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American University is…
 Academic strength
 Global involvement
 Nationally focus
 Local engagement
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American University is…
 A neighborhood
g
public
p
park
p
setting
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 An arboretum
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American University is Sustainability Leadership
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Goal to be carbon neutral by 2020
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Progressive
i sustainability
t i bilit policies
li i
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New S.I.S. Building certified LEED Gold
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Largest solar panel installation in District of Columbia
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American University is…
 Gifted undergraduates from the nation and world
 Mid career workers earning graduate degrees
 Partners to schools, communities, businesses
 Employer of District residents
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Who are our students?
 50 states, DC and 140 countries
 Selective: 4 in 10 admitted
 62% female, 38% male
 40% will call region home as alums
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Campus Plan Priorities Based on Strategic Plan
 Undergraduate housing
 Recreation, dining, and activity space
 New law school campus
 Science and research facilities
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Campus Plan Priorities Based on Strategic Plan
 Faculty offices
 Admissions welcome center for new students & parents
 Alumni center to serve our graduates
 Athletics facilities
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Campus Plan Priorities: Housing
 Improve
quality and modernize
housing
 Undergraduate housing deficit
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Triples, leases, Tenley
y
803 net new beds
 First
major new housing
since1986
i
1986
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Campus Plan Priorities: Law School at Tenley Campus
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Proposed Cap for Next Decade
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f
 13,600 students, 2,900 employees
 Very small Undergraduate increase, <100 students
 Moderate Law School growth, 230 students
 Graduate School growth, 1170 students
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The Campus Plan is a Transformational Opportunity
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Campus Plan Process: Community Involvement
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Meeting, Listening, Continuous Adjustments
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Discussion and listening through many meetings
 Task Force
 Neighborhood associations
 Community members
 ANCs
 Facilitator, Justice and Sustainability
 City agency reviews
Shared and posted all documents
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Campus
Pl
Plan W
Web
b Sit
Site
Plan Filings, 3 stages, adjustments
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Meeting, Listening, Continuous Adjustments
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Reduced area from 1,200,000 to 845,000 square feet
Decreased proposed housing inventory from 4,900 to
4,300
Distributed housing to 4 locations
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Proposed
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North
th Hall
H ll and
d increased
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beds
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East Campus Adjustments
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Reduced intensity of use and created
mixed use development
Reduced gross floor area from 400,000 to
281,000
Reduced proposed housing from 1,000
1 000 to
590 beds
Removed
Remo
ed proposed Mass
Mass.
Ave. driveway and retained
Nebraska Ave. driveway
Increased setbacks of
housing buildings from 40
feet to 100 feet
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In Summary, Our Campus Plan
 Blends in esthetically & appropriately
 Evolved
E l d th
thru community
it and
d city
it di
discussion
i
 Appropriate scaling, design & mitigation
 Value neighborhood location as great asset
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In Summary, Our Campus Plan
Indications from last campus plan:
 Katzen Arts Center
 School of International Service
 Kogod School of Business
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Campus Context
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Existing University Properties
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Campus Context – Tenley Campus
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Campus Context – Tenley Campus – Looking East
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Campus Context – Tenley Campus – Looking South
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Campus Context – Tenley Campus – Looking West
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Campus Context – Tenley Campus – Looking North
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Campus Context – Main Campus
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Campus Context – Main Campus – Looking East
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Campus Context – Main Campus – Looking South
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Campus Context – Main Campus – Looking West
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Campus Context – Main Campus – Looking West
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Campus Context – Main Campus – Looking North
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Population and Housing
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Enrollment History – Fall Semester Headcount
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Law School
2001 Cap-10,600
1989 Cap-11,233
14,000
Law School Moved Off Campus
12,068
12,000
1,770
10 000
10,000
8,000
6,000
4,000
2,000
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10,298
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Student Population & Projections 2005-2020 w/ Law School
,
16,000
Undergraduate
Law School
Graduate
2001 Cap-10,600
Projected
Law School Added
14,000
12,000
12,068
10,000
750
8,000
3,230
,
6,000
4,000
2,000
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Other
Proposed 2011 Cap-13,600
6,318
10,298
10 298
13,600
2,000
800
4,400
1 Minimal (1
1.
