Creating new and enlivening existing key campus gateways and borders to promote community, enhance connectivity, and create a sense of arrival to campus for both visitors and the community.
Goals
- Create seamless connections between campuses and the SouthSide through roadway network improvements and an enhanced transit system.
- Soften and connect gateways between campus and the surrounding community to blur the lines between the Asa Packer Campus and the SouthSide.
- Redesign and enliven entry to the campus through streetscape improvements and SouthSide business revitalization.
- Prioritize the pedestrian experience through roadway improvements, lighting, landscaping enhancements, and reduction of single-occupancy vehicles.
- Develop a faculty and staff housing program through both rentals and incentives to purchasing homes on the SouthSide.