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Drexel University Master Plan

Spring 2012

Andropogon Associates | Kittelson & Associates | Rickes Associates | W-ZHA | Meliora Environmental Design

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ContentsVision

MASTERPLANVISION:ANAPPLICATIONOFTHESTRATEGICPLANVISION

VISIONPRINCIPLES MASTERPLANDIALOGUE

Strategy

STRATEGIES1. Distinguish Drexels campus as an urban

university district2. Bring the campus to the street3. Draw the Drexel community together

around shared places4. Create an innovation district

THEFRAMEWORK5. Space Needs6. Sustainability7. Landscape and Streets8. Buildings9. Lighting10. Air Rights (Rail Yards Development)11. Transportation12. Retail

Action

SEQUENCESANDAGENTS LANDSCAPEANDBUILDINGINITIATIVES/

UNIVERSITYCITYCAMPUS> Major Initiatives: New Construction

and/or Significant Renovation or Reoccupancy 30thStreetStationGateway 3101MarketStreet 32ndStreetEsplanade AlumniEngineeringLabs TheArmory CurtisHall(andRandellHall) DesignArtsAnnex Dining&InterculturalTerrace(33rd

andArch) Five-StarParkingSite FrederickO.HessEngineeringResearch

LaboratoriesseeLancaster/34thStreetRedevelopment

HighLinePark/31stStreet JFKBoulevard(Armoryto30thStreet

Station) JohnA.DaskalakisAthleticCenterand

RecreationCenter KormanComputingCenter Lancaster/34thRedevelopment LancasterWalk LanguageCommunicationCenter(and

PSABuilding) LeonardPearlsteinBusinessLearning

Center LotF(AbbottsDairySite) MainBuilding

MainQuadrangle MarketandChestnutStreets MyersHall NeuropsychologyClinicseeLanguage

andCommunicationCenter NesbittHall NorthCampusCommon OneDrexelPlaza RetailattheGSB(GeneralServices

Building) RushBuilding StrattonHall TutoringTerrace URBNCenter

> Minor Initiatives: Upgrades and Maintenance 3201ArchStreet BossoneResearchEnterpriseCenter BossoneResearchEnterpriseCenter

Terrace BuckleyTurfField CanerisResidenceHall CenterforAutomationTechnology

(CAT) DisqueHall EarleMackSchoolofLaw JamesCreeseStudentUnionComplex KellyResidenceHall LeBowEngineeringCenter MacAlisterResidenceHall MandellTheater

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NorthResidenceHall PaulPeckAlumniCenter PaulPeckProblemSolvingandResearch

Center RaceStreetResidenceHall RossCommons TowersResidenceHall UniversityCrossings VanRensselaerResidenceHall VidasAthleticComplex W.W.HagertyLibrary

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VisionThe Master Plan Vision applies Drexels Strategic Plan Vision to the important roles the campus can play in furthering the universitys mission. The Strategic Plans emphasis on Drexel as an urban research university built upon the foundation of the co-operative education model highlights the unique identity and potential of a campus that anchors an urban district.

2 | DREXEL UN IVERS ITY MASTER PLAN

As an urban university, Drexel has the unique ability to spur institutional, local and global engagement

the key to its growing leadership in education and research.

Drexel has framed this master plan around partnerships designed to create an urban campus district

distinguished by livability, sustainability and innovation.

University buildings and public spaces will embrace and enliven city streets.

Formal and informal gathering places will animate the campus and foster collaborative learning.

This vibrant environment will nurture the personal, civic and academic discovery that inspires Drexels mission.

Master Plan VisionAn application of the Strategic Plan Vision for an urban university.

VISION


VISION

STRATEGIC PLAN VISION AND MISSION

MASTER PLAN VISION

Master Plan Elements

STRATEGIES

ACTIONS

FOUR VISION PRINCIPLES

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The Master Plans four Vision Principles guide decision-making as implementation unfolds over multiple years. This ensures that the Master Plans outcomes will stay true to its goals while allowing flexible responses to future and unforeseen opportunities and challenges that may arise.

The Vision Principles all build on Drexels special opportunity to engage the activities and places of its urban environment in West Philadelphia to advance its mission with vigor and distinction.

PrinciplesV I S I O N


VISION > PRINCIPLES

Distinguish Drexels campus as a vibrant urban university district.

Drexel University should be a premier center of discovery through powerful collaborative

thinking within the campus community and applied learning in the world beyond. Drexels

urban campus district offers the competitive

advantage of placing its diverse community

members within an easy five-minute walk of

each otherfacilitating cross-disciplinary

conversations among students, faculty staff and

visitors that more isolated campuses cannot

match. Streets and blocks from 30th Street

Station to 36th Street, and from Chestnut Street to

Powelton Avenue, should clearly express Drexels

presence and identity while inviting an overlap of

complementary community retail, workplaces and

housing.

