Consultants from Urban Strategies based out of Toronto have put together a fairly comprehensive "workbook" that will be used to define the University of Waterloo's new master plan. It looks like they've given some great consideration to improving how UW presents itself to the city.
http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infosec/masterplan/c_workbook_sept23.pdf
Highlights (for me) include:
- removal of nearly all surface parking in favor of 3 strategically placed parking garages
- Direct some new academic growth at the periphery of the South Campus to
improve connections to the city and to preserve open space within the Ring Road.
- Create new campus gateways to the south, north and east,
framed
by prominent new buildings and enhanced open spaces, and with an improved sense of arrival for visitors travelling by car, transit, bicycle or on foot.
- Development of east campus block with the inclusion of a new eastern gateway to the campus
- incorporation of planned rapid transit station.
I know UW isn't really on the radar for most people here but it is incredibly important to the future success of Waterloo and I think that the consultants have absolutely hit the nail on the head in terms of trying to reconnect campus with the city.
Overall I think the document is an extremely pleasant read. Lots of pictures & renderPron to gock at
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