Welcome to UC Merced's Long Range Development Plan 

The 2009 Long Range Development Plan is a guide for future land use patterns and the development of facilities, residence halls, roads, bicycle paths, open space, and infrastructure on the UC Merced campus.

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This page was last updated on November 07, 2008

Download Full Document (9.94 MB)

Cover Page / Table of Contents (377 KB)

Introduction (419 KB)

    Letter from the Chancellor
    Purpose of this Document
    Audience for this Plan
    Project Objectives
    Project Objectives
    Process
    Organization of the Document
    Essential Elements of the Plan

Policy Context (435 KB)

    Building in a New Century
    Scholarship in a New Century
    Funding in a New Century
    The San Joaquin Valley
    Regional Demographics and Economy

Campus Context (958 KB)

    Choosing Merced
    Current Campus Resource Consumption
    Current Campus Population
    Enrollment Projections

Academy (434 KB)

    The UC Legacy of Excellence
    Current Academic Programs
    Potential Research Themes
    Undergraduate Education Program
    Existing and Planned Institutes
    Physical Planning Influences

The Plan (285 KB)

    Organizing Land Use Principles

Communities (1.11 MB)

    Communities of Interest
    Learning in the Academic Core
    Working in the Academic Core
    Living in the Academic Core
    The Gateway District
    Visiting the Host District
    Living in the Student Neighborhoods
    Land Use Definitions
    Land Use Summaries and Acreages
    Campus Block Types and Building Form
    Land Use Policies

Environments (2.35 MB)

    Campus Character Principles
    Campus Character Districts
    Defining Features
    Academic Campus Districts
    Student Neighborhoods
    Creating Places
    Central Places on Campus
    Linear Places on Campus
    Trail and Open Space System
    Landscape Design Framework Vision
    Environments Policies

Mobility (2.27MB)

    Walking on Campus
    Bicycles on Campus
    Transit
    Campus Shuttles
    Vehicles
    Parking
    Rail
    Air Service
    Street Section
    Mobility Policies

Services (511 KB)

    Utilities on Campus Today
    Services Policies

Sustainability (607 KB)

    Leadership
    Triple Zero Commitment by 2020
    Natural Resource Attributes
    Sustainability Policies

Delivery (604 KB)

    Near Term Projects
    Phase 2.0 Delivery Principles
    Phase 2.0 Projects
    Phasing and Acreage
    Delivery Policies

Appendix (1.69 MB)

    Archive
    Block Types
    Campus Height and Massing Districts
    Topographical Contour Map
    Acknowledgements

Documents can also be obtained through the University of California, Merced Physical Planning Design & Construction Department.