VIBRANTNEIGHBORHOODS

NEIGHBORHOODENGAGEMENT

ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT

CITYENGAGEMENT

VIBRANT CITY

FIGURE 1Drexels Urban Campus District

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Drexels campus core emphasizes portals to academic growth, while its edges offer varied portals to the neighborhoods, city and world beyond.

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VISION > PRINCIPLES

Bring the campus to the street.The streets that intersect with Drexels urban campus should be places of connection

rather than division. These streets should offer unparalleled access to a full spectrum of

campus and local destinations, as well as to

the city and the world, while giving priority to

the safety and consideration of those walking,

using transit, biking and driving. These streets

can also become Drexels signature version of

the campus quadranglelined with seating,

verdant plantings and lively university and

retail destinations that reinforce the sense of

community on campus and knit Drexel into the life

of Philadelphia.

FIGURE 2Active Street Edges

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LIFEBETWEENBUILDINGS(1971)

Each street around campus plays a unique role, individually and within a group of similar streets, in supporting the urban campus districts described in Principle 1. Every Drexel building and its ground-floor activities will play a critical role in enhancing the character and quality of the streets it faces.

2ACTIVE EDGES

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STREET-THEME GROUPSacademic engagementcity engagementneighborhood engagementvibrant neighborhood

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Draw the community together around shared places. Persis Rickes, who researched Drexels academic-space needs for this master plan, observes

that 70 percent of learning takes place outside of the classroom. Effective teaching

facilities are settings where students, faculty and staff can meet to expand conversations

that start in classrooms and laboratories and

carry these extracurricular conversations back

to academic spaces. The growing collaboration

among Drexels colleges and departments further

underscores a need for the campus to promote

frequent dialogue among diverse faculty, staff

and students. Drexels campus district should

consciously provide a variety of formal and

informal meeting placesfrom faculty conference

rooms to student recreation spaces, from campus

lawns to neighborhood cafesthat build

scholarship by building social connections.

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FIGURE 3Community-Building Destinations

A variety of on- and off-campus gathering places will strengthen learning opportunities and social connections within and across communities.

3GATHERING SPACES

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campus green spaces

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Expand the innovation districtFor nearly a century, Drexel has demonstrated the value of a multifaceted educational process

that integrates academic teaching with applied learning in the workplace. In the 21st century,

Drexel can intensify this immersion in multiple learning contexts to include more original

research conducted by the campus community and

private-sector partners and a greater integration

of the spheres of studying, working and living. This

will harness the power of collaborative thinking to

reach new levels of creative innovation by individual

members and by the community as a whole. Drexels

urban setting offers a special opportunity to

integrate the activities of the campus, community

and workplace into a coherent, dynamic and fully

accessible district that facilitates innovation and

demonstrates its rewards.

FIGURE 4Land Uses in and Around the Campus

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An intensive mix of university, commercial and residential activity near 30th Street Station and along Market Street will expand Drexels innovation opportunities, while areas emphasizing residential and neighborhood retail activity will build bonds with Powelton Village and Mantua.

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Institutional

Market office/research/hotel

Market housing

Prime retail node

MAJOR PRESENCE

MODERATE PRESENCE

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Over 1,000 faculty, staff and students representing the full spectrum of Drexels community took part in defining a campus vision and determining how to achieve it.

DialogueM A S T E R P L A N


OUR APPROACH

Aneffectivecampusmasterplanmustearntheenthusiasmandcommitmentofabroadvarietyofstakeholdersfromstudentstofaculty,neighborstocityofficialstocompelthemanyactionsneededtoproduceresults.Forthisreason,thedevelopmentofthismasterplaninvolvedextensivestakeholderdiscussionswithgroupslargeandsmall.Theseforumsincluded:

PeriodicmeetingswiththeMasterPlanSteeringCommitteeanditssuccessorgrouptiedintotheDrexelStrategicPlanprocess,theMasterPlanTaskForce,eachofwhichprovidedavarietyofperspectivesfromDrexelfacultyandstaffandfromneighboringresidentsandinstitutions.

Meetingswithacademicdeansandadministratorstounderstandacademicprogramopportunitiesandchallenges.

OngoingmeetingswithcityofficialsandstafffromtheScienceCenter,Pennandotherareainstitutions.

7-9February2011:Forumswithfaculty,staffandstudentstogainperspectivesonassets,aspirationsandchallenges.Videotapedinterviewswithindividualstakeholderswereincorporatedintothefour-minuteDrexelat150video[addhyperlink]

21-23February2011:StateoftheCampuspresentationsreportingonconclusionsfromtheFeb.7-9forumsandinvitingfurtherdiscussionofcampusissues.OnFeb.21,themasterplanteammadethispresentationatthemonthlymeetingofthePoweltonVillageCivicAssociation.AforumonFeb.23featuredpresentationsbyarchitectsofrecentDrexelbuildings.

