University Planning

University Planning

We guide thoughtful campus planning and development that honors Oregon State University's history and prepares for its future. University Planning staff contribute to OSU’s academic, research, and outreach missions state-wide by collaborating with colleagues to guide future-focused land use and development decisions across OSU’s campuses and facilities.

 

What we do

OSU University Planning provides expertise in the following areas:

  • Development and implementation of OSU's land-use strategy, plans, and policies

  • Advocacy for OSU's interests in local and regional planning initiatives

  • Interjurisdictional collaboration

  • Transportation and infrastructure planning and analysis

  • Assessments and analysis of the built environment

  • Feasibility studies

  • Site design and planning

  • State, regional, and local land-use permitting processes

  • Geospatial analysis in support of planning and development projects

  • Zoning and regulatory compliance 

  • Historic preservation and project facilitation in the OSU National Historic District

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Guiding the long range planning and development for Oregon State University.

Parking Utilization

Analyzing parking conditions for Corvallis campus parking to address current and future parking demand.

People Walking

Identifies a university goal to reduce the number of single-occupancy vehicle trips to OSU's Corvallis campus over the next ten years

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Guiding the communication, design and visual harmony of signage for the campus.

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Providing students, employees, visitors and community members a range of effective transportation options to access and move about campus.

Blueprint

The OSU Design and Construction Standards support OSU’s policies related to the design and maintenance of facilities on campus.