Table of Contents

1-2. Introduction and Guiding Principles

• Strategic Goals and Objectives (page 3)
• Operating Assumptions (page 4)
• Planning Assumptions (page 4)
• Planning Principles (page 5)

Introduction and Guiding Principles (pages 3-5) (PDF)

3. Campus History & Landholdings 

• Campus History & Identity 9 History of Campus Master Planning at the University of Vermont (page 11)
• UVM Landholdings, State of Vermont (page 13)
• UVM Landholdings, Burlington, South Burlington, Colchester & Essex (page 14)

Campus History and Landholdings (pages 7-16) (PDF)

4. Main Campus (page 17)

4.1 Existing Conditions (page 19)

• Main Campus Districts & Local Context (page 21)
• Zoning (page 22
• Campus Land Use (page 24)
• Campus Topography (page 25)
• Campus Watersheds & Hydrology (page 26)
• Microclimates (page 28)
• Campus Geometries (page 29)
• Campus Edge Conditions (page 30)
• Archaeological Sites on Campus (page 31)
• Campus Landmarks & Viewsheds (page 32)

Campus Landscape

• Existing Open Space (page 37)
• Transitional Spaces with Potential (page 38)
• Campus Accessibility (page 39)
• Campus Lighting (page 40)
• Campus Signage & Wayfinding (page 41)
• Outdoor Art on Campus (page 42)

Facilities

• Campus Building Distribution By Use (page 43)
• Student Services Distribution (page 44)
• Campus Residential Distribution (page 45)
• Historic Resources 46 Building Condition Assessment (page 47)
• Fully & Partially Air Conditioned Buildings (page 48)

Transportation & Parking

• Pedestrian & Bicycle Circulation (page 49)
• Bicycle Circulation & Conflicts (page 50)
• Campus Service Access (page 51)
• Vehicular & Campus Shuttle Circulation (page 52)
• Regional Transit (page 53)
• High Vehicular/Pedestrian Traffic Patterns (page 54)
• Parking Inventory by Architectural District (page 55)
• Campus Utilities (page 56)

4.1 Existing Conditions (pages 17-56) (PDF)

4.2 Proposed frameworks for campus planning (page 57)

• Land Banks (page 59)
• Campus Geometries (page 60)
• Campus Architectural Districts (page 61)
• Landmarks & Viewsheds (page 62)
• Property Acquisition & Disposition (page 63)
• Campus Stormwater Facilities (page 65)

Campus Landscape

• Open Space (page 66
• Open Space Windows (page 67)
• Campus Gateways (page 68)
• Campus Lighting (page 69)
• Outdoor Art on Campus (page 70)

Facilities

• Buildings Recommended for Future Restoration, Renovation, Additions or Removal (page 71)
• Historic Resources (page 72)
• Consolidated Student Support Services (page 73)

Transportation & Parking

• The Pedestrian Campus (page 74)
• Pedestrian & Bicycle Circulation (page 75)
• Campus Services and Emergency Access (page 78)
• Vehicular Circulation & Parking (page 79)
• Campus Shuttle Circulation (page 81)
• Future Parking Inventory (pg  82)
• Regional Parking Intercept Lots (page 84)
• Transportation Demand Management (page 85)

Campus Utility Corridors (pg 86)

4.2 Proposed Frameworks for Campus Planning (pages 57-86) (PDF)

4.3 District Design guidelines (page 87)
(architectural & landscape Design)

• Architectural & Landscape Design Guidelines (page 89)
• Campus Architectural Districts (page 90)
• University Historic Green District
  • Architectural Guidelines (page 91)
  • Landscape Design Guidelines (page 94)

Main Street North District

• Architectural Guidelines (page 96)
• Landscape Design Guidelines (page 99)

Trinity District

• Architectural Guidelines (page 101)
• Landscape Design Guidelines (page 102)

Gateway District

• Architectural Guidelines (page 103)
• Landscape Design Guidelines (page 106)

University Heights District

• Architectural Guidelines (page 108)
• Landscape Design Guidelines (page 109)

Redstone District

• Architectural Guidelines (page 111)
• Landscape Design Guidelines (page 112)

Athletic District

• Architectural Guidelines (page 113)
• Landscape Design Guidelines (page 114)

Centennial Sports District

• Architectural Guidelines (page 115)
• Landscape Design Guidelines (page 116)

Centennial District

• Architectural Guidelines (page 117)
• Landscape Design Guidelines (page 118)

