Cal Poly Master Plan 2035

The Campus Master Plan previously identified the construction of a new student center addition (Building 19A) located adjacent to Building 19 (Dining Commons) within the Academic Core of the Master Plan Area. The project would relocate Building 19A from its previously envisioned location adjacent to Building 19 to a new location adjacent to Building 15 (Cal Poly Corporation Administration), still within the Academic Core, to allow for the development of the Student Success Center (SSC) on the existing H4F surface parking lot. The project site is currently occupied by the H4F parking lot and landscaped medians bounded by Truckee Road, Village Drive, North Perimeter Road, and Building 15. The removal of the existing H4F surface parking lot was envisioned in the Campus Master Plan as this site has been designated for redevelopment with student housing as part of a collection of residence halls extending to the north. The project involves the construction and operation of a three-story, approximately 36,000-square-foot SSC building. The SSC would house student services including career advising and first-generation student services, as well as multi-purpose rooms. Entry would be provided via the first floor on the northern, southern, and western elevations of the building. In addition to the proposed SSC building, the project would also involve the development of surrounding outdoor program space for formal events and informal student use, similar to areas in the adjacent Student Housing Program residential neighborhood. A series of garden spaces would provide adaptable venues with integrated seating, open hardscape, and shaded areas for both formal and informal events. Additional site improvements include an additional Mustang Shuttle stop along Village Drive (also serving as a tram stop for the Disability Resource Center), secure bike/scooter parking, and two cart charging stations. Existing parking stalls (15 parallel parking stalls) along Truckee Road would be maintained to serve the proposed SSC building. The existing sidewalk along North Perimeter Road would be improved to include two new crosswalks with associated curb ramps to increase campus connectivity and pedestrian safety. Adequate emergency access would be provided at multiple access points to the site from North Perimeter Road, Truckee Road, and Village Drive. Implementation of the project would result in the removal of approximately 90 surface parking spaces associated with the existing H4F surface parking lot. Consistent with the Master Plan’s Implementation Program, campus is actively and adaptively managing parking on campus to reduce the need for on-campus parking. As a result, the project would continue to utilize parking spaces on Truckee Road and only add two Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant spaces on Village Drive, lowering the total number of parking spaces on the project site. However, a 2023 parking analysis demonstrated a surplus of 1,000 parking spaces across the campus, which would offset the elimination of the 90 parking spaces with project implementation