proposed at Oak and 6th Streets serves as a foreground plaza for new Streets and the Public Realm research buildings and the Mariucci Arena. This Streets within the East Gateway District are the space is envisioned as an urban plaza able to backbone of the pedestrian experience. The accommodate a high volume of foot traffic on two primary corridors in the District are 23rd event days. It should be designed with street Avenue and 6th Street, which link the District trees, hardscape areas, lighting, site furnishings, to Stadium Village and the future transit center special features such as water or civic art, and on 23rd Avenue, and to the athletic area and high quality materials and finishes. The plaza Dinkytown on 5th/6th Streets. The character should easily connect both physically and of 23rd Avenue on the east side of the District visually to the proposed Science Walk. has multiple purposes. It is both a part of the Currently the landscaped berm that stadium block and part of the vehicular and divides traffic on Washington Avenue, Huron pedestrian entry to the East Gateway District. Boulevard, and University Avenue is proposed With construction of the Central Corridor LRT as a gateway plaza and a highly urban space transit stop and a proposed multi-modal parking surrounded by taller, mixed use buildings, deck and bus transit center, 23rd Avenue will also creating a true architectural gateway to the East become a significant pedestrian corridor. Gateway District. Major building entries and A series of vegetated swales in the 6th internal courtyards active ground floor uses should be incorporated Street right-of-way will accommodate the Internal courtyards are intended as outdoor rooms that to enliven this plaza, with pedestrian amenities District’s stormwater run-off. As the District can feature interpretive art, daylight, views, landscape, and an elegant urban landscape to mitigate the builds out, more sophisticated models to capture and pedestrian gathering spaces. traffic and transit activity of this key corner. and treat run-off should be incorporated that 64 University of Minnesota 2009 EAST gateway district MASTER PLAN include porous pavement, seatwalls, and other linear elements. Pedestrian walks should be constructed on both sides of the bio-swales with connecting paths across to improve pedestrian access to future facilities.

Sustainable Landscape Sustainable design methods for treating urban storm run-off can be incorporated into the open space network of the District as features within courtyards and pedestrian malls, and along the 6th Street corridor. Porous paving should be used for all pedestrian hardscape areas to The University of Cincinnati provides an excellent The 6th Street rain gardens can include a more urban encourage infiltration. Plant material of native example of an urban plaza and gateway to an athletic edge and refinement. stadium. and drought-tolerant species should be used throughout.

6th Street Cross-Section

Section 4 DISTRICT DESIGN GUIDELINES 65 art opportunities Gateway Scale Opportunities Public art will give identity, branding, and Two gateway locations are identified: one at the a memorable sense of place to the East Stadium Corner on University and 23rd Avenues, Gateway District. It will provide interpretive and the second at the intersection of Oak and 6th opportunities to explain the research done Streets. Public art in these locations will need to within the District and its impact to the be monumental in scale, visible from a distance, University, city, state, and country. and in proportion to the scale of its plaza space The District Master Plan proposes and adjacent buildings such as the stadium, a number of locations for future public art arena, and future research buildings. It must be installations as part of the open space network, legible from many vantage points, yet engaging organized in a hierarchy dependent on the scale at a pedestrian scale. and spatial relationship to their surroundings. District Scale Opportunities Located at the terminus of major view corridors along the pedestrian malls, these spaces are scaled and situated in a smaller proportion of open space than gateway spaces; however, these locations often have the stadium as a backdrop. Public art at the District scale should be visible and accessible by many within the District.

Courtyard Scale Opportunities Located within research courtyards, public art at this level is more intimate—legible at a more personal scale. It helps animate the courtyard experience within a cluster of buildings. It may also be viewed from many upper floor vantage points.

Public art Public art in the District should be scaled to its space and include interpretive elements.

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0’ 200’ 400’ 800’ Section 4 DISTRICT DESIGN GUIDELINES 67 utilities and infrastructure the possibility of relocating these utilities when Infrastructure Corridors Due to the integral nature of the infrastructure it is time to move forward with the specific When infrastructure is expanded, it is system compared with the rest of the campus, facilities to allow optimal development. extremely important that lines and tunnels be this plan does not include an exhaustive Through the planning process, the one implemented outside of potential development utility study. Rather, utility and infrastructure major area of concern was determined to be zones. Open space corridors and roadways are conditions were analyzed to determine potential worth considering for relocation in the future ideal locations for utilities even if they result modifications and challenges to implementing because of the quality of space that would be in slightly longer utility runs. The major area the District Master Plan. created at the Oak and 6th Streets gateway. of concern identified in the plan was created Parallel to this study, the University is Additionally, the steam line in question may because the line was built along the shortest path evaluating campus-wide infrastructure needs. have to be upgraded to provide additional through a parking lot rather than the existing This study along with future studies will be supply. Decisions about when to relocate roadway. necessary to effectively implement an efficient utilities at the Oak and 6th gateway will be and sustainable infrastructure network. assessed based on financial and development opportunity parameters. This phase of Utility Concerns development is anticipated to occur in the long There were two medium and one major term future. potential concern identified through this study. Each concern is identified in the diagram on the Infrastructure Expansion facing page and described in the adjacent table. As noted on the plan on the facing page, the While the footprints that create these points of current electric and steam supply lines do not concern are flexible, the plan suggests looking at exist to 23rd Avenue. This poses a problem for the first phase of research buildings discussed later in this report. These utilities will need to be extended before opening any new research

