Section 19: Additional Comments Received After January Forums
| 1) CAMPUS TREE MAPPING: Undergraduate Student Leah Grunske has a special research project that presents inventoried campus tree locations and species. This information can be very useful for studying plants within our plant science courses and serve as a reference to the campus landscape management staff. We need to digitally transfer this information onto the campus master plan. We request assistance with this process. Her email and phone is miss_grunzke@yahoo.com (406) 587-9393. Of course, I can help coordinate this work as well. |
| 1) PROMOTE DESIGN PROGRAM ELEMENTS THAT FOSTER AN INTERACTIVE ENVIRONMENT WITH VARIOUS SCHOLASTIC PROGRAMS. The campus plan should facilitate outdoor class room activities from wetland area restoration, to special design projects to public art. Potential program interaction could occur, within properly designed spaces, that enhance creative learning opportunities, in educational projects in the departments of LREC, Agriculture, Landscape Design Architecture, Art, and engineering. |
| 1) TRANSFORM SOME OF THE VISITOR PARKING INTO METERED PARKING. Diminish the inconvenience of visitors of having to receive parking permits just to park on campus. Not enough time and a true hassle for visitors. |
| 1) TRULY MAKE PEDESTRIAN AND BIKE TRAFFIC TOP PRIORITY. |
| A) Plan a inner campus free shuttle from the north end to the south end of 11th. The shuttle should demonstrate futuristic non-gas consuming transit (i.g.- propane (golf cart style), hydrogen electric or other) |
| B) Link to the City of Bozeman transit system with bus stop locations. |
| C) At the north end of 11th utilize the Arboretum park space to create a PARK AND RIDE TRANSIT CENTER. The area could serve as a place for bicyclist and motorists to park and utilize transit. THE CAMPUS PLAN MUST PROMOTE T.O.D- TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT!!! |
| 1) THREE AXIS CONCEPT- |
| 8TH STREET: |
| Emphasize the historical linkage and the tree lined corridor connection to downtown |
| 11TH STREET: |
| Emphasize Transit oriented circulation- bike, shuttle and pedestrian corridor. |
| 19TH STREET: |
| Make this the conventional automobile work force transit corridor. Put the vehicular hierarchy to the back of campus. Make the front (the north side) a pedestrian oriented experience. |
| Colleges should be grouped together for easier access to students in the upper divisions. |
| As we get more students & traffic, bridge over 11th and possibly over 19th. |
| If we are expanding past 11th to 19th to Ferguson - Bike paths or small shuttle bus system needs to be in place. |
| Student Building: Housing, Business Office, Registrar, Finacial Aid |
| am in charge of a 16-person design unit for the Montana Department of Transportation. We previously were housed in Cobleigh Hall and recently moved to a new location in the CFT Building just south of campus on Seventh Avenue. Many of our student designers and staff commute back and forth to the MSU campus several times a day. The current roadway (Seventh Avenue) from our office to Kagy Boulevard is narrow and has vehicles, pedestrians, and bicyclists competing for the same space. I would like to see consideration given to a separated share-use pedestrian/bicycle path from Kagy to the CFT Building Complex and a tie in to the Bozeman Trail system that is adjacent to our office complex. |
| This shared use path would improve the safety of all users and would possibly reduce some of the vehicle congestion on campus. If a good quality path is developed, I believe that you will see many more users leaving their vehicles at home or in the office parking lot and walking or biking to campus. |
| I have a suggestion for an alternative energy source for campus. Check into putting up a wind machine at the east entrance of the Centennial Mall. Every time I walk down the Mall, it is like a wind tunnel. |
| I was wondering if I could add a suggestion to the Campus plan of tomorrow. I was thinking that a little more Landscaping is in order around Campus. I would like to fous mainly on the eyesore that is between Montana Hall and Hamilton Hall. That Empty lot seems to small to build a building so why doesn't the University make a garden there? It would add a huge amount of appeal to Campus. Like with some local trees and wild flowers and benches? that would look a whole lot better than the worn grass that currently inhabits that lot. Just my opinion, I hope others share it around campus so that we can all benefit in the future. Thank You. |
| Keep the students in mind, especially the middle to lower class who are greatly affected by tuition hikes, when deciding whether or not we need a new piece of frivolity to adorn our already beautiful campus. |
| One idea I heard in two meetings about the next 25 years involved an Academic conference center, with performing arts capability, and an out-sourced hotel. This would be a terrific addition to the campus, and fill a need for both the community and the university. |
