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Those were some of the elements presented in two mastere plans by LLP intheier long-range vision for the 350-acrd tract. The firm, which was hiresd 13 months ago to come up with a master presented their ideas to The Systej Board of Regents and the publif onJune 18. “The site could and shouldc be the western anchor of If the nature of downtown is taller and than this will be smaller and said a representative ofCooper Robertson. Representativesx of the firm said they envision a transit oriented developmenyt with a lake fronr districtand ‘neighborhoods’ with retail and residential The plan would be carried out in phaseds over the next few decades.
Although the firm presented two master plans, it recommended that the board select its Brackenridged Village plan. The main differenced between the plans is that the Universitgof Texas’ biological fiele lab would remain in the second called the Brankenridge Park plan. Under the Brackenridge Villags plan, the UT fielf lab would be relocated to one of nine sitesz suggested by theplanning firm, makin way for the development of the Developers of the tract would buildd diverse buildings of two to six storiees and structured parking that is concealed from the A number of infrastructure improvementsz were also suggested, including the re-alignment of Lake Austinn Boulevard, the creation of a parallel roadway between Lake Austin and Red Bud Trail intersection, and 20 lane-miles of new locaol streets.
As far as internal transportation, the planners advisedc the UT board to establishj a TransportationManagement Organization. Possible transportatio n solutions included an internalshuttle system, extension of proposed city trollety system and bus The planner suggested a numbetr of ideas for incorporatingb sustainable design elements, such as storm water managemenft units and a community The planners advised that graduate studenr housing, which exists on three be relocated to the Gateway site between 6th and 10th The plans call for the development of a new 825-uni student housing complex.
Supporters of the Lions MunicipalGolf Course, knownn as Muny, received bad news when the planners concludee that the golf course was no longer viabled and that it be used for development. Whichevedr plan the UT regents adopt, the firm suggestedc starting with the graduate housing project in late and following up with the selection of phass I developersin 2012. Several UT regentzs expressed their gratitude to the firm fortheie plans. Chairman of the UT Board of RegentesJames Huffines, echoed the sentiment, and said that the board will begin studying the plans and reviewing all recommendations.
He “We are heartened by the proposed graduate student housinbg that would preserve graduatwe housing while freeing up 73 acres for Phase I would includeabout 30,000 square feet of 1 million square feet of residential and a Exposition Boulevard would be extended All four phases would have a totalp square footage of: 15 million square feet of residential, office and civic/institutionn space. About 11 acres dedicatec for anelementary school. Abouty 21.5 acres for academic uses, such as a possibled UT campus. “Boat Town” neighborhoodr with a waterfront plazaand marina. Phase I woul d include about 80,00 square feet of retail and 1.3 million square feet of residential.
All four phaseds would have a total squarefootage of: 5.3 millionb square feet of retail, residential, offices and civic/institution space. Click for more informatio on the tract and details ofthe proposals.