(1.3%)undergraduate
3%)undergraduate growth
2. 1,000 student (9.4%) Main Campus
population growth above current cap
3. Add law school to Campus Plan (Fall
2010 enrollment
enrollment-1,770)
1 770) and grow to
2,000
6 400
6,400
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Employee Population & Projections 2005-2020 w/ Law School
3,500
3,000
2,500
2,000
Projected
Law School
Total Non-Law
Law School Added
2,618
411
2,207
1 500
1,500
1,000
500
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42% live in District of Columbia
2,900
2 900
500
2 400
2,400
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Off-Campus Student Housing
Where Students Live in the Area
VA
24%
MD
14%
Most students
live in the city
Where Off‐Campus Undergraduates Live
(1,176 Undergraduates In Zip 20016)
Houses
238 Students 20%
Most students live in apartments
DC
62%
Apts
938 80%
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On-Campus Student Housing
Current Design Capacity
Proposed New Beds
Tenley Beds Closed for Law School
Net New Beds
2011 Campus Plan Capacity
3,549
1,300
(497)
Additional Capacity
Triples
Berkshire Apartments
Total
New Housing Goals
• Modernize housing
• Accommodate undergraduates
• Open Tenley Campus to law school
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803
4,352
300
200
500
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On-Campus Housing
Fall
2009
Existing Design Capacity
3,465
Fall
2010
3,549
Fall 2011
3,549
Fall
2012
3,549
Discontinue Tenley
Fall
2013
Fall
2014
3,549
(497)
Future
3,549
(497)
3,549
(497)
Nebraska Hall Addition
150
150
150
North Hall
360
360
360
590
590
East Campus
South Hall
200
New Design Capacity
3 465
3,465
3 549
3,549
3 549
3,549
3 549
3,549
3 562
3,562
4 152
4,152
4 352
4,352
Undergraduate Enrollment
Design Capacity to
Undergraduates
6,141
6,318
6,400
6,400
6,400
6,400
6,400
56%
56%
55%
55%
56%
65%
68%
Triples
345
212
300
200
200
50
50
Berkshire
198
198
198
198
198
0
0
50
50
100
150
214
0
0
593
460
598
548
612
50
50
Additional Capacity
WISH
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Existing Building and Land Use – Main Campus
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Existing Building and Land Use – Tenley Campus
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Existing Open Space – Main Campus
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Existing Open Space – Tenley Campus
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Potential Site Inventory
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Site Analysis – Nebraska Hall
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Main Campus – Proposed Site Plan
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Tenley Campus Proposed Site Plan
• 244,000 square feet new
• Adapt 71,000 square feet
• 400 car underground garage
New plan needed
Pedestrian Entry
Service & Loading
Garage Entry
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Proposed Projects
Project
Nebraska Hall Addition
Mary Graydon Addition
Use
Residential
Campus Life
Residential/Academic/
East Campus
Adminstrative/Campus Life
North Hall
Residential
Washington College of Law
Law-Tenley
Tenley Campus Academic/Administrative
Beeghly Addition
Academic/Administrative
South Hall
Residential
Multipurpose Gymnasium
Athletic/Campus Life
Sports
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Center Annex Replacement
p
Athletic/Campus
p Life
Reeves Field Bleachers/Storage
Athletic/Campus Life
Kay Addition
Campus Life
Butler Tunnel Enclosure
Campus Life
Child Development
Demolish Existing
Sports Center Annex
Demolish Existing
Osborn
Demolish Existing
Costume Shop
Demolish Existing
Congressional
Demolish Existing
F d l
Federal
D
Demolish
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Existing
i ti
Constitution
Demolish Existing
Total
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Gross Floor
Area (SF)
50,000
20 000
20,000
281,000
110,000
244 000
244,000
60,000
110,000
25,000
36,000
,
6,000
5,000
20,000
-2,000
-12,000
-7,000
-1,000
-42,000
-35,000
35 000
-23,000
845,000
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Proposed Open Space Main Campus
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Proposed Open Space Tenley Campus
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Floor Area Ratio
Land Area
Existing Existing Proposed Future Floor Future
Area
FAR
Acres Square Feet Floor Area FAR Development
Main Campus
Tenley Campus
Total
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75.68
8.17
83.85
3,296,488 1,703,713
0.52
701,000
2,404,713
0.73
171,358
0.48
144,000
315,358
0.89
3,652,399 1,875,071
0.51
845,000
2,720,071
0.74
355,911
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Mary Graydon Addition
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Mary Graydon Addition
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Mary Graydon Addition South Perspective
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North Hall – Site Plan
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North Hall – Site Section
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North Hall – Existing View From Katzen
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North Hall – Massing View From Katzen
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North Hall – Outline View From Katzen
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North Hall – Existing View From 45th Street
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North Hall – Existing View From 45th Street
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North Hall – Existing View From 45th Street
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Nebraska Hall Addition
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Nebraska Hall Addition – Site Plan
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Nebraska Hall Addition – First Floor Plan
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Nebraska Hall Addition – View from Nebraska Avenue
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Nebraska Hall Addition – View from 44th Street
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East Campus
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East Campus – Existing View from Southwest Corner
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East Campus – Existing View from Northeast Corner
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East Campus – Site Plan
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East Campus – Site Plan
