Master Plan October 2011 - Pacific Lutheran University

DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
POTENTIAL STREET VACATIONS AND PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS
The diagram on the following page shows
potential street vacations proposed in the plan.
They include:
1 - The curved street section at the northwest
end of campus, where Wheeler Street S and
8th Avenue S come together. Potential vacations
may include a turn-around at the end of Wheeler
Street S and/or an additional street alignment at
the west edge of the existing parking lot between
Wheeler Street S and 121st Street S. This would
remove traffic between the campus and parking as
well as strengthen the existing campus entrance.
8th Ave. S / Wheeler Street S looking south
2 - A section of Yakima Avenue S between
120th Street S and 121st Street S at the north end
of campus. This would eliminate traffic between
two university-owned properties for increased
pedestrian safety and/or development potential.
3 - A section of 124th Street S and Yakima
Avenue S at the center of campus. This section
of the street is located east of Olson and wraps
down to 125th Street S. This is described in more
detail along with a traffic analysis in the following
section. (The other proposed vacations are
conceptual and will require further traffic analysis
to determine feasibility.)
Street vacations will be designed to suppport
Emergency Vehicle Access (EVA) in applicable
routes in coordination with Pierce County.
Yakima Ave. S between 120th & 121st Street S looking south
124th Street S looking east
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