The next phase in WMU's Hilltop Village campus reimagining is underway. From their
capital projects website:
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Following closely on the heels of Arcadia Flats and the new Student Center and Dining Facility, this project begins to focus on the infrastructure of the larger master plan, which includes new pedestrian and vehicular walkways, outdoor spaces and the development of stronger campus connections.
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This phase includes an extension of a loop road that will connect with the current Arcadia Loop, as well as pedestrian walkways (including a new bridge), expansive "viewshed" green space, and a 5-story parking structure with initial capacity for 357 vehicles (and the ability to expand to a future total of 570). The parking structure will be located directly behind the new Arcadia Flats (where the old Ernest / Smith Burnham Residence Hall
used to sit - demolished last winter). You can see the beginnings of the new parking structure foundations at
this live construction camera.
Hilltop Village parking structure rendering -
Pedestrian bridge rendering -
And an overall site plan -
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WMU Capital Projects - Parking Structure
Construction camera views from earlier today -
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WMU Facilities Maintenance Webcam 2
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WMU Facilities Maintenance Webcam 3
Loop road extension detail -
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WMU Capital Projects - Hilltop Village Loop Road and Open Space
Also, unrelated to the above, the veranda which spans the north façade of Miller Auditorium was entirely replaced this past summer. The new design added accessible ramps and a grand stair facing fountain plaza. New lighting, seating, and landscaping were also part of the project. I have not been to see it in-person yet, but judging by the below, it is a bit clunky-looking (then again, so is Miller Auditorium) -
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WMU Capital Projects - Miller Auditorium Veranda Replacement
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