UW-Madison took one more step in its effort to update its Campus Master Plan by unveiling a new website to incorporate more community input into the process.
Campus master plans are required through Wisconsin State Statutes, as well as by UW System Board of Regents policy. The last master plan, created in 2005, set goals for a more sustainable campus by examining building proposals, utilities and transportation.
The new plan will shift toward a focus on landscape architecture and outdoor spaces. The university hopes the added opinions will improve the final product.
"The more input and feedback that we can get during the Master Plan Update process, the higher quality we expect that the final result will be," said Bill Elvey, associate vice chancellor for facilities planning and management. "Updating a campus master plan is definitely a participatory sport."
The website will be updated periodically to promote community participation as it is developed over the next two years. The new plan, which will project the next 20 years of campus development, should be completed by fall 2016.
"The 2015 Master Plan Update will provide us with a road map for future development of the campus infrastructure needed to support the continued thoughtful growth of the campus for the next 10 to 20 years," Elvey said.
The university will also hold two meetings for input on the Master Plan on April 28 and 29 in the School of Nursing and Mechanical Engineering building.
