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Figure 27 Connectivity Concept for the Physical Master Plan
from CSU Fullerton Master Plan
by wrtdesign
GENERAL CIRCULATION
During outreach and internal feedback stages of the Physical Master Plan process, participants provided many suggestions on ways to improve internal circulation at Cal State Fullerton. The campus is small enough that many preferred walking, skateboarding and kick scooters to bicycling for internal trips, and there was a general sentiment that although there were some promising recent enhancements and the core of campus is increasingly walkable, there were many impactful improvements that could make internal circulation function better for all users. During working group feedback, participants even went so far as to note that improved multi-modal circulation organization on campus was perhaps the most important mobility need. Recommendations to improve internal campus circulation include the following:
• Increase level of separation between pedestrians and vehicle traffic. • Preserve and expand the core pedestrian zone in the heart of campus. • Close a non-critical segment of
Gymnasium Drive in the campus core to vehicles to improve walkability and safety. • Improve the hierarchy of internal circulation, including walkway hierarchy and consistency, and improvement of intuitive design of all paths, including bicycle route. • Better organize and mark walking paths. • Prioritize physical improvements to conflict points for vehicles, people walking, and people biking, including Campus Drive and
Gymnasium Drive, and the pathway across Gymnasium drive between the academic core and student housing area. • Clarify overall circulation rules, for where bicycling, skateboarding, and scooters are allowed. • Improve overall quality of pedestrian and bicycling signage and wayfinding. Create overall wayfinding system that emphasizes walking, biking, and transit. • Improve the markings, signage, and organization of bicycle routes.
Reduce confusion about what travel modes are allowed, and where. • Where bicycle access terminates to the center of campus, provide bicycle dismount and parking zones – not just “Do Not Enter” signs. • Formalize and establish a more legible circulation system that prioritizes pedestrian travel across campus – important for identity, placemaking, and mobility.
