SDSU Makes Significant Changes

to 2007 Campus Master Plan

University decreases housing at Adobe Falls and begins the public review process for the Draft Environmental Impact Report

Contact:
Jack Beresford
SDSU Marketing & Communications
(619) 594-2448 office
jack.beresford@sdsu.edu

SAN DIEGO (Tuesday, June 12, 2007) —San Diego State University today announced that it is making changes to its Campus Master Plan that will substantially reduce the number of homes proposed for the Adobe Falls faculty and staff housing project. These changes are in response to community input and are detailed in the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR), which the public review process recently commenced. 

“We truly value our relationship with the San Diego community and have listened to feedback throughout this process,” said Anthony Fulton, campus architect at SDSU.  “These changes to the plan are the direct result of our ongoing conversations with nearby residents.”

On June 13, 2007, the 45-day public comment period for the Draft Environmental Impact Report will begin; the comment period will close July 27, 2007.  The analysis identifies the potential impacts of the plan and proposed mitigation measures to address these impacts.  SDSU is continuing its discussions with the City of San Diego to determine the university’s fair share obligations toward implementing these measures. 

Over the last few months San Diego State University has worked with the community to incorporate changes to key elements of the plan.  One of these significant changes includes the reduction in the number of homes proposed for the Adobe Falls faculty and staff housing project.

This project will be constructed in phases over the next several years and was carefully designed to ensure that there will be no significant impacts on residential streets in the surrounding community. If no alternate access can be provided to the site, a maximum of 172 homes are proposed – a more than 68 percent reduction from the original proposal in 2005.  If alternate access can be provided, up to 348 homes could be developed on the site.

Another significant change to the plan announced last month was the addition of almost 3,000 beds of on-campus student housing.

In addition to increasing on-campus housing, SDSU anticipates that the supply of university-managed housing near the campus will also grow.  Based on changes to the Campus Master Plan and projections for future housing, it is expected that SDSU will provide housing for nearly 10,000 students by 2025, consisting of on-campus housing and university-managed housing within walking distance to campus.  SDSU is also working with private developers to provide even more student housing within walking distance to campus and around nearby trolley stations.  While SDSU would not own this housing, it could be managed by the university.

The 2007 Campus Master Plan revision is a comprehensive plan that will allow SDSU to provide increased academic space, student housing and services, and faculty housing to meet growing student demand. It is expected to increase SDSU’s enrollment capacity from 25,000 full-time equivalent students to 35,000 in a smart planned, manner over the next two decades.  It will also enable the university to achieve its share of the state mandated growth and ensures the state will have the benefit of an educated professional workforce.

For more information on SDSU’s 2007 Campus Master Plan revision and the anticipated timeline of the review process visit SDSU’s website at www.sdsu.edu/masterplan.

San Diego State University is the oldest and largest higher education institution in the San Diego region. Since it was founded in 1897, the university has grown to offer bachelor's degrees in 81 areas, master's degrees in 73 areas and doctorates in 16 areas. SDSU's more than 34,000 students participate in an academic curriculum distinguished by direct contact with faculty and an increasing international emphasis that prepares them for a global future. For more information, visit www.sdsu.edu.

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