CAMPUS PLANNING - Roger Williams University

2002-2003 RWU Presidential Fellowship Report: Campus Planning
Precinct Plans
Main Entrance:
Timothy Bailey & Christopher Nardi
The decision to explore the Main Entrance during the
precinct phase reflects the complexity of the problem and
the need to address it in more detail. This also allowed
various strategies to be tested within the Master Planning
Committee and by outside consultants. While I am not
convinced that we were able to conduct a conclusive study
the strategies we did study marked two extremes.
The first strategy does not attempt major changes to the
entrance itself, but creates a sense of arrival through the
creation of a pedestrian mall in the location of a current
parking lot. This works in concert with the idea of a oneway
loop circulation to allow the current entrance to remain
the "ceremonial" main entrance while allowing most
everyday traffic to use the side entrances. The visitor
parking area provides a clear connection to the Pedestrian
Mall, which acts an important organizing spine.
One-way Entrance w/ Pedestrian Mall and Proposed
Administration Building
The second, more radical strategy, involves bringing people
into the campus earlier, either at a point opposite the
President's House or at the current turn around for those
approaching from the North. This offered a chance to
provide better access to the current Administration
Building, but was seen as too intrusive to the front lawn.
Sweeping Approach
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