Table of Contents

1. Vehicular Circulation
2. Vehicular Parking
3. Transit
4. Bicycle Circulation
5. Building Opportunities
6. Utilities
7. Open Space
8. Pedestrian Circulation

Narrative of Preliminary Composite Master Plan

The University of Wisconsin - Madison
Master Plan Project
Narrative of Preliminary Composite Master Plan
27 April 1995

The Preliminary Composite Master Plan incorporates the comments received during the presentation of the alternative framework plans. The composite plan does not dictate development, rather it provides an organizational framework within which future development can occur. The plan is organized by critical campus systems including: 1) buildable zones; 2) transit and parking; 3) open space; 4) bicycle circulation; 5) pedestrian circulation; and, 6) utility corridors. The following is a brief summary narrative of the Preliminary Composite Master Plan.

Vehicular Circulation

1. Relocate Monroe Street along the north side of the railroad right-of-way from Randall Avenue to Dayton Street.
2. Close the following street segments:
   • Randall Avenue from Johnson Street to Monroe Street
   • Orchard Street from Dayton Street to Monroe Street
   • Dayton Street from Randall Avenue to Park Street
   • Spring Street from Randall Avenue to Charter Street
   • Brooks Street from Dayton Street to Johnson Street
   • Johnson Street from Randall Avenue to Orchard Street
3. Restrict traffic on the following street segments:
   • Convert Linden Drive to a transit/pedestrian, bicycle corridor/mall (service and emergency traffic included).
   • Restrict traffic on Observatory Drive from Park Street to Charter Street for Bus, service and emergency only.
   • Establish one-way eastbound traffic on Observatory Drive from Babcock Drive to Charter Street
   • Establish one-way southbound tram ic on Charter Street from Observatory Drive to Regent Street
   • Establish one-way northbound traffic on Mills Street from University Avenue to Regent Street
4. Construct an eastbound on-ramp from (old) University Avenue to Campus Drive just west of the UW Foundation building.
5. Improve intersections with University Avenue at:
   • Highland Avenue
   • University Bay Drive
   • Babcock Drive
6. Widen Park Street, removal of one railroad viaduct and reconstruction of the other.
7. Reconstruct Linden Drive from Charter Street to CSC to accommodate an east-west transit shuttle in a transit/pedestrian/bicycle corridor/mall.
8. Widen Observatory Drive from Walnut Street to Babcock Drive to accommodate bicycles.

Vehicular Parking

1. Provide up to 14 locations for potential future parking decks. Site considerations include: efficient size (500 spaces), visibility and wayfinding; proximity to major campus destinations; access from vehicular arterial streets; access to pedestrian and shuttle corridors; political concerns, cost per new spaces; current site availability; alternative use of proposed site; and, general compatibility with surrounding land uses.
2. Provide 2,000 spaces to meet current campus-wide parking deficiency (600 faculty/staff and 1,400 visitors). Parking beyond this amount will be provided as required to meet new building development.
3. Balance parking demand and potential future building gross square footage for the entire campus and local roadway system.
4. Rely on campus shuttle system to move people from parking to their destination.
5. Promote TDM programs (including remote and flex parking) to reduce the overall parking demand.

Transit

1. Establish two efficient on-campus bus routes; one which circles the east portion of campus and another which travels east/west along the Linden Drive corridor and services Lot 60 and CSC. In addition, this route will periodically service the Lakeshore Dorms and Eagle Heights. The Badger "SAFEride" system will remain in effect.
2. Improve headways (i.e., decrease the amount of time between buses).
3. Provide a supplemental shuttle (on-demand door-to-door "airport style") to directly serve the needs of the Health Sciences faculty/staff and students.
4. Maintain and enhance current Transportation Demand Management (TDM) programs. Pursue flex parking and off-campus remote parking facilities with shuttle service to and from campus.
5. Continue to coordinate and improve interaction with the City Metro transit system.
6. Study the benefits from a regional light rail program.

Bicycle Circulation

1. Provide sufficient width in the Linden Drive corridor to accommodate bicycle traffic and buslanes.
2. Provide new bicycle shelters in the west area of campus near the Lakeshore Path.
3. Provide additional bicycle parking racks throughout the campus.
4. Provide two-way bicycle tram ic lanes on Charter Street.
5. Reconstruct and improve the Lakeshore Path including connections to Langdon Street and Murray Mall.
6. Enhance bicycle signage and marking throughout the campus.
7. Include bicycle lanes within the Dayton Street right-of-way before and/or after the street closure.
8. Widen Observatory Drive to accommodate bicycles east of Babcock Drive.
9. Generally address bicycle planning and needs with all future campus building projects.