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East Campus – First Floor Plan
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East Campus – Typical Floor Plan
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East Campus – Service & Parking Level Plan
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East Campus – Site Section
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East Campus – Nebraska Avenue Elevation
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East Campus – New Mexico Avenue Elevation
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East Campus – Proposed Material Palette
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East Campus – Proposed Material Palette
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East Campus – Nebraska Avenue Perspective
Looking South from behind Ward Circle Building
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East Campus – Nebraska Ave. Pedestrian Way Section
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East Campus – New Mexico Avenue Perspective
Looking East from Nebraska Avenue Intersection
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East Campus – New Mexico Avenue Perspective
Looking West from Newark Street Intersection
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East Campus – N.Mexico Ave. Pedestrian Way Section
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East Campus – Interior Courtyard Perspective
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East Campus – Site Plan
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East Campus – Nebraska Crossing
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East Campus – Nebraska Crossing
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East Campus – Quad Detail
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East Campus – Sustainability Measures
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East Campus – Site Planting
PHOTOS TAKEN APRIL 21, 2011
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East Campus – Woodland Buffer Section
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East Campus – Woodland Buffer Plan Enlargement
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East Campus – View from East at Ground Level
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East Campus – Perspective
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East Campus – Perspective
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East Campus – Perspective
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East Campus – Perspective
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East Campus – Perspective
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East Campus – Perspective
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East Campus – Perspective
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East Campus – Perspective
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East Campus – Perspective
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East Campus – Perspective
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East Campus – Perspective
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East Campus – View toward Ward Circle
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East Campus
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Transportation
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Transportation
 Trends
 Study
Methodology and
Findings
 Transportation Demand
Recommendations
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Overallll
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East Campus
Tenley Campus
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Existing Trip Generation
AM Peak Hour
386 In
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110
77 Out
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PM Peak Hour
390 In
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475 O
Out
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Main Campus Demand Trends
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AU Shuttle Ridership Trend
Annual Shuttle Ridership
2,000
1,800
Number of Passsengers (Thousan
nds)
1,600
1,400
1,200
1,000
800
600
400
200
0
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
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Annual Ridership
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Scope & Methodology
• Multiple coordination meetings with
DDOT & traffic consultant for DHS
• Study area included 40 points on the
transportation network
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Scenarios Studied
Existing Conditions
Vehicular and Pedestrian delay
based on existing counts
Year 2020 without Campus
Plan
Includes nearby developments
(ie. DHS) & general traffic growth
Year 2020 with Campus Plan
Adds vehicles and pedestrian trips
generated
d by
b Campus
C
Plan
Pl
An adverse impact occurs when delays in the 2020 with
Campus Plan scenario are above acceptable thresholds
compared to scenarios in the year 2020 without Campus
Plan scenario that do not exceed acceptable thresholds
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Trip Generation
Vehicular Trip Generation:
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Pedestrian Trip Generation:
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636 pedestrian trips assigned in AM peak hour (both campuses)
996 pedestrian
d t i ttrips
i assigned
i d iin PM peakk hour
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(both
(b th campuses))
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On-Street Parking Analysis
Collected pparkingg availabilityy at over 1,500
,
spaces:
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4-10-2010, 2-4pm
4-10-2010
Highest point of campus
population during a typical week
68% of
spaces
available
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5 11 2010, 2-4pm
5-11-2010
2 4pm
Lowest point of campus
population during the entire year
77% of
spaces
available
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Study Results
 No
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adverse impacts
Approval of Campus Plan will not cause any intersections
to reach unacceptable levels of delay
 Although
no mitigation measures required
required, we still
have recommendations for improvements for
operations with the Campus Plan
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Enhancements to alternative modes and TDM.
