Facilities Development Plan - The University of Nebraska Kearney

parking. The building and site development
must complement the Tail Race Park area.
It may be possible as well to work with
NPPD to relocate the electrical substation
now situated on the southern part of this
property, across from Cushing Coliseum.
Band Practice Field Site: This open
site provides the largest building pad. The
adjacent surface parking lot will support
the new academic use. The building will
visually tie the campus edge between
College of Education and West Center. The
north façade and site development will
strengthen Main Street in this area.
Facilities/Motor Pool Site: This site
becomes available once the Motor Pool
is moved to the old West Boiler Plant site.
A building on this site strengthens the
Facility Development Plan goal of
concentrating academic and campus life
buildings along Main Street.
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Softball Fields Site: These fi elds will
provide a western terminus to the campus
and to Main Street. While the academic use
of the site should create a fl ow of students
to this portion of campus, the building
must take into consideration the historic
signifi cance of both the Frank House and
West Center. Of greater signifi cance is the
fact that the building will be highly visible
as the front door of campus to visitors from
the west on Highway 30.
Matheny or Cranewood Site: Either
of these sites is a potential site for the
relocation of University Heights, married
apartment style housing. These sites
provide a location off of the main campus,
but still within walking distance of the main
campus.
South Farmland Site: This land is a
potential location for replacement of tennis
courts and track facility that no longer exist
on the UNK campus. Additional parking
around these facilities could be used for
overfl ow parking when UNK hosts events
such as the State Cross Country meet, State
Speech Competition and other similar events.
Buffer Property: Since surface parking is
more economical to construct than parking
structures, buffer property surrounding
the UNK campus will be monitored for
future acquisition to be used for additional
parking. UNK planners will continue their
dialogue with city and state government
concerning traffi c and street design to
increase safety and easier access to campus
for employees, students and visitors.
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