Campus Master Plan
A campus master plan is a physical manifestation of a university's strategic plan. At its best, it is a road map for the future of a campus, and becomes a crucial tool in confirming that short-term projects are working in conjunction with long-term plans and goals.
Without it, each decision made about a campus' facilities - from new buildings to renovations to infrastructure improvements - is made in isolation, without a bigger vision in mind. And a good campus plan builds in flexibility, so that it can accommodate shifting academic priorities and economic conditions.
The university, together with an independent consultant, engaged in intensive study of future campus development – including academics and research, strategic partnerships, campus life, landscape, mobility, utilities and infrastructure, stormwater management, transportation planning, and locations outside Blacksburg– which supports the strategic vision of the Beyond Boundaries visioning process and timeline.
Approximately 200 meetings and presentations were conducted by the Office of University Planning with the campus community, including multiple town halls, to share the developing vision for the Blacksburg campus and to receive feedback on the plans. Beyond Boundaries 2047: The Campus Plan was approved by the Board of Visitors on November 5, 2018.
The campus master plan mobility framework provides a guide for improving physical access throughout Virginia Tech’s campuses. Virginia Tech’s current campus master plan promotes a balanced approach to mobility – including human-powered movement, bicycle, and transit connectivity. To ensure that the campus master plan is a living document reflective of the university's current needs the mobility framework is undergoing an update. This is because nearly ten years after adoption there have been significant advancements in transportation technologies, university programming across the Commonwealth of Virginia, and infrastructure development, elevating the necessity for an update to Virginia Tech’s campus master plan mobility framework.
This update to Virginia Tech’s campus master plan’s mobility framework accounts for key outcomes from the plan adopted in 2018, as well as micro mobility, efficient parking and transportation infrastructure across the Blacksburg campus, as well as travel to, from, and around the Roanoke and Washington, D.C. regions.
Over the next year and a half, the Division of Facilities and Auxiliary and Business Services – in conjunction with an independent consultant – will foster meaningful participation and engagement with the university community, its visitors, and regional stakeholders in the update process to the university’s campus master plan mobility framework through digital and in-person feedback collection processes.
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