1-4April2011:TheannualDepartmentofArchitectureandInteriorsdesigncharrettefocusedonthecampusmasterplan.Morethan50studentsfromavarietyofacademicprogramsworkedingroupstore-envisionportionsofDrexelsurbancampusdistrict.TheTrianglescoverageofthecharretteappearsathttp://thetriangle.org/2011/04/08/students-plan-21st-century-drexel/Conceptsdevelopedatthecharretteappearonthemasterplanwebsitehttp://drexelmasterplan.wordpress.com/.

VISION > DIALOGUE


16May2011:Openmeetingsondraftmasterplanfocusedonthetopicsofresearchandstudentlife.

9December2011:Presentationanddiscussionofthedraftmasterplanwithgroupsoffaculty,staffandstudents.

VISION > DIALOGUE

Thediscussionforumathttp://drexelmasterplan.wordpress.com/featuresongoingpostingsofmasterplanconceptsandimplementationactionsandinvitescommentandconversationbyeveryone.AdditionalmasterplandiscussionishostedonFacebookathttp://www.facebook.com/pages/Drexelmasterplan/199373186761435


WHAT WE HEARD: CORE QUALITIES, OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES

Commonthemesheardfromacrossthespectrumofstakeholders:

Drexelscontinuinggrowthmarksthisasatimeofdynamicchange.

Recentimprovementsareappreciated,butweneedmore.

Learningandresearchareincreasinglycollaborative.

Campus-communityinterestsareconvergingmorethanever.

Commonthemesexpressedaboutthecampusenvironment:

Campuslacksidentity.

Despitemanypedestrians,therearefewpedestrian-friendlyenvironments.

Campusfacilitiesareaging,crowded.

Manyacademicandresearchactivitiessufferfromdispersal.

KeyqualitiesshapingDrexelsidentity

DREXEL IS AMBITIOUS

Strengths/Opportunities/Aspirations: We want to see this place rise. ImprovethequalityofeverystudentsDrexelexperience.

Continuetoincreaseenrollmenttoexpandeducationalresourcesandtheirreach.

Keepprogramsevolvinginresponsetoachangingworld,changingmarkets.

Continuetoimprovefacilitiestosupportacomprehensiveresearchuniversity.

Reinforcecampusasthecatalyticcenterofadynamiclearningcommunity.

Throughthesesteps,continuetoraiseDrexelsprofileandcompetitiveposition.

VISION > DIALOGUE


Challenges: but a lot of buildings need heavy renovation Pastambitionhasalreadygrownprograms;faculty,staffandfacilitiesmay

stillbecatchingup.

Drexelmustbeincreasinglycompetitiveforhigher-caliberstudents,facultyandstaff.

Physicalconstraintswillshapetheformandcostofcampusgrowth.

DREXEL IS MOBILE

Strengths/Opportunities/Aspirations: I see it as a bridge to West Philadelphia. Co-opstudentsareonthemovedailybetweenstudyandwork,assistedby

unparalleledtransitconnections.

Studentshaveaccesstoagrowingarrayofinternationalco-opsandotherexperiences.

GrowingnumbersofinternationalstudentsareseekingDrexel.

Newtechnologiesareenablingbetterdistancelearning.

Challenges: Theres no campus connectivity at all. Personalsafetyisarealconcernespeciallyafterdarkandonweekends.

Blankbuildings,emptystreetsanddarkcornersdonthelp.

Trafficisaninconvenient,potentiallyhazardousobstacletopedestriansandbicyclists.

ConnectionsamongDrexelscampusescanbedifficultandlengthyyettheyrevitaltodailyteaching,researchandlearning.

Languageinstructionandinterculturalactivitiesneedtogrowtomatchanincreasinglyinternationalcommunity.

Mustbuildamorecohesivestudentcommunityamongcommuter,co-opandon-campusstudents.

VISION > DIALOGUE


DREXEL IS INNOVATIVE

Strengths/Opportunities/Aspirations: Were in Philadelphia, a hotbed of thought thats why I came. Research,includingattheundergraduatelevel,formsagrowingpartof

Drexelsmissionandteaching.

Drexelcontinuestopushtheenvelopeoftechnologyinbothdevelopmentandapplication.

Drexelstudents,facultyandstaffarequicktopursuepromisingnewlearningmethods.

Commercializationopportunitieswillgrowfromtheconfluenceofinnovation,entrepreneurshipandinvestment.

