Master Plan October 2011 - Pacific Lutheran University

COMMUNITY BENEFITS
CAMPUS & NEIGHBORHOOD SECURITY
PLU contracts with Pierce County for the Director of Campus Safety as well as for enhanced
patrols by County deputy sheriffs. PLU also has trained professionals in the Campus Safety office.
The entire campus safety operation collaborates with the County as well as with Central Pierce
Fire and Rescue. All of this provides enhanced security to the surrounding neighborhood.
PLU has a system of monitored security cameras located in campus parking lots and along
adjacent roads. Continued improvement in the camera system and installation of additional
sidewalks is a significant benefit to the surrounding community. PLU works with law enforcement
to prevent and detect and prosecute people involved in criminal activity.
INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS
The area surrounding the PLU campus is suburban, with relatively few sidewalks and limited
lighting. Much of the area is not particularly pedestrian friendly. As PLU continues to develop,
a goal is to add sidewalks, lighting and other amenities that make the neighborhood more
appealing to residents, workers, and visitors.
The area around the campus has no stormwater conveyance system, so all stormwater is
managed locally. PLU has a regional stormwater facility, as well as three stormwater “rainstores”
on campus. Local stormwater running off of public streets enters PLU treatment facilities at
three locations:
• 12th Avenue between Garfield and 123rd
• Park Avenue between Garfield and 123rd
• Park Avenue and 125th Street
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As parking lots are rebuilt, PLU plans to install rain gardens and other treatments to cleanse
water before it infiltrates into the ground.
In several instances, PLU has taken responsibility for treating public street runoff as a necessary
part of completing street and sidewalk improvements. In the future, PLU hopes to work with the
county to develop a more comprehensive approach to stormwater management.
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