UNT Dallas 2020 Master Plan

WELLNESS DISTRICT
In the northern part of the campus along Camp Wisdom
Road, a concentration of facilities is planned to promote
university and community health and wellbeing. The
recreation center anchors the wellness district and will
provide fitness and club sports facilities, as well as space
for health education programs such as cooking and
nutrition, meditation, or other healthy lifestyle practices.
North of the recreation center, recreation fields present
an active campus face to the surrounding community,
and are complemented by community gardens, a
playground, and outdoor courts and yoga space. Tennis
courts to be used for recreation and athletics programs
will be constructed south of the recreation center. The
campus loop trail extends into the wellness district from
the campus foreground, and continues through the
district and ultimately connect to the Runyon Creek Trail.
TABLE 4.6: WELLNESS DISTRICT PROGRAM
ID Program Levels GSF
C2 Early Childhood Learning Center 1 10,000
C3 Recreation Center 2 130,000
TOTAL
140,000 gsf
ID Parking Levels Spaces
P2 Surface Parking - 280
PS4 Parking Structure (60,000 GSF) 5 800
TOTAL
1,080 spaces
Between the recreation center and fields, the eastwest
road will be designed and managed as a shared
street that can be converted to plaza space and house
temporary and seasonal campus and community
events, such as farmers markets, wellness fairs, and other
community-focused programs. An early learning center
will provide childcare services to students, faculty, staff,
and campus neighbors, and will provide applied learning
opportunities for School of Education programs. Future
partnership development nearby may also contribute
to creating a lively community-oriented wellness hub
that promotes healthy lifestyles, provides visual access
to nature, and supports mental health and stress
management. An optional 800-space parking structure
may also be built next to the recreation center in the long
term, depending on future mobility needs.
Collectively, the resources concentrated in the wellness
district are intended to support the surrounding
community and begin to address the food and health
care desert challenges faced by this area of Dallas.
(Top-left) Example of shared street. (Top-right) Example of plaza
area near the recreation center. (Bottom) Example of highly visible
and accessible community gardens. (Sources: Page/MIG)
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