Challenges Were put into space that is not as good as what we do. SomeofDrexelslearningandresearchactivitiessufferfromexcessive

separation.

Growingdemandsforeffectivelearningplacesrequiremoreand/orbetteracademicfacilitieslabs,studyspaces,classrooms,etc.

DREXEL IS INTERACTIVE

Strengths/Opportunities/Aspirations: Everybodys excited about being here. TheDrexelcommunitywelcomesadiversegroupofpeopletolearntogether.

PhiladelphiasUniversityishighlyaccessibletotheneighborhood,cityandregion.

Amultitudeofacademiccollegesanddepartmentsinteractinteachingandresearch.

Studentorganizationsandrecreationalactivityhavemushroomedwithincreasedenrollmentandon-campushousing.

Challenges but it doesnt have integrated public spaces. Manycampusdestinationsareclosedintheeveningarealproblemforco-

opstudentsandanundesirablemessagetothecommunity.

Thecampuslacksin-betweenspacesforinformalinteractionamongstudents,facultyandstaff.Spaceslikethesewhetherdedicatedconferencerooms,alcoveswithcomfortableseating,cafesorinvitingoutdoorlandscapesarevitaltolearningandstudentlife.

WeakphysicalcampusidentitymeansmanyinthecommunitymissDrexels

vitality,opennessandoverallpresence.

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VISION > DIALOGUE


DREXEL IS INVOLVED

Strengths/Opportunities/Aspirations: We are the professionalswho will work ten blocks away. Students,facultyandstaffareimmersedinciviclife,thanksinlargepartto

anurbancampusintertwinedwiththelifeofitscity.

TheDrexelcommunityaimstomakeareal,positivedifferenceintheworld,nearandfar.

Challenges but this is by far the least green campus. StudenthousingplacesstressesonDrexelslargercommunitycontext

TheDrexelcommunityanditsneighborsseekmoreamenitiesstores,placestoeat,greenspaceandmorethatsupportqualityoflife.

StreetsandpublicspacesaroundDrexelneedtobeextraordinaryaswellasordinary.

VISION > DIALOGUE


StrategyThe core strategies that guide the plan are organized by the four Vision Principles. Following the strategies, a framework of more specific recommendations addresses interrelated planning issues: space needs, sustainability, landscape and streets, buildings, community-focused development, lighting, transportation and retail market opportunity.


5 Space needs6 Sustainability7 Landscape & Streets8 Buildings9 Air Rights (rail yards development)10 Lighting11 Transportation12Retail

Framework


In2010,Drexelmadeastrongcommitmenttoenvironmentalsustainabilitybypurchasingwindpowercreditsequaltoallofitselectricityconsumption.ThismasterplangivesDrexelthechancetoincreasetheimpactofthatcommitmentandenhanceitsnationalleadership.Theplanenablestheuniversitytotakeresponsibilityforitsenvironmentalimpactsthroughinitiativesthatenhancecommunityandeconomicresilienceandinfuseapursuitofsustainabilityintotheuniversitysacademicmission.

THE ENVIRONMENT

Energy.Themasterplansfocusondevelopingbuildingsandinfrastructureusingadense,mixed-use,transit-andpedestrian-orientedapproachwillhelpDrexelminimizeenergyconsumptionandcosts.Thisapproachreducestheneedforenergy-intensiveautomobileuse,encouragingenergy-efficientwalking,bikingandtransituseinstead.Higher-densitybuildingsgenerallyenclosemoreusablefloorareaincomparisontosurfaceareathanlow-densitybuildings,reducingheatingandcoolingloads.Compactmixed-usedevelopmentonDrexel-ownedparcelsoffersfurtheropportunitytolinkbuildingswithdistrictenergy-transferloops,enablingtheuseofwasteheatfromsomebuildings(academicandofficebuildingsthatneedcoolingundermostconditions)inotherbuildingsthatmayneedit(suchasresidentialbuildings,whichhaveinherentlylongerheatingseasons)andinabsorptionchillers,providingadditionalcooling.Individualbuildingsshouldincorporateenergy-savingelementssuchasextensivedaylightingandenergytransferbetweenincomingandoutgoingventilationair.Drexelshouldalsoexploreopportunitiesforrenewablepowersourcesonornearcampus,suchasgeothermalwellsandinstallationofsolarpanelsonbuildingsoraboveadjacentrailyards.

