Campus Core—Proposed Building and Campus Improvements

Priority Projects

Dining Hall Terrace, Amphitheaters, and Yard Paths

Alcorn Avenue Trial Pedestrianization

Central Event Pavilion

Campus Security Lighting Improvements

Pedestrian Link connecting Stadium Parking to Campus

Core

Child Development Center Renovation

Walter Washington and Bowles Plaza Renovation

Ten Year Plan

Boyd Library Renovation

Consolidated Parking Lot

ASU Drive Extension

Robinson Residence Hall Renovation

Burrus Residence Hall Renovation

Residence Hall Parking Lot

Alcorn Avenue Trees

Pavilion Lawn

Trees around President’s House

Long Term / Independent

Walter Washington Building Renovation

Campus Union and Hotel Renovation

Alcorn Avenue Permanent Pedestrianization

Historic ASU Drive Realignment and One-Way

Conversion

Core Bypass Street

Core Gateway Pedestrian Improvements

Simmons Gym Renovation

Academic Building 2 and Library Lane

Arboretum Expansion

Intramural Track Bleachers and Pedestrian Improvements

Core North and Honors Vision

The Core North and Honors neighborhood contains a concentration of academic programs. This neighborhood is activated by students and faculty walking between classes among state-ofthe-art classroom and research facilities.

Both ASU Drive and Alcorn Road serve as gateways into the neighborhood, making a positive impression on visitors as they drive through. ASU Drive is a tree-lined, collegiate corridor flanked on both sides by shade trees, lawns, and wide sidewalks, meant to safely accommodate both vehicular and pedestrian traffic. Consistent crosswalks, speed bumps, and consolidated parking along the north edge of the neighborhood facilitate these improvements.

The existing Honors Residence Hall is expanded with the addition of a second residence hall, outdoor quad, recreation field, and recommissioned café in the existing hall, equitably serving the increased student population. New sidewalks connect the Honors halls to the campus core through the greenway between Fine Arts and Math and Science. Clusters of trees in the greenway receive furniture to create outdoor spaces for studying, gathering, and relaxing.

A new academic building replaces the Facilities Building on its hilltop site, providing a more compatible use for the neighborhood. Renovations to the Math and Science building and conversion of spaces in the Bio-Technology Research Center leverage Alcorn’s existing resources to meet space needs.

Reduce parking congestion along ASU Drive by consolidating parking at the perimeter of the core

Enhance student life with an Honors quad, rec field, and re-opened cafe

Create more walkable destinations by replacing the existing Facilities Department building with an academic building

Use space in the Bio-Technology Research Center for swing space or additional labs

Improve pedestrian safety and comfort by offsetting parking from ASU Drive and installing sidewalks and shade trees

Facilitate innovative educational opportunities through the renovation of the Math and Science Building

Facilitate walking to and from the Campus Core with new greenway paths linking Honors to Alcorn Avenue

Core North and Honors—Today

With the recent completion of the Dr. Rudolph Waters Sr. Classroom Building, the campus core has continued to expand northward. The existing Facilities Management buildings are not compatible with new academic buildings in the neighborhood, but their site is appropriate for a future academic building. Instructional spaces and class labs in the Math and Science Building require updating.