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TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY RIVERSIDE CAMPUS PLAN12FIGURE 1equate support facilities and services, and unat-Given the population growth and diversified ac-• Develop Riverside to same level of amenitiesRiverside Campus MasterPlan developed in 1988 but notimplemented (printed to matchother maps, with runways atthe top).tractive work environments, including lack of elevatorsin the two multi-story buildings.The future uses proposed in the report included aconference center, with recreational areas for faculty,students and conference attendees. The Collegeof Environmental Design (now Architecture)and TTI proposed to develop a roadside vegeta-tivities anticipated by the 1988 Plan, the authorsidentified the following needs:• Develop the Riverside Campus as an integralpart of Texas A&M University• Reduce travel time from main campus via anew University Parkway with a new entry tothe campus, and frequent shuttle bus serviceand appearance as Main Campus, with high qualitylandscaping and signage, and provide designcontrol for all new structures• Group, zone or classify uses based on the needto be at Riverside and provide them an appropriatelocation. The groups were identified as OpenLand Uses: pasture for Veterinary Medicine andtion laboratory, and a Historic Resource Centerto train designers and crafts people in full scalepreservation technology. It was suggested that theTexas Accelerator Center might move from theHouston Area Research Center (HARC) in TheWoodlands. The Texas Agricultural ExperimentStation (TAEX) and the College of Agricultureproposed a Beef Cattle Center. The Texas EngineeringExtension Service (TEEX) saw an expansionof its training programs, specifically a pistolrange for Law Enforcement, Military Science, andPhysical Education students. Physical Educationclasses suggested facilities for skeet shooting, waterskiing, and sailing. Military Science requestedspace for leadership training, field training, anda Cavalry Center. The university libraries requesteda 10,000 SF Library Storage Facility. TheOcean Drilling Program requested storage spacein Building 8081 (a 1953 Hangar).1
HISTORY132Agriculture; Runway and Apron Uses: TTI andothers; Light Industrial Type Uses: warehousesand metal buildings; Technology Uses: researchand administrative offices, laboratories, conferencerooms typical of the academic core of thecampus; Recreational Uses: sports fields, golfcourse, swimming pool, picnic areas, conferencecenter with lodging and associated food services;and Housing Uses: future extension serviceschools with residential capacity on site.• Provide utility infrastructure to meet all researchneeds including shuttle bus, food, mail, and recreationfacilities, a Commons Building with computingcenter, library, and meeting rooms, add aConference Center, provide lockers, showers andmeeting rooms for ‘light industrial’ users, and ensuresecurity and fire protection services on a 24/7basis.Campus following the adoption of the CampusMaster Plan.Post-1988 Facility Developments inResponse to University GrowthWhile the 1988 report suggested that some universitycomponents would wish to relocate to theformer military base subject to improved accessand better appearance, immediate proximity tothe Main Campus proved to be an over-riding priority.The colleges of Business and Agricultureand Life Sciences, have made significant expansionon the West Campus in recent years, as haverecreational facilities of all kinds, including thestate-of-the-art Recreation Center. The Beef CattleCenter and a Swine Center located on farmlandacquired closer to the Brazos River, and a majorgolf facility has been established in Bryan at theTraditions development.FIGURE 2Traditions Golf CourseFIGURE 3Texas A&M Student RecreationCenter located on WestCampus3• Establish a functional street system, with ampleconvenient parking, and adequate provision forpedestrians and bicycles, buildings with off-streetloading docks. Streets in low-density areas wouldcontinue to have open ditch drainage, but majorcirculation ways should have curbs and gutterswith storm sewer provision.• Create, authorize and fund an organizationalstructure to manage and operate the RiversideFurther, the 2004 Campus Master Plan encouragedan increased density through infilling on theMain Campus, based on positive attitudes towardthe character of the Historic Core of the campus.Much significant construction for academic andresearch buildings has been completed followingthat plan. In addition to aesthetic considerations,the concern for truly sustainable development hasencouraged increased density.
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