4.3 District Design guidelines (pages 87-118) (PDF)

4.4. Master Plan Development (page 119)

• Illustrative Master Plan (page 121)
• Illustrative Plans & Perspectives by District (page 122)
• Priority Landscape Design Projects (page 135)
  • University Place (page 136)
  • Green Mountain Walkway (page 138)
  • Redstone Walkway (page 140)
  • University Gateway Arboretum (page 141)
  • Main Street Land Bridge (page 142)

4.4. Master Plan Development (pages 119-142) (PDF)

5. South Campus (page 143)

5.1. Existing Conditions (page 145)

• Local Context (page 147)
• Zoning (page 148)
• Campus Land Use (page 149)
• Campus Topography & Geometries (page 150)
• Campus Watersheds & Hydrology (page 151)
• Microclimates (page 152)
• Archaeological Sites (page 153)
• Campus Viewsheds & Landmarks (page 154)
• Existing Open Space (page 155)
• Campus Signage, Wayfinding & Lighting (page 156)
• Vehicular Circulation (page 157)
• High Vehicular/Pedestrian Traffic Patterns & Pedestrian and Bicycle Circulation (page 158)

5.2 Proposed Frameworks for Campus Planning (page 159)

• Land Banks (page 161)
• Property Acquisition & Disposition (pg162)
• Open Space & Gateways (pg163)
• Buildings Recommended for Future Restoration, Renovation, Additions or Removal (page 164)

5.3 Design Guidelines (page 165)

• Architectural Guidelines (page 167)
• Landscape Design Guidelines (page 169)

5.4 Master Plan Development (page 171)

• Master Plan Development (page 173)
• South Campus Illustrative Plan (page 174)

South Campus (page 143-174) (PDF)

6. Fort Ethan Allen (page 175)

6.1. Existing Conditions (page 177)

• Local Context (page 179)
• Zoning (page 180)
• Hydrology & Microclimates (page 181)
• Campus Geometries (page 182)
• Campus Edge Conditions (page 183)
• Campus Viewsheds (page 184)
• Campus Accessibility (page 185)
• Campus Signage, Wayfinding (page 186)
• Campus Buildings Distribution by Use (page 187)
• Historic Resources (page 188)
• Vehicular, Pedestrian & Bicycle Circulation (page 189)

6.2 Proposed Frameworks for Campus Planning (page 191)

• Land Banks (page 193)
• Property Acquisition & Disposition (page 194)
• Campus Lighting (page 195)
• Buildings Recommended for Future Restoration, Renovation, Additions or Removal (page 196)

6.3 Design Guidelines (page 197)

• Architectural Guidelines (page 199)
• Landscape Design Guidelines (page 200)

6.4 Master Plan Development (page 207)

• Master Plan Development & Illustrative Plan (page 203)

Fort Ethan Allen (pages 175-207) (PDF)

7. Colchester Research Campus (page 205)

7.1. Existing Conditions (page 207)

• Local Context (page 209)
• Zoning 210 Campus Watersheds & Hydrology 211 Microclimates (page 212)
• Campus Edge Conditions (page 213)
• Campus Buildings Distribution by Use (page 214)
• Campus Signage & Lighting (page 215)

7.2 Proposed frameworks for campus planning (page 217)

• Land Banks (page 219)
• Property Acquisition & Disposition (page 220)
• Campus Geometries (page 221)
• Campus Lighting (page 222)
• Vehicular, Pedestrian & Bicycle Circulation & Parking (page 223)
• Campus Signage & Wayfinding (page 224)

7.3 Design Guidelines (page 25)

• Architectural Guidelines (page 227)
• Landscape Design Guidelines (page 228)

7.4 Master Plan Development (page 229)

• Colchester Research Campus & Illustrative Plan (page 231)

Colchester Research Campus (pages-205-231) (PDF)

8. Design Goals & strategies (page 233)

Architectural Strategies & Materials

• Sustainability (page 235)
• Light Filled Public Spaces (page 236)
• Circulation within & between Buildings (page 236)
• Building Materials (page 237)

Landscape Materials & Standards

• Landscape Management Procedures (page 239)
• Plant Materials (page 240)
• Pedestrian Paths (page 244)
• Site Elements & SIte Furniture (page 249)
• Exterior Lighting (page 252)
• Signage & Wayfinding (page 254)
• Gateway Markings (page 256)

Alternative Energy Development (page 257)
Real Estate Gift Policy (page 258)

Design Goals & Strategies (page 233-258) (PDF)

Acknowledgements (page 259)

Glossary of Terms (page 261)

Appendix (page 265)

• Listing of Other Supporting References (page 265)

Acknowledgements, Glossary of Terms & Appendix (pages 259-265) (PDF)