Water.Thelandscape,streetanddevelopmentinitiatives

inthisplanofferextensiveopportunityformanagingstormwaterinwaysthatreducetherateandimprove

qualityofrunoffandthatcapturestormwatertonourishplantingsalongstreetsandincampusgreenspaces.DrexelscollaborationwiththeCityofPhiladelphiaonnewstormwaterinfrastructurealongJFKBoulevardwillhelpcreateamodelforfurtherimplementationofthecitysprogressivenewstormwatermanagementpolicy[www.phillyriverinfo.org/programs/subprogrammain.aspx?Id=StormwaterManual],aswellascreateanattractivesettingfornewmixed-usedevelopmentservingthecampus.Fornewdevelopment,stormwater-managementapproachesthatlinklandscapesandbuildingsintointegratedsystemscanprovideland-andcost-efficientwaystomeetcityrequirements.Installationofgreenroofsoffersimportantbenefitsbeyondstormwatercontrol,helpingkeepDrexelsurbancampusdistrictcoolerinwarmweatherandprovidinganaestheticbenefitforpeopleoverlookingtheroofsoflowerstructures.Collectingrunoffincisternscanhelpsupplyvitalirrigationforthemanystreettreesandsmallerplantingsneededtomakethestreetsaroundcampusmorehospitable.

6 Sustainability

The plan incorporates numerous opportunities to manage stormwater runoff in ways that will meet the Citys tough new standards while serving multiple campus needs.

Stormwater ManagementGuidance Manual

City of Philadelphia

Version 2.0

Prepared by:Philadelphia Water DepartmentPlanning & Environmental Services Division

Revised: April 29, 2011


Graywatersystems.IntroducingsuchsystemsintobuildingsmeritsseriousconsiderationasanelementoftheUniversityscommitmenttoreducewaterconsumptionandsewageproduction.Themasterplansemphasisonmixed-usedevelopmentmakesgraywatersystemspossible.Itplacesresidentialbuildingswhichproducesurplusgraywaterfromsinksandshowersclosetoacademicandcommercialbuildingsthatcanusethatwatertoflushtoiletsandclosetoplantingsthatneedirrigation,inbothinstancesminimizingpipingandpumpingneeds.

Health.Newbuildingsdevelopedunderthemasterplanshouldpromotethegoodhealthoftheiroccupantsthroughuseofinteriorfinishes,furnishingsandothermaterialsthatpromotegoodairquality.Newbuildingsshouldalsointroducesignificantdaylighttoachieveassociatedhealthbenefits.Usebuilding-cleaningproductsformulatedwithoutchemicalsharmfultohumanhealthortheenvironment.Themasterplansemphasisonwalkabilitythroughouttheurbancampusdistrictwillfurtherenhancehealth,aspeoplewhoregularlywalkandusetransitaresignificantlymorelikelythanpeoplewhodrivetomeettheCDCsrecommendationsfordailyphysicalactivity.

BuildingStandards.Drexelcommitstomeetingambitioussustainabilityperformancestandardsinitsbuildingprojectstoproduceenvironmentalandfinancialbenefits.

Education.Drexelsacademicandresearchenterprisesarepioneeringdevelopmentandapplicationofgreentechnologiesandmakingthecasefortheirsignificanceeveryday.Integratethisinnovativeworkintoeveryaspectofthecurriculumandexperientiallearning,Utilizeinformation

The bio wall in the new Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building (left) includes the largest living wall in North America. Twelve species of tropical plants covering 1,500 square feet filter volatile organic compounds out of the buildings air.

displays,energydashboardsandothermeanstoencourageagreatersenseofpersonalresponsibilityandbuildbroadawarenessandunderstandingoftheseapproachesamongmembersoftheDrexelcommunityanditsvisitors.

Consider displaying real-time campus energy use (above) as a positive way of encouraging greater efforts to cut the universitys consumption and its carbon footprint.

STRATEGY > FRAMEWORK > SUSTAINABILITY


7 Landscape and streetsAcampuslandscapeprovidesvaluetoitsinstitutionbeyondsimpleaesthetics.Thisvalueincludes: Presentationofthecampusreflectingtheaspirationsand

qualityoftheinstitution. Usabilityfosteringsocialinteractionsandorganizedevents. Comfortprovidingasafeandphysicallycomfortable

settingforlearning. Environmentalfunctionprovidingecologicalservicessuch

asrainwatermanagement.

Thejourneysbetweenbuildingsareamongthemostmemorableexperiencesanalmamateroffers.AtDrexelsUniversityCityCampus,theexperiencealongthestreetscapeisjustasvitalasthequalityofitsopenspaces.Inbothcases,Drexelholdsgreatpotentialtobecomeadynamic,pedestrian-orientedurbancampusthatembodiestheconvenience,diversityandenergyofurbanliving.

Tofulfillthispotential,Drexelscampusneeds: Anintentionalstructureforlandscapea

physicalstructurethatsupportsmultiplepur-posesandfunctioningsystems,suchassocialandenvironmentalsystems.Thisenhancedstructurecanbedevelopedthroughstrategicretrofitsdesignedtofurtherholisticstrategies.

