Master Planning Council

The Master Planning Council shall advise the President and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, through the Architect for the University, on mid-term and long term physical planning for the University of Virginia. It shall review and comment on the Grounds Plan and Overall Lands Plan as to the best utilization of the existing buildings, landscape, and infrastructure, as well as participate as general stakeholders in the development of precinct/area plans and general infrastructure plans, including those for circulation and parking

Committee Structure

The Architect for the University shall chair the Council.

The Council shall be comprised of:
 -Architect for the University (Executive Secretary)
 -Dean of the School of Architecture
 -One Dean representing the Deans' Council
 -Executive Vice President and Provost
 -Executive Vice President for Health Affairs 
 -Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 -Senior Vice President for Operations 
 -Vice President and Chief Student Affairs Officer
 -Vice President for Communications
 -Director of Athletics 
 -Chief of Staff, Office of the President
 -Associate Vice President and Chief Facilities Officer (ex-officio)
 -Director, Parking and Transportation (ex-officio)
 -University Landscape Architect (ex-officio)
 -Planning Commissioner from the City of Charlottesville (ex-officio)
 -City Director of Neighborhood Development Services
 -Planning Commissioner from the County of Albemarle (ex-officio)
 -County Director of Planning
 -Two at-large student members; one undergraduate
  and one graduate

Meeting Presentations

2022

January 2022: Grounds Framework Plan Update

June 2022: Grounds Framework Plan Update

2019

May 2019: Parking and Transportation Plan, Darden Inn Update, Emmet-Ivy Task Force Summary

2018

November 2018: Athletics Master Plan, Fontaine Research Park Master Plan, Ivy Corridor Landscape Framework Plan Update, and Brandon Avenue Master Plan Update

March 2018: Capital Planning and Projects Update - Ivy Corridor, Brandon Avenue Green Street, Athletics Master Plan, and Ivy Mountain

2017

June 2017: Brandon Avenue, Ivy Corridor, North Grounds and Memorial to Enslaved Laborers

2016

September 2016: Brandon Avenue Master Plan and Ivy Corridor Strategic Framework Plan

March 2016: Ivy Corridor Strategic Plan 

2015

November 2015: Health System Update and University Planning

May 2015: Integrative Planning and University-Emmet-Ivy Planning

March 2015: Health System Traffic Study and UBike Bicycle Share System 

2014 

October 2014: University-Emmet-Ivy Planning, Grounds Improvement Fund, UBike Bikeshare Program

April 2014: Go West Main! Planning, University-Emmet-Ivy Planning, Ivy Mountain Planning

February 2014:  Boar's Head Master Plan, Morven 2025 Planning, 1000 West Main Development


2013

October 2013:  Regional Long Range Transportation Planning; UVa Green Guide for Sustainability and UVa District Planning

May 2013:  Student Housing Planning & Related Survey, Battle Building/Clark Park Landscape Plan, Current Land Use Planning; UVa Redevelopment Zones

February 2013:  Summary: Albemarle County Comprehensive Plan Update, Natural Systems Planning and UVa Transportation Planning Update

2012

October 2012:  Summary: City of Charlottesville