Master Plan

andrewrozell · October 20, 2008

I tried searching the forum because I have seen it on here before, but could someone please post the link to the PDF file of the master plan for UNT? Thanks.

Mean Green 93-98 · October 20, 2008

http://www.unt.edu/untmasterplan/

The link is in the middle of the page.

trud1966 · October 20, 2008

http://www.unt.edu/untmasterplan/
The link is in the middle of the page.

Page 92 of the PDF

FirefightnRick · October 21, 2008

Per page 70. New structures coming to a Mean Green campus near you.

Football Stadium

New Visitor Center building.

Art Expansion building.

College of Business building.

3 Science expansion buildings.

7 or 8 future housing buildings..ie Dorms.

4 Academic buildings.

An Opera House building.

3 New Parking Garages.

And I noticed in every map of the PDF that the Bonfire Pond remains?

Rick

GreenAlums · October 21, 2008

I'll bring a printed copy to the Alumni GameDayGrille if anyone wants to see it.

KRAM1 · October 21, 2008

Best thing about the list? No baseball stadium! OK, OK...just trying to get everyone going early this morning...just joking! :lol:

BonfireBrian · October 21, 2008

Best thing about the list? No baseball stadium! OK, OK...just trying to get everyone going early this morning...just joking!

Check out page 43-44.

BonfireBrian · October 21, 2008

By the way, if any of you have not had the opportunity to look at this, I highly recommend it. It discusses all of the future plans for the campus, including athetics, building construction, creation of parks and gathering areas, etc.

If this document doesn't get you excited about what is going at the University of North Texas, I'm not sure what will.

Boomer23 · October 21, 2008

And I noticed in every map of the PDF that the Bonfire Pond remains?

It's required. I believe it is an "Official Drainage Pond" or something to that effect.

GreenAlums · October 21, 2008

It's required. I believe it is an "Official Drainage Pond" or something to that effect.

Construction projects of this magnitude could include re-routing a watershed or below ground water supply almost anywhere. I thought someone posted the lake would probably go away. I was disappointed to hear that. It seems a like a great idea for the coplex.

ADLER · October 21, 2008

Construction projects of this magnitude could include re-routing a watershed or below ground water supply almost anywhere. I thought someone posted the lake would probably go away. I was disappointed to hear that. It seems a like a great idea for the coplex.

This could be to our benefit.

Imagine that the drainage was rerouted to the lower area between the railroad tracks and I-35W, and Bonnie Brea was then sent the same route but rejoining the current Bonnie Brae path south of the athletic village.

That would take 'through-traffic' out of the Mean Green Village which would help incorporate the whole area instead of being divided as it is, eliminating the throughway would allow for significantly more parking, free local residents from having to go through a 20 mph school zone, and it would also enable restaurants to build along that valuable frontage property that faces the interstate.

UNTLifer · October 21, 2008

That would take 'through-traffic' out of the Mean Green Village which would help incorporate the whole area instead of being divided as it is, eliminating the throughway would allow for significantly more parking, free local residents from having to go through a 20 mph school zone, and it would also enable restaurants to build along that valuable frontage property that faces the interstate.

That's an interesting idea, but I don't think there is a frontage road on that part of I35W.

3XNTGRAD · October 21, 2008

That's an interesting idea, but I don't think there is a frontage road on that part of I35W.

But there is also a railroad track right behind the MG Village which might derail that idea (pun intended!).

ADLER · October 21, 2008

That's an interesting idea, but I don't think there is a frontage road on that part of I35W.

But there is also a railroad track right behind the MG Village which might derail that idea (pun intended!).

That's the whole point.

Bonnie Brea already crosses the railroad track, just on the southern side of the Mean Green Village. Reroute it so it crosses the railroad track NORTH of the Mean Green Village and runs on the other side of the railroad tracks behind the baseball, softball, and soccer facilities. That frontage property over there is otherwise landlocked because no entrance or exit ramps can be put there for a frontage road.

If the athletic department were to own that property, it could garner additional revenue by controlling the commercial contracts of any restaurants.

Remeber, there is going to be a HUGE office/warehouse complex built accross I-35W in the near future. Plan now with infrastructure to profit later.

FirefightnRick · October 22, 2008

That's the whole point.
Bonnie Brea already crosses the railroad track, just on the southern side of the Mean Green Village. Reroute it so it crosses the railroad track NORTH of the Mean Green Village and runs on the other side of the railroad tracks behind the baseball, softball, and soccer facilities. That frontage property over there is otherwise landlocked because no entrance or exit ramps can be put there for a frontage road.
If the athletic department were to own that property, it could garner additional revenue by controlling the commercial contracts of any restaurants.
Remeber, there is going to be a HUGE office/warehouse complex built accross I-35W in the near future. Plan now with infrastructure to profit later.

Very interesting.

Rick

ADLER · October 22, 2008

And....why not use that property to build establishments that will further enhance the university?

Why not give a sweetheart lease to build a Stars Center? There's one about every 10 miles going up the Highway 121 corridor but not a single one in Denton County.