Investmentinthelandscape(manpower,resources)arestructuringofcurrentarrangements.

TheprinciplesthatguidethisintentionalstructurefortheDrexellandscapeareoutlinedasaseriesofframeworkelementsthataddresscampusidentity,sociallyvibrantstreetscapes,openspacesthatbringpeopletogetherandinnovativeandsustainablelandscapepractices.Theframeworkdirectlyadvancesthemasterplanstrategies.Followingtheframework,thisdocumentpresentsguidelinesforfosteringsustainabilitythroughlandscapeandeffective

landscapestewardship.Place-specificactions,whicharesummarizedinenlargedplansintheActionsectionofthemasterplan,showhowthesestrategiescometogetherinvariousareasofcampus.

LANDSCAPE FRAMEWORK

Create streets of distinct character.

EachofthestreetsinDrexelsurbancampusdistricthasadistinctroletoplayaccordingtoitsscale,adjacentuses,connectionsandothercharacteristics.Eachstreetshouldconveyauniqueidentitywhilealsocontributingtoacollectiveidentityamongotherstreetsinitsthemegroup(Figure21).

FIGURE 21Active Street Edges

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FIGURE 22Drexel Campus Illustrative Landscape Plan

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MarketDrexelscampuscrossroads,academicspineandfrontdoortoPhiladelphia.Primeconnectionstotransit,ScienceCenter,CenterCity.

ChestnutUniversityCitysneighborhoodMainStreet.EngagingandengagedbyDrexelandPenn,aswellasanemergingmixed-useneighborhoodofjobs,lofthousing,hotelsandretail/diningneartheSchuylkill.

LancasterAvenuePoweltonVillagesneighborhoodMainStreet.Housingandretail/diningbringingcampusandneighborhoodcommunitiestogetherandattractingtargetfaculty,staffandstudentstochooseDrexel.

PoweltonAvenueDrexelsfrontdoortoPoweltonVillage.Aseamforcampusandneighborhoodcommunities,primarilyresidentialincharacter,withretail/dininginselectedlocations.Walkablecampuscorridortoathleticfields.

33rdDrexelsNorthCampusMainStreet.Astringofcampuswindowsandinformalgatheringplacesthatlinkslivingandlearningspaces.Activatedthroughacombinationofground-flooramenitiesandactivityprogrammingforflexibleoutdoorspacesadjacenttothestreet.

31st,32ndand34thSupportingstreetslinkingcorecampusfunctions,with31stemergingasagreenconnectionfromPennParktoMarket,JFKBoulevardandair-rightsdevelopmenttothenorth;32ndplayingagrowingroleinconnectingtotheUniversityCityneighborhoodandair-rightsdevelopment;and34thmakingincreasinglyimportantconnectionstoDrexelexpansionalongLancasterAvenueandMarketStreetandSEPTAs34thStreetstation.

30thand36thEmergingfrontdoorstothewestandeast.OfferingpotentialgatewaystoDrexelandservingasseamswithadjacentcommunities.

JFKBoulevardMainStreetoftheemerging30thStreetStationneighborhood.LinktocommunityeventsattheArmory.GatewaytoDrexelair-rightsdevelopment.Focusforstudententertainment.

Arch,CherryandRaceDrexel-themedneighborhoodstreetsatthecenterofundergraduatestudentlife.Significantviewcorridorstodowntown.

WarrenandFilbertDrexel-themedstreetslinkingcorecampuswithwesterncampusexpansion.

DrexelscampusistightlywovenintoitsWestPhiladelphiasetting.Drexel-ownedbuildingsonthecampusperipherysitamongotherinstitutionalbuildingsandresidences.Thiscrenellatededgerepresentsoneofthecampussgreatpotentialstrengths,asitgivesthecampuslocalrelevanceandmakespossiblemutualneighborhoodbenefitsandtheconvenienceofurbanliving.However,italsoraisesthechallengeofhowtogivethecampusarecognizableandcoherentidentity.

Approaches

Improvegatewayarrivalpointsaroundtheperipheryofcampus,includingthevehiculararrivalsequence,keycampus-neighborhoodintersectionsandtransitstops.

Createafocusedcenterofcampusthatisvibrantandstronglyidentifiable.

Improvenavigationthroughandwithincampus,includingsequencedlandmarks/artworkandsignage,whichwouldalsobeusefulforadmissionstours.

Makegatewaypointsevidentandprominentwithconsistentstreetscapefeatures:decorativepaving,signage,lighting,treesandotherbuiltelementsthatmarktheedgeofthecampusprecinct.EnhancetheheartofcampusandothersignificantpointsalongMarketStreetbothasimmediatelyrecognizablelandmarksandassociallyvibrantplacesthatactasfocalpointsforthecampusspacesaroundthem.Atasmallerscale,emphasizeimportantcampusnavigationpointssuchasthethresholdstoimportantspacesandmainwalkswithart,signageandmaps.



