Tulane University Master Plan. My Campus Analysis

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Joshua Mervin Rose
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1 Tulane University Master Plan My Campus Analysis

2 ARE YOU? Parents/relatives 0% 2% 1% 4% Alumni Post-Doc Other 3% Of student body responded to the survey Staff 29% 824 total responses 50% Student 10% Of full time faculty responded to the survey Faculty 14% 7% Of full time staff responded to the survey 2

3 CONNECTIVITY GATEWAYS WALKABILITY DRIVEABILITY BIKEABILITY PUBLIC TRANSIT PARKING LIVEABILITY LEARNING

4 GATEWAYS. Primary gateways are along St Charles Avenue, Freret and Willow Streets Secondary access points via side streets are typical. 4

5 GATEWAYS Responses identify gateways by parking garages and buildings, rather than by campus boundaries Most responses paired safety concerns with gateways (when they leave their car or bus) 5

6 ALL COMMUTING 40% of responses indicated a commute time of ten minutes or less 6

Engineering Road to get from the Academic side of campus to the middle of campus DOWNTOWN

7 WALKING 46% of responses indicated walking to campus* UPTOWN McAlister Place serves as the major artery through campus, but students also take advantage of Law Road and Engineering Road to get from the Academic side of campus to the middle of campus DOWNTOWN The downtown campus is a largely vehicular destination *Survey question elicited multiple responses 7

8 TRANSIT The streetcar is the most popular method of public transit connecting Uptown to Downtown The No.16 bus along Claiborne is the second most popular method of public transit The Green and Blue lines are identified as the most popular shuttle routes 8

9 TRANSIT 7% of responses indicated using public transit to get to campus 9% of responses indicated using the Tulane Shuttle to get to campus 9

10 TRANSIT Over half of paths leading downtown connected back to the Uptown campus 10

11 PARKING + ROUTES Bikes Cars There is not enough bike parking in heavily trafficked areas around campus STUDENTS ONLY 11

12 PARKING + ROUTES Bikes Cars The Downtown campus is car dominant and has a limited amount of bike traffic and bicycles parking on or around the campus. STUDENTS ONLY 12

13 PARKING + ROUTES Bikes Cars Faculty and Staff are more likely to drive to campus and are more likely to need to park during peak hours FACULTY/STAFF ONLY 13

14 PARKING + ROUTES Bikes Cars Faculty and staff mostly park in garages or the surface lot next to Murphy Faculty and staff see garages as safe alternatives to street parking, biking, or public transit FACULTY/STAFF ONLY 14

15 CONNECTIVITY LIVEABILITY LIVING SAFETY DINING SOCIAL RECREATION OUTDOOR SPACE LEARNING

16 LIVING 40% Of respondents live greater than two miles from campus 21% live on campus 21% of responses live on campus 60% of students 40% of all responses live greater than two miles from a campus 54% of students living offcampus would live on campus if apartments or suites were offered* *Survey question elicited multiple responses 16

17 LIVING 38% of students rated being close to friends as their highest priority for housing* Second highest priorities were cost and proximity to campus *Survey question elicited multiple responses 17

18 LIVING Downtown campus students live in Deming to be close to classes and study spaces. Affordable housing is lacking in the immediate area. 18

19 SAFETY - DAYTIME UPTOWN Vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian conflicts are viewed as problematic for most comments DOWNTOWN Comments reference crime-related and transit or vehicular issues as the major problems both during the day and at night 19

presence of Tulane police improves safety perception on

20 SAFETY - NIGHT 64% of responses cited lack of lighting as the biggest safety issue on their commute* The presence of Tulane police improves safety perception on and around campus *Survey question elicited multiple responses 20

21 SAFETY - NIGHT 73% of responses stated that better lighting around campus would make them feel safer* 62% of responses believe that the Tulane Police escorts make the campuses feel safer *Survey question elicited multiple responses 21

SOCIALIZING UPTOWN Sophomores identified most

on-campus social activities and were more insular

with dining DOWNTOWN There is an even mix of

22 SOCIALIZING UPTOWN Sophomores identified most socializing spots off campus Freshmen promoted on-campus social activities and were more insular Socializing is tied closely to commercial corridors with dining DOWNTOWN There is an even mix of responses from Uptown and Downtown that go to the French Quarter for socializing 22

23 DINING Dining is an intrinsic part of the surrounding areas on the Uptown campus Faculty and staff icons co-mingle along Freret and Maple Streets 23

24 DINING Students, faculty and staff are less likely to leave campus for dining options than their Uptown campus cohort 24

25 RECREATION General Low quality Reily is very popular among students, faculty and staff but is overcapacity Many downtown students pay to join Reily but would prefer a gym on the Downtown campus 25

popular spaces among all responses There is a major need for access to

26 OUTDOOR SPACE General Low quality Students will travel far distances to access outdoor space for recreation and socializing Aububon Park and City Park are popular spaces among all responses There is a major need for access to good-quality, safe outdoor spaces and recreation eation spaces near the Downtown campus 26

27 CONNECTIVITY LEARNING LIVEABILITY

28 STUDYING STUDENTS ONLY Students study in many traditional locations as well as non-traditional locations Not many students referenced studying in classrooms 28

29 KEY TAKEAWAYS Response Priorities 1. Safety 2. Dining 3. Gateways 4. Outdoor spaces 5. Collaboration 6. Socializing 7. Studying 8. Working 9. Living 1. Responses generally indicate that safety issues could be resolved through on campus and off campus improvements. 2. Campus gateways are clear but limiting on the Uptown campus and unknown or specified by entrances to buildings on the Downtown campus. 3. Students, faculty and staff would like to see investment in the downtown campus for classrooms, outdoor space, recreation, working spaces, and study space. 4. Connections should be leveraged between the Uptown campus, and Downtown and University Square campuses. 5. There are many opportunities for high quality study spaces both indoors and outdoors on the Uptown campus. *Survey question elicited multiple responses 2

Draft Preliminary Master Plan April 18, 2012

Arkansas State University Comprehensive Campus Master Plan Draft Preliminary Master Plan April 18, 2012 Crafton Tull Paulien & Associates The Protection Engineering Group Agenda 1 Master Plan Principles