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Work Session #4

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The following exhibits were displayed during the work session and can be found at the end of the conference report.

•  Projected Program Chart

•  Draft Illustrative Master Plan

•  Draft Land Use Master Plan

•  Draft Phasing Plan

•  Draft Transportation Master Plan

•  Evans Avenue Sections

•  Access to Campus from I-80 Wells Street Exit

•  Campus Entry Sequence Study A

•  Campus Entry Sequence Study B

•  Campus Entry Sequence Study C

•  Mixed Use District Diagram – revised after work session

•  Existing Classroom Space Diagram

•  Draft Concentration of Facilities by College – revised after work session

Previously Shown Maps Used for Reference
Not included in this conference report

•  Goals

•  Project Schedule

•  Existing Campus Key Map

•  Aerial Photograph

Sasaki presented the preferred plan developed as a synthesis of the three alternatives presented in work session #3. Unlike the prior alternatives, the preferred alternative illustrates the potential siting of facilities.

Key aspects of the plan are:

•  Based on the facilities shown, the master plan indicates a student FTE capacity of 29,000. Sasaki used this figure to generate quantities for support uses including housing and parking. Sasaki will review and refine these figures in consultation with Paulien Associates for a third horizon reflecting a student FTE of 30,000.

•  The plan allocates parking at 50% in structure or under buildings; the remaining 50% is surface parking.

•  Based on further research regarding development potentials, the plan now shows 50% of the agricultural fields developed to support the College of Agriculture program and related facilities.

•  Housing is presented at two densities: a higher density reflecting suite style units    and a lower density reflecting town house and single family homes. The range of housing types addresses students, faculty, and staff.

•  Evans remains the central spine for distribution into the center of the expanded campus.

•  A new street paralleling McCarran creates a “street address” for the medical campus and “research affiliates” (research entities other than UNR that wish to have close proximity to the university's resources).

•  The plan proposes six crossings of the railroad line.

          Three locations take advantage of existing at-grade railroad crossings:

•  East 9 th Street

•  Jodi Drive

•  Highland Avenue

Both the Jodi and Highland crossings serve to link pedestrian circulation and campus open space systems across the railroad tracks.

The balance of the crossings are proposed for the following locations:

•  Pedestrian bridge to connect the pedestrian corridor between the planned Knowledge Center and the Student Union

•  Pedestrian bridge to connect new facilities at Manogue High School site

•  Pedestrian underpass (under a new railroad bridge) to connect to the planned track and field/soccer facilities (and associated 3,000 seat stadium) at the Manogue High School site. This would allow for a five percent (ADA) accessible route.

•  The plan shows a node of mixed-use development south of I-80 on Evans. The City of Reno is currently studying the potential for a mixed-use development district.

•  The plan includes a range of open space types that include “natural” systems, quads, and streetscapes.