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IV. The Plan to Meet the University's Facilities Needs
B. Campus Development Plan The Facilities Master Plan (Figure 1) provides a graphic summary of recommendations proposed during the 20-year planning period. This illustration captures the vision and incorporates the principles that are intended to guide facilities planning at the University of Maryland. It shows greenways linking pedestrian corridors within and between districts. It gives possible building sites within the districts and indicates proposed transportation changes and links. As with any planning document that covers such an extended period, the vision it presents is the goal toward which we will strive, understanding that unexpected opportunities, significant changes in a variety of circumstances, or other factors can effect changes in specific recommendations. The overall principles and goals on which this plan is founded, however, will not change. Additional graphics are included to give a better understanding of the various infrastructures and systems that inform the final vision. Environmental preservation and enhancement form one of the underlying grids, or major infrastructures, of the final plan. Figures 2 and 3 show the environmental plans for the entire campus. Figure 2 projects the connecting corridors the plan envisions, and Figure 3 shows the protected forest areas and stream and wetlands restoration areas. A second major infrastructure comprises the transportation recommendations designed to accommodate more efficient vehicular and pedestrian movement and to relieve congestion. Figure 4 shows the existing commuter shuttle routes. Figure 5 shows the proposed shuttle system that would reach out into the region beyond the campus and would also connect to I-95 and a parking garage at the 495 interchange with I-95. (Not all commuter shuttle routes are shown graphically.) Figure 6 presents a graphic of the proposed internal shuttle loop system. These three graphics illustrate the integrated transportation system envisioned for the campus. When the internal shuttle and connecting commuter shuttle systems are fully implemented, vehicular access will be restricted on the following campus roads: Campus Drive, Field House Drive, Valley Drive, Preinkert Drive. These roadways will be closed to general, daily traffic and configured to support the campus shuttle and pedestrian and bicycle use. Finally, the plan considers land use of properties adjacent to the campus, such as that east of Route 1. Figure 7 indicates the land uses for adjacent, peripheral, and outlying areas. At the conclusion of this chapter, a list is included of projects currently underway, projects planned for future planning periods. Detailed graphics indicate sites of current construction projects and sites designated for projected construction in accordance with the environmental principles and aesthetic goals of this plan. |
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