Deliverables and outcomes
The University-wide plan includes River Campus, Medical Center, South Campus, Eastman School of Music, and the Memorial Art Gallery, as well as satellite locations such as the Ambulatory Orthopaedic Center among others. It covers critical areas such as academic and research spaces, housing, clinical facilities, transportation, parking, recreation, sustainability, branding, and more.
At its heart is a vision for future growth that seeks to deepen the University’s connections—to each other, to adjacent natural resources, and to the city we call home—sparking community, collaboration, and innovation.
Key elements of the plan will include:
- A physical framework that prioritizes strategic reinvestment in our core while creating and strengthening connections between campuses (0–5 years)
- A long-term vision that anticipates future opportunities and positions us to respond to evolving needs (5–20 years)
- Guiding principles to help current and future leadership make decisions about our physical campus that drive innovation and institutional excellence
Deliverables
“Campus as neighborhoods” vision for the next 20 years, with specifics for the next five years. View the preliminary framework plan.
Recommends sustainable practices that will reduce the operational footprint of our campuses while maintaining management practices to mitigate risks from natural, financial, and other disasters.
Respects the University’s historic character while accommodating expansion of existing programs, or the pursuit of new programs, through the adaptive re-use and modernization of University facilities.
Develops a strategic capital planning model for scenario analysis, financial need forecasts, and facilitating sustainable growth.
Evaluates and coordinates campus and campus-neighborhood accessibility, connectivity to surrounding neighborhoods, and access and circulation for projected growth, including shipping and receiving.
Establishes detailed recommendations for signage and branding that supports “One University” identity, way-finding, and campus and campus-neighborhood gateway presence.
Documents the architectural character of each campus neighborhood and establishes guidelines to ensure design proposals are consistent with the Framework Plan, promote brand identity, and maintain sense of place.
Documents each campus neighborhood’s environmental and open-space character, establishes guidelines to ensure design proposals are consistent with the Framework Plan, identifies opportunities for increased accessibility and recreation, and considers best practices in sustainable site development.
Documents suitability of available land, including surface parking, within a Geographic Information System (GIS) that will inform future campus development.
Develops revised IPD zoning that reduces entitlement review risks with the City of Rochester and the Town of Brighton while providing greater flexibility in campus development.
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