UNT Dallas 2020 Master Plan

CHAPTER 4 CAMPUS PLAN
4.4 DISTRICTS
ORGANIZATION
The campus is organized into several interrelated
districts, or small neighborhoods, each with its own
identity and function. Vehicular, pedestrian, and
open space networks will link the districts together.
The campus districts include the following:
• Academic and campus life space is
concentrated in the campus core and in the
academic foreground in the northwest corner
of the campus. These areas generally fall within
a ten-minute walk to ensure convenient access
to services for students, encourage social
interaction, and facilitate timely class change.
• The creek is bordered by the campus core
and new housing neighborhoods in the central
area of campus. Recreation facilities and fields
are located near the residential villages
facilitating health-promoting and communitybuilding
activities.
• Most athletics functions are located within their
own district near the DART station and the
campus events center.
• Areas identified for colocation of university
partners are identified adjacent to the DART
station and in the northeast corner of the
campus. Facilities in these areas may be
implemented through public-public or
public-private partnership arrangements,
and would provide mutually beneficial
programs and ventures.
• The natural areas to the east are conceived as
campus reserve areas that serve stormwater
management functions and as a living laboratory
for education and research purposes.
• A residential village will offer traditional
residence hall and suite-style housing
options to freshmen and sophomores within
convenient distance of the campus core.
• A wellness district houses recreation and
other health-related facilities, and is
accessible by both the university and
neighboring communities.
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