CHAPTER 3 SPACE NEEDS PROJECTIONS AND PROGRAM Existing sports courts located just north of the Multi-Purpose Building. (Source: <strong>UNT</strong> <strong>Dallas</strong>) 49 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS DALLAS
INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS AND RECREATION The university recently gained membership in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) program with initial sports in men’s and women’s cross country, track and field, and basketball. Potential future sports could include baseball, softball, soccer, volleyball, and tennis. The space needs analysis accounted for additional space to accommodate these programs, but assumed that athletics, recreation and physical education space would be shared for efficiency. It also listed the number of outdoor fields and courts that would be needed for each intercollegiate athletics program, and recommended that additional fields and courts be provided to accommodate campus recreation needs. The need for recreation fields and courts is unique to each institution, and depends on the institution's student profile, student life programs, and available space. The campus plan program for recreation fields and courts reflects the needs identified by the university's athletics director, and their potential accommodation based on the initial analysis of campus capacity. The campus plan program for outdoor athletics and recreation fields and courts is summarized in Table 3.3. TABLE 3.3: ATHLETICS AND RECREATION PROGRAM Program 2019 8,000 hc 25,000 hc Track & Field - 1 1 Baseball Diamond - - 1 Softball Diamond - - 1 Soccer Fields - 1 2 Tennis Courts - 6 12 Outdoor Basketball Courts 1 2 4 Multi-Purpose Rec Fields 1 2 3 PARKING Parking ratios were calculated for residential students, commuter students, and faculty and staff based on an analysis that considered the current campus population, mode-splits and parking lot utilization. These ratios, which are documented in Table 3.4, were applied to generate future parking needs. Access to DART helps to reduce the demand for parking, and was taken into consideration in the projections of parking needs. Over the long-term, parking costs, transportation demand management (TDM) strategies, and other mobility strategies are expected to further reduce the number of required on-campus spaces campus. Applying the ratio generates a need for 2,100 spaces at the 8,000-student milestone, and 5,800 spaces at the 25,000-student milestone. TABLE 3.4: PARKING RATIOS 8,000 hc 25,000 hc Residential Students .49 .40 Commuter Students .35 .31 Faculty and Staff .35 .31 TABLE 3.5: PARKING PROGRAM Spaces/FTE Current 8,000 hc 25,000 hc Parking Spaces 918* 2,100 5,800 *Does not include DART surface lot of 498 spaces. SUPPORT The campus plan program includes a ten-acre area along the DART line, which is designated for warehousing, services, staff parking, laydown areas, general campus support, small office facilities, and storage. <strong>2020</strong> CAMPUS MASTER PLAN 50