FORT POINT ASSOCIATES, INC. 33 Union Street, 3rd Floor . Boston, MA 02108 Boston University Institutional Master Plan Notification Form December 21, 2011 submitted to: prepared by: Boston Redevelopment Authority Fort Point Associates, Inc. submitted by: in association with: Trustees of Boston University CBT Architects, Inc. Greenberg Consultants, Inc. Tetra Tech, Inc. BOSTON UNIVERSITY IMPNF TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 Master Plan Progress .................................................................................................................................. 1-1 1.2 New Master Plan ......................................................................................................................................... 1-1 2.0 BOSTON UNIVERSITY MISSION AND GOALS ................................................................................... 2-1 3.0 PROGRESS ON THE 2003 MASTER PLAN ............................................................................................. 3-1 3.1 Enrollment ..................................................................................................................................................... 3-1 3.2 Student Housing .......................................................................................................................................... 3-2 3.3 Academic Facilities ...................................................................................................................................... 3-2 3.4 Other Facilities and Improvements ......................................................................................................... 3-3 4.0 EXISTING PROPERTY AND USES ............................................................................................................. 4-1 4.0 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 4-1 4.1 Residential Properties ................................................................................................................................ 4-1 4.2 Academic, Administrative and Other Properties ................................................................................ 4-6 5.0 PLANNING FRAMEWORK ......................................................................................................................... 5-1 5.0 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 5-1 5.1 Campus Districts ......................................................................................................................................... 5-1 5.2 Campus Growth .......................................................................................................................................... 5-2 5.2.1 Campus Facilities ................................................................................................................................ 5-2 5.2.2 Athletics ................................................................................................................................................ 5-3 5.2.3 Public Realm ........................................................................................................................................ 5-3 5.2.4 Transportation Infrastructure ......................................................................................................... 5-3 5.3 Summary ........................................................................................................................................................ 5-4 6.0 DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ....................................................................................................................... 6-1 6.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 6-1 6.1 Campus Context ......................................................................................................................................... 6-1 6.2 Proposed Institutional Projects ................................................................................................................ 6-1 6.2.1 Projects Previously Approved in the Planned Development Area Master Plan .................. 6-2 6.2.2 Proposed Institutional Projects approved in the 2010 Master Plan Renewal ...................... 6-3 6.2.3 New Proposed Institutional Projects for the 2012 Master Plan ............................................. 6-5 6.2.4 Public Realm Projects ........................................................................................................................ 6-8 6.3 Potential Development Sites .................................................................................................................. 6-10 7.0 TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING ...................................................................................................... 7-1 7.1 Transportation Goals ................................................................................................................................. 7-1 7.2 Changes at the Charles River Campus Since 2003 ............................................................................. 7-4 BOSTON UNIVERSITY IMPNF 7.3 Changes to the Transportation Network Since 2003 ........................................................................ 7-5 7.4 Expected Changes to the Transportation Network (2012 – 2022) ............................................... 7-6 8.0 ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY ............................................................................................... 8-1 8.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 8-1 8.2 Operations .................................................................................................................................................... 8-1 8.3 Education and Research ............................................................................................................................. 8-2 8.4 Public Engagement ....................................................................................................................................... 8-3 8.5 Transportation ............................................................................................................................................. 8-4 8.6 Stormwater and Groundwater ................................................................................................................ 8-4 8.7 Historic Preservation ................................................................................................................................. 8-5 9.0 COMMUNITY BENEFITS .............................................................................................................................. 9-1 9.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 9-1 9.2 Community Benefits ................................................................................................................................... 9-1 9.3 Economic Impact ......................................................................................................................................... 9-3 APPENDIX A – LIST OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY TASK FORCE MEMBERS .................. A-1 Table of Contents BOSTON UNIVERSITY IMPNF LIST OF TABLES Table 3-1, Full Time Undergraduate Enrollment – Charles River Campus ..................................................... 3-1 Table 3-2, Projected Undergraduate Enrollment - Charles River Campus ..................................................... 3-2 Table 3-3, Full Time Undergraduates Residing in Boston ................................................................................... 3-2 Table 4-1, List of Residential Properties .................................................................................................................. 4-1 Table 4-2, List of Academic, Administrative and Other Properties .................................................................. 4-7 Table 9-1, Overview of BU's Economic and Employment Impact in 2010 ..................................................... 9-3 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 6-1, Boston University Properties .............................................................................................................. 6-11 Figure 6-2, Proposed Institutional Projects ........................................................................................................... 6-12 Figure 6-3, Public Realm Improvements ................................................................................................................. 6-13 Figure 6-4, Potential Development Sites ................................................................................................................ 6-14 Table of Contents BOSTON UNIVERSITY IMPNF 1.0 INTRODUCTION Boston University was the first university in the City of Boston to prepare an Institutional Master Plan (“Master Plan”). The first Charles River Campus Master Plan was approved in 1986, followed by the second in 1997,