Facilities Development Plan - The University of Nebraska Kearney

Facilities Development Plan
VEHICULAR
The campus has good perimeter access via
West 24 th Street and 8 th Avenue. Because of
excellent perimeter access and the long rectangular
shape of the campus, interior streets
are not required for access. The elimination of
interior streets should be continued. Interior
streets cause confl icts with pedestrian movement.
Some parking lots are located in areas
where they cause visual or functional intrusions.
Improvements to these lots are being
studied within the Campus Planting Plan. Mass
transit of students around campus has been
considered. The campus will continue to look
at the feasibility of such a system. A potential
route is noted on the map located on page 50.
The Health and Sports Center, the Fine Arts
Center, and the Student Union generate large
volumes of public traffi c and parking requirements
for events. These facilities are located
mid-campus causing traffi c to enter and exit
via campus streets. Development of parking
and circulation paths for these facilities would
improve campus circulation.
Expansion of campus parking will be needed
during this planning period. Beyond the numerical
need for spaces is a perceived lack of
convenient parking. The eastern side of campus
contains 62% of parking spaces, where 77%
of classes are taught and 85% of resident students
live. This suggests that policy or pricing
changes may be needed to encourage parking
further from fi nal destinations.
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Continued discussions are needed with the
City of Kearney and the State of Nebraska
on safety issues concerning streets adjacent
to campus. Solutions to slowing the speed of
traffi c on 9 th Avenue to protect pedestrians
crossing the street need to be developed. The
reconstruction of the southeast entrance of
campus known as “the curve” will address
safety concerns as well as provide a more attractive
main entrance to campus. Discussions
with the State of Nebraska will also include the
State’s plan of relocating portions of Highway
30 which affects the northern edge of the west
farmland property.
SERVICE AND DELIVERY ROUTES
Vehicular service points and access routes
wherever possible (making allowances for
buildings without service points) should be
consolidated. The intrusion of vehicles into the
pedestrian campus core should be minimized.
All sidewalks and plazas are to be designed to
be used by service and emergency vehicles.
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