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Enhancethemainapproachestothecampusfrommainhighwaysandthoroughfares,inparticularatJFKBoulevardandSpringGardenStreet,tobetterrepresenttheUniversityCityDistrict(UCD)asawhole.EstablishingpartnershipswithotherUCDstakeholderstoachieveagreener,moreattractive,morepedestrian-friendlyarrivalexperiencetoWestPhiladelphiawouldbenefiteveryone.Similarly,considercollaboratingwithneighborhoodgroupstofacilitatestreetscapeimprovementsalongnearbyresidentialstreetsrebuildingsidewalks,plantingstreettreesandassistingwithotherrevitalizationinitiativeswouldhelpimproveperceptionsofDrexelscampusenvironsandfostergoodcommunityrelations.


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Strengthen open space connections with city and neighborhoods.

DrexelscampusliesatanexusintheurbanfabricofWestPhiladelphia,anotherofthecampussgreatstrengths.MarketStreet,LancasterAvenue/LancasterWalkandWoodlandWalk,whichtraversetheUniversityCityDistrict,allconvergeatthecenterofcampus,justtwoblocksfrom30thStreetStation.TheArmory,adistinctivehistoricarchitecturallandmark,sitsonanaxiswiththewestentranceofthetrainstation,connectedbyJFKBoulevard.TheWestBankGreenwaytrailpassesthroughcampus.Thesecorridorsallhaveapresenceandvisibilitybeyondtheimmediatecampuscommunity,positioningDrexelatthegatewaytotheUniversityCityDistrictandWestPhiladelphia.


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Atalocalscale,Drexelalsohasspacesthatarecloselyassociatedwiththeirimmediatecampusneighborhood.Thesespacesmaybelinkedtoformalocal-scaleopenspacenetworkthatstrengthenstheidentityofspecificcampusdistricts.

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MaintainthecontinuityofthehistoricurbanfabricandemergingparkwayswheretheypassthroughDrexelscampus.

Enhancethevisualidentityofthehistoricwalkswithdistinctivepaving,seatingandtreeplanting.

ExtendtheNorthCampusCommonssouthtoLancasterWalkandlinkthespaces.

Locateoutdooreventswithexternalappealathigh-visibilitysites(crossreferenceOutdoorEventSpacesPlan).

CapitalizeontheReadingViaducttocreateanewHighLineParkcorridorthatbringspeoplethroughtheeastsideofcampus.

ExtendtheNorthCampusCommonsouthtoLancasterWalk.

RevitalizeLudlowasapedestrian-orientedstreetthathasadistinctiveidentitywithinthesouth-eastcampus.

CreateanewcampuswalkfromLancastertoFilberttoMarket,givinganewopen-spaceidentitytotheHessLabsarea.

Strengthen the use of trees and other planting to bring better definition to important open spaces, streetscapes and walkways. Primarycampusspacesshouldrankamonganinstitutionsmostrecognizableandmemorablelandmarks.Drexelhassignificantspaceswithgreatpotentialasiconiccampusplaces.Organizetreesandotherplantingstoclarify,notobscure,spatialhierarchyandpattern.Supportthecampusopenspacesystemswithlargeshade-treeplantingtoprovideshadeandstrongerspatialdefinition.Incontrast,supportsmall-scalecampusspaces,includingsmallplazas,buildingentriesandsmallgardenspaces,withadditionalornamentallandscapeplantingssuchasfloweringtrees,shrubs,groundcoversandflowers.


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North-south corridor streetscape and campus local streetscape planting

Neighborhood street tree planting Drexel

Neighborhood street tree planting Powelton Village

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Planttreesaroundtheedgesofopenspacestoleaveaflexiblecenterspaceforactivity.Grouptreesindistinctgrovesthatframeviews.Avoidplantingnewtreesuniformlythroughavailableopenspaces.

Uselargeshadetreestodefinelargespacesandwalks.Reservesmallornamentaltreesandflowerbedsforbuilding-relatedplantingsandmoreintimategardenspaces.

Raisethelowercanopyofshadetreesforgreaterclearanceoverplazasandlawnsandtoopenupimportantground-levelviews.

Simplifythecampuslandscape.Removeortransplantfloweringtreesandshrubsthatareoutofplaceorinpoorcondition.

Avoidplantingshrubstofixpathproblems.Modifythewalkwaysysteminstead.

Strategicallyscreenserviceareaswithacombinationofwalls,fencingandplanting.

Unify the campus character and consolidate service areas.