Building Opportunities

1. Identify 34 potential developmental zones across campus and establish capacities for each.
2. Understand that development zones do not dictate development, rather identify locations where it can occur.
3. Relocate Health Sciences functions to the west as part of a long-term organizational program.

Utilities

1. Improve chilled water system
   • Add final 5,000 ton chiller to the Charter Street Station.
   • Expand Walnut Street Station and add chillers as required to match building development.
   • Improve distribution system as required.
2. Improve steam system
3. Expand Walnut Street Station and add boilers as required to match building development.
4. Improve distribution system as required.
5. Maintain adequate compressed air capacity.
6. Improve water system including:
   • Obtain ownership of the 20-inch water main which feeds the west end of campus.
   • Eliminate all existing 4-inch diameter water mains which serve some of the buildings.
   • Interconnect old "Lake Water" and "Campus Water" mains together.
   • Eliminate dead-end water mains by completing water main loops wherever possible.
   • Eliminate meter pits near the Waisman Center, CSC and Horticulture Building.
   • Provide bidirectional flow in the existing main to assure uninterrupted flow to the CSC.
7. Continue the current electrical system upgrade to 15 kV.

Open Space

1. Establish a unifying and integrated open space network for the entire campus which provides pedestrian and bicycle corridors.
2. Develop new significant open space in the South, Southeast and Central Campus Areas to balance the potential for future development (approximately 11 acres).
3. Establish the Linden Drive and Murray Mall Corridors (5,000 and 2,000 linear feet respectively).
4. Maintain the "limited development zone" as identified in the 1992 Campus Physical Development Plan and preserve all sensitive environmental areas.
5. Provide small centrally located open spaces to organize sub-campus zones.
6. Provide recreational fields near the S.E.R.F. and Southeast Dormitories (approximately 4 acres).
7. Establish campus gateways.

Pedestrian Circulation

1. Establish a major interconnected corridor system identified by Linden Drive, Orchard Street right-of-way, Dayton Street, Murray Mall and Bascom Hill.
2. Utilize at-grade and overhead walkways as part of a comprehensive system.
3. Maintain current secondary pedestrian corridors.
4. Establish a unified lighting and security phone system.

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Master Plan Project



Location  Name                     Parking Spaces            Construction  Costs
                                   Existing    New    Total  Total Cost    /New Space
Prioritized Parking  Construction


p- 1      Southeast Campus Deck (Taj garage)  @5    -,,@230   275   $2,474,800  $10,760
P-    3A  Lake Street Deck (Lot 3b)                      40 310350  $4,209,800  $13,580
P-     5  1300 Block Deck                            137863  1000  $11,521,050  $13,350
p-     9  Old University Deck                         70730   800  $14,500,000  $19,863
P-    12  CSC Deck Expansion                           0200   200   $1,500,000   $7,500

          Total                                     2922333  2625  $34,205,650  $14,662

Other
Lower Campus
P-     2  Lake Street Deck (city-owned)                            0550 550         $5,500,000          $10,000

P-    3B  Lake-University Deck (Lot 3b and Harts           0325 325         $4,322,500          $13,300
P-     4  Library Mall (underground)                               0330 330         $6,996,000          $21,200

Southeast Campus Area
No additional decks planned

Central Campus Area
No additional decks planned


South     Campus Area
P-    6a  North of Spring  0    500    500  $8,950,000  $17,900
P-6b      South of Spring  0    500    500  $8,500,000  $17,000

West Campus Area

P-     7         Steenbock Library                        65        325  390   $4,550,000   $14,000
P-     8         Veterinarian Building                    57        718  775  $10,770,000   $15,000

Far West  Campus Area
P-10             VA Deck                                 200        700  900   $8,099,000   $11,570
p-    11         Lot 63 at CSC                            23             540   $4,132,300   $13,330

                                        Total           5! 2  42E814810       $61,819,800   $14,519
                                        Grand    Total   844  659117435       $96,025,450  $14,56@9


Notes:

1) Construction cost includes site acqisition and construction of
   existing, displaced parking and new parking spaces at at [sic] $9,000
   above grade and $17,000/space for below grade parking.

2)   No demolition costs are included.

3)   Site Acquisition costs are included.