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Recommendations to help pedestrian crossings
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Site design recommendations for new buildings
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TDM Recommendations
 Maintain
and enhance existingg
programs
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AU Shuttle
Transit benefits
Zipcar
Bikesharing
(Capital Bikeshare & Studentrun)
Carpooling program
 New
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programs
Monitoring & reporting
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Bicycle Facilities
• Help widen sidewalk along northern edge
of Nebraska Avenue adjacent to campus
• Provide new long-term and short-term
bike parking
• Fund a Bikeshare Station
• Become corporate member of Capital
Bikeshare
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East Campus - Existing Crosswalks
• Crosswalks at either end of East Campus
• Landscaping prevents most mid-block crossings
• Some jaywalking at right-in/right-out
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East Campus - Recommendations
New pedestrianN
d ti
oriented traffic signal
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Change signal phasing
to separate cars &
pedestrians
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East Campus – Pedestrian Volumes
Existing – AM Peak
Hour
65 peds/hour
2 peds/signal cycle
308 peds/hour
9 peds/signal cycle
Projections – AM Peak
Hour
119 peds/hour
3 peds/signal cycle
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81 peds/hour
2 peds/signal cycle
345 peds/hour
10 peds/signal cycle
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East Campus – Pedestrian Volumes
Existing – PM Peak
Hour
199 peds/hour
6 peds/signal cycle
351 peds/hour
10 peds/signal cycle
Projections – PM Peak
Hour
277 peds/hour
8 peds/signal cycle
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198 peds/hour
6 peds/signal cycle
430 peds/hour
12 peds/signal cycle
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Recommendations – Tenley Campus
 Parking
Garage should be around 400 spaces
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At the current WCL
WCL, 51% of students & 88% of
faculty/staff drive
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Accounting
g for g
growth,, and assuming
g reductions in mode
split to 40% of students and 75% of faculty/staff driving, a
supply of 400 spaces can meet demand on a typical
weekday
 Driveway
to garage on Nebraska Avenue will not
generate adverse impacts
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‘Big Picture’
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Campus Plan has many
sustainable elements
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Moving WCL to Tenley
Campus and closer to
Metro
I
Increasing
i the
th amountt off
students that live on
campus
Increasing the amount of
retail/activity on campus
All of these elements will
reduce vehicular
transportation demand
and will have a positive
impact
p
to the District
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Student Behavior Management
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Student Behavior Management – On Campus
 Expectations
clearly
communicated
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In print
Online
In person
 On-Campus
Residential
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Communities
iti
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Learning Focused
Intentionally designed
Staffed by professionals
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Student Behavior Management – Off Campus
 Recent
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Initiatives
Code of Conduct exteded to off-campus behavior
Two new staff in Off-Campus Services
Community Relations Coordinating Committee
 Incident
I id
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Response
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Mechanism
M h i
Investigation
Action
Follow-Up
 Consequences
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First Violation – Censure
Second Violation – Probation
Third Violation – Suspension or Dismissal
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Student Behavior Management – Off Campus
 Planned
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Enhancements
Communicate directly with landlords at start of semester
Report to DCRA unlicensed rentals
Meet with group houses with members of sports teams,
fraternities or other organizations
Invite neighbors to discuss AU expectations of students
Partner with Student Government Leaders to promote
p
good neighbor relations
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