Consolidateserviceareastominimizevisualandphysicalimpactsonstreetlife,pedestriancirculationandcampuslandscapes.Avoidplacingserviceareasparalleltothesidewalk,sincethiscreatesthelargestpotentialimpactonthestreetscape.

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Createserviceaccessperpendiculartostreetsintheformofservicebays,drivewaysoralleys.Screenserviceareaswitharchitecturalwallsandadecorativegate(e.g.,theStrattonHallgate).

Screenexistingserviceareasfromtheadjacentsidewalk,incorporatingseatingorotherstreetscapeelementsinfrontofthescreenwherespacepermits.

Locateserviceaccessoffofsecondarystreets,suchasCherry,LudlowandCuthbert,insteadofmoreprominentstreetscapes.

Considersharedserviceareasformultiplebuildings.

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Create comfortable outdoor places that support social interaction.

Formanystudentsandfaculty,Drexelscampusisstronglydefinedbyjourneysalongitsstreets.Aspartofbuildingavibrant,urbanexperience,streetscapesserveasthearteriesofcampus:theyshouldbeactive,enjoyableplaceswherepeoplecanmeet,hangoutandfeelrefreshedbetweenclasses.

Tocreatelively,vibrantstreetscapes,Drexelsstreetsneedmoreindoorretailandstudent-lifeamenitiesthathaveavisibleandphysicalconnectiontothesidewalk,suchasoutdoorplazasthatallownearbyindooractivitiestoextendoutsideingoodweather,regularplacementofoutdoorfurniturewherepeoplecanrestorwork,treesandlightingforphysicalcomfortthroughouttheday.Whencreatingoutdoorspaces,givepriority

tolocationswithgoodsunlightexposure,nearcornersorintersectionsplaceswherepeoplenaturallypassby.

Strategieswilldifferforstreetright-of-wayboundaries.Withinthepublicsidewalk,caftables,narrowplantersandothermovablefurniturecanbeadaptedtonarrowspacesandcanberemovedforclearingwintersnowifnecessary.Oncampusproperty,smallplazasopeningoffthesidewalkcanprovideadditionalsocialspaceforlargergroupsofpeopleorevensmallevents.

Alongthemainstreets,thethresholdstoDrexelsinternalopenspacesystemshouldbegreen,invitingandreadilydistinguishedfrommoreincidentalspacesalongthestreetscape(Figure27).


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Maintain green and beautiful streets. Streettreesandotherplantingsarehighlyeffectiveinreinforcingthedistinctiveidentityofastreetandatenhancingpedestriancomfort.Supportingtreeswithproperlysizedtreetrenchesisessentialfortheirhealthandlongevity.Considerextendingtreetrenchesunderthesidewalkpavingandintegratingthemwithrainwater-managementsystemssotreeshavethemoistureandsoilvolumetheyrequire(seeStormwaterManagementConceptDiagrams).

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Coordinatestreettreecharacteranddetailswiththecampusstreethierarchy:> Neighborhoodstreets:treesinplanted,connectedtreepits> Mainnorth-southcorridorsandothercampusstreets:trees

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Createaplantedcenterboulevard,withtreesandornamentalgrassesorflowers,alongMarketStreet.Convertunusedportionsoftheexistingleft-turnlanezone(stripedareas)intospaceforthemedian.TheboulevardcreatesanadditionalrecognizablelandmarkforDrexelalongMarketStreet.

Incorporateplantersintothedesignofrestaurant-styleseatingareasalongthemainstreetscapes,asaflexiblewaytoprovideseasonalflowercolorandsupportthecreationofsocialspacesalongthesidewalk.

Incorporateadetailsupstrategytosupplementlargercapital-improvements

projects.Detailssubtlyinfluencehowpeopleperceivetheirlandscapeandrepresentopportunitiesforoperationsstafftoimplementanongoingseriesofsmallimprovementsthatadduptoasignificantwhole.DrexelsrecentreplacementoftheconcreteJerseybarriersoutsidetheArmorywithplantersrepresentsagoodexampleofthisapproach.

Encourage bicycle use through improved storage facilities and bicycle routes. Philadelphiahasagrowingbicyclenetworkandiscommittedtoprovidingadequatefacilitiesforcyclists.Whiletheuniversityhasalargenumberofbicyclistsonandaroundcampus,thefewmarkedon-streetlanesendabruptlyandofferlittlehintofamorefullyconnectedsystemtocome.TheplannedWestBankGreenwaytrailwilllinkDrexelnorthtoFranklinParkviaanexistingoff-streetmulti-usepathalong31stStreetnorthof


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Suppor ng the con nuity and e ec veness of the bicycle lane network will improve safety for cyclists and pedestrians. Providing addi onal op ons and convenience for bicycle parking and storage will also promote responsible bicycle use.




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