facilities east of where they currently end. FUTURE UTILITY MODIFICATIONS/ The Utility Master Plan, approved in Areas of concern 2009, suggests that a new power generation 1. Proposed research facility is over a 12” water main. plant may be required by approximately 2020. This is a medium impact. This may include the acquisition of a 5- to 2. Proposed research facility is over an electrical ductbank and a steam supply. The ductbank is 10-acre site northeast of campus. a medium impact. The steam supply is a major Utility Corridors impact. Major utilities should be kept to roads and open space 3. Proposed research facility is over a 36” storm corridors to preserve future building footprints. sewer. This is a medium impact.

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Architectural design Guidelines

The architecture of the East Gateway materials, geometry, fenestration, and level of East Gateway District Challenges District will help define a new area of campus. ornamentation. 1. District at the Back/District at the Edge The University hasn’t undertaken the planning, With a long history as the “back” of The addition of the TCF Bank Stadium and design, and construction of a district of this campus, the East Gateway District has a number recent research buildings has begun to shift size and scale since the West Bank area was of challenges to overcome to integrate fully into the perception of “back door” for this part developed in the 1960s. The District buildings the University’s built fabric. These challenges of campus. The District’s location at the must work together as parts of the District represent a collective opportunity for architects edge of campus, adjacent to athletic venues and a part of campus, while still respecting the and designers to fully connect the new district and close to active retail uses south of design intent and programmatic requirements of into a large and diverse campus. University Avenue, creates the opportunity individual buildings. for integrating the District more fully into the campus and urban fabric. The Campus District condition of “edge” therefore can become The Twin Cities campus is loosely organized an opportunity for “gateway,” a type of new into districts, each easily identified by name or threshold into campus. landmark: Northrop Memorial Auditorium Philosophy or Mariucci Arena, for example, identify not The overarching philosophy of the architectural 2. Inconsistent Context only the name of a place but also identify the guidelines as a response to the challenges The stadium and arenas have set one campus areas they occupy. These identities facing the District is threefold: first to unify built example for the District. They are define the district and provide a means of the District as a place of biosciences research; of one type and character—traditional, orientation. Each district is held together by second, to integrate the new District into the monumental, and brick. Recent research elements common or unique to that district. existing campus; and third, to identify the buildings of the District provide a second These elements include commonalities related District as a research center at the University of architectural context, with more glazing and to location, use, formal order, or arrangement Minnesota. The architectural guidelines work to articulation of massing and scale. Rail lines within a district, to more architectural be a descriptive impetus for design rather than and historic silos are the sole remnants of commonalities such as age, massing, prescribing definite rules or standards. the industrial history of the area, providing Section 5 ARCHITECTURAL GUIDELINES 71 campus districts a third context in the District. A design opportunity lies in incorporating each of these influences as parts of a broad DINKYTOWN whole, and an impetus for the design of contemporary science and research buildings.

Knoll Area athletic area 3. Stadium Dominates the District The new TCF Bank Stadium is large by east gateway district almost any architectural standard. Its proximity to other athletic venues adds to the feeling that this area can only house

MALL AREA washington avenue buildings of a similar scale. New buildings should address the scale and materiality of SEVEN stadium village CORNERS west bank area the athletic venues, but must also mediate university village health area between their sheer size and the more superblock area human-scaled, contemporary environment

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72 University of Minnesota 2009 EAST gateway district MASTER PLAN Architectural Context Design Principles Architecturally, the University’s campus 1. Commons facilities within buildings form is extraordinarily diverse. The variety of centers for multi-building development and architectural styles embodies the past 150 interaction. years of American architectural history. 2. Commons facilities will be architecturally Richardsonian Romanesque, PWA Moderne, iconic to address their unique role in the International Style, New Brutalism, examples of District. the various historic revivals from the turn of the 3. Lab buildings will have circulation corridors twentieth century, and the contemporary eclectic fronting Oak Street, 6th Street, and 23rd styles of the last twenty years are all represented Avenue. Mariucci Arena on campus. 4. Offices, support spaces, and circulation Lively neighborhoods have developed elements will be separately articulated. at the edges of campus, home to small-scale 5. Major street walls will be predominantly restaurants; retail establishments; and staff, masonry. faculty, and student housing. They are equally 6. Bridges and walkways will be uniquely diverse in building size, age, and use. These designed to complement adjacent buildings. neighborhoods are important to the vitality and 7. Building bases should feel open and use definition of the campus. glazing as a dominant material and provide The recent University master plan weather cover near doorways. recognizes the eclectic nature of the campus 8. Ground level façades on Oak Street, 6th and architectural styles over its evolution. Street, and 23rd Avenue will have as much Northrop Mall However, the principles of the campus-wide transparency and activity visible to the master plan also strive for cohesiveness in the street as possible to animate the pedestrian campus environment, through appropriate environment. scale, common materiality, buildings that 9. An integrated landscape of terraces, water, shape positive outdoor space, the treatment of and planting will accent building entrances. primary entrances, etc. This does not imply 10. Courtyards will be landscaped and that new construction should copy historic accessible. styles, but rather look to successful examples on campus that embody these principles and create memorable places.

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74 University of Minnesota 2009 EAST gateway district MASTER PLAN architectural character Architectural Character 1. Use predominately brick, with limited areas of stone, metal, or other accent materials for building exteriors. 2. Provide a variety of heights, textures, and scales. 3. Construct buildings of not less than 3 stories nor more than 7 stories. 4. Use large glass walls to enhance entrances, important internal circulation events, and courtyards. 5. Connect buildings with interesting bridges and walkways. 6. Design and arrange internal and external space to support connectivity and collaboration. 7. Design commons facilities within buildings to be iconic through massing, materials, and lighting. 8. Accent building entrances with integrated landscape of terraces, water, and planting. 9. Achieve at least USGBC LEED® Gold certification for all buildings and landscapes.

Section 5 ARCHITECTURAL GUIDELINES 75 Research Pragmatics 1. Use predominately modular open labs capable of adapting to future wet or dry programs. 2. Provide at least 15-foot floor height with a minimum 22-foot structural span throughout. 3. Locate adequate support spaces between labs and corridors. 4. Aggregate principal investigator offices around areas for casual interaction and collaboration. 5. Provide natural light to labs and offices.

76 University of Minnesota 2009 EAST gateway district MASTER PLAN Interaction 1. Develop a program model to achieve 55% efficiency to support casual collaborative spaces. 2. Provide artwork and display areas that describe scientific inquiry in formal public areas. 3. Locate small lounges, atria, staircases, seminar spaces, and conference rooms to foster interaction. 4. Provide a variety of soft seating, tables and chairs, and adjoining flexible storage space. 5. Locate interaction areas along the path of travel between labs, offices, and circulation corridors. 6. Zone multiple areas from formal to completely unscripted throughout. 7. Provide technology, white boards, coffee kitchens, a variety of soft seating, and tables and chairs. 8. Allow for display of various media illustrating current areas of inquiry.

Section 5 ARCHITECTURAL GUIDELINES 77 Sustainability 1. Require all new buildings to attain USGBC LEED® Gold certification. 2. Continue to implement the East Gateway Stormwater Management strategy, including green roofs, bio-swales, and infiltration planters. 3. Develop traffic/transit plans to leverage the intermodal station and existing campus transit systems. 4. Similar to the existing Scholars Walk, create a Science Walk display that tells the story of the University’s commitment to the interrelated challenges of the biosciences and environmental sustainability.

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The East Gateway District Master Plan is recommendations to the Biomedical Discovery 5. Commencement of the Central Corridor an extension of the Twin Cities Campus Master District Executive Committee. LRT service by approximately 2014, Plan, approved by the Board of Regents in operated and owned by Metropolitan March 2009. Phasing and Planning Horizon Council. The District Master Plan will be used Near-term activities, projected within 0-5 6. Development of a multi-modal parking to guide future development decisions and years, are expected to include: facility adjacent to the Stadium Village LRT influence operations decisions in the District. 1. Coordinated site planning, programming, platform by 2010. Planning and design efforts will refer to the and construction of biomedical research District Master Plan when projects are being facilities in the area noted as Phase 1 on the Long-term activities, more than 5 years defined, sites are selected, and in both pre-design following diagram by summer 2009. into the future, are expected to include: and schematic design stages of development. 2. Expanded additional energy capacity (steam 1. Redevelopment of key sites for University- and chilled water for heating and cooling) to related use, including the Thompson Center Project Development and Approvals support these buildings as buildout occurs. for Environmental Management (501 23rd Specific objectives and strategies for Distribution networks are planned for Avenue SE) and the 2221 University Office capital projects affecting land use, buildings, orderly expansion in this District coincident Plaza building (2221 University Avenue SE) open spaces, landscape, and infrastructure will with the first phase of building construction. 2. Development of two other parking/multi- be determined in consultation with the District 3. Construction of a realigned segment of 23rd modal facilities within the District, and sized Master Plan. Avenue, north of 6th Street in the first phase to meet reductions in parking demand and The ultimate responsibility for day-to-day of building development. increasing use of regional and on-campus administration of the District Master Plan is 4. Commencement of stadium events in transit. held by the Vice President of University Services. September 2009, consisting primarily of Updates on project activities within the Projects will be reviewed at the pre-design and University of Minnesota football games and District may be found at the Capital Planning schematic design level of detail by Planning and other athletic events. and Project Management website at Architecture staff, who will provide analysis and http://www.cppm.umn.edu

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