UNT Dallas 2020 Master Plan
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FOREST<br />
RESTORATION<br />
STORMWATER<br />
DETENTION<br />
The campus will offer a range<br />
of experiences as campus and<br />
community members navigate<br />
the campus.<br />
IVAL<br />
CAMPUS<br />
RESERVE<br />
The primary campus gateway from University Hills Boulevard<br />
will be lined with new campus buildings that announce<br />
the university to the community. The gateway plaza, with<br />
Ryan Tower at its center, will animate the campus core with<br />
pedestrian and social activity. Moving to the east, small<br />
gatherings, outdoor classes, and cultural performances will<br />
be viewed in the open lawn and Hart Amphitheater. This<br />
space will extend into native meadows and the Runyon<br />
Creek corridor. Pathways will weave to the east and pass in<br />
front of the learning commons and apartment buildings.<br />
Plazas, terraces, and residential courtyards will open to<br />
the creek, animating the walkways. Pedestrian bridges will<br />
connect the north and south campus, and will allow people<br />
to immerse themselves in the rustic wooded landscape. The<br />
Runyon Creek Trail will connect the campus to the regional<br />
trail network, and will provide a much-needed recreational<br />
amenity within the surrounding neighborhoods. Stormwater<br />
detention and forest restoration initiatives will be identified<br />
with interpretive signage along the trail network, making the<br />
campus a learning laboratory. The eastern campus forest,<br />
removed from the busy campus core, will offer opportunities<br />
for outdoor learning and research, as well as reflection and<br />
respite, and will be used by university students and area<br />
school groups.<br />
<strong>2020</strong> CAMPUS MASTER PLAN 66