[Resolution passed at the 1999, December 6th meeting of the GSA]

A RESOLUTION ENDORSING PROMPT IMPLEMENTATION OF SPECIFIC ASPECTS OF THE
MASTER PLAN PERTAINING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PEDESTRIAN CORE CAMPUS

WHEREAS the campus master plan was formulated more than four years ago with an underlying objective to support and embody a sense of community for students, faculty, and staff and to create a sense of place that will remain strong and clear in the memories of graduates;

WHEREAS the first major principle interwoven through all master plan proposals is to return the core campus to pedestrians and keep vehicular traffic to the edges of the campus;

WHEREAS the total number of parking spaces on campus has increased in the last four years from 11,800 in February 1996 to 14,000 in September 1999;

WHEREAS there are presently 140 street-side parking spaces on Speedway between 21st and 24th Streets, and 80 street-side parking spaces on 24th Street between Speedway and Whitis Avenue;

WE THEREFORE RESOLVE

* that all street-side parking on Speedway between 21st and 24th Streets should be eliminated, and that all non-service vehicular traffic on Speedway between Inner Campus Drive and Water Tower #2 should be restricted by Fall 2000, or as soon as possible;

* that all street-side parking on 24th Street between Speedway and Whitis Avenue should be eliminated, and that all non-service vehicular traffic on 24th Street between Speedway and Inner Campus Drive should be restricted by Fall 2001, or as soon as possible;

* that after these areas have become pedestrian rights-of-way, they should be redesigned to be more pedestrian friendly, in accordance with the specific guidelines of the campus master plan, as soon as possible.