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MCMASTER UNIVERSITY CAMPUS MASTER PLAN - NOV 2008 - DRAFT
development through the implementation of the University’s Sustainable Building Policy, and an overall University Sustainability Strategy.
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Community Partnerships The campus will continue to be a place that serves different communities in different ways and will be a resource for many groups from the local neighbourhoods and the wider city/region. Physical interfaces and connections with the city and the surrounding community will be improved. The University will be open in its planning and communication with surrounding communities.
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Transportation, Access and Circulation The campus transportation system will support the University’s vision for the future, while enhancing the valued pedestrian priority in the heart of the campus and respecting its neighbours. The entrances will be made more functional and attractive for improved access and to better announce the arrival to the University. They will be designed with priority for pedestrian/cyclist amenity and safety. Pedestrian and bicycle routes will be improved throughout the campus.
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Parking and Servicing A range of parking “products”, including pockets of parking and short-term spaces close to buildings, surface lots, structures and parking under new buildings, will be provided throughout campus. Service areas for new and existing buildings will be designed to minimize conflicts with pedestrian networks, reduce visual impacts, and minimize the use of University Walk and Scholar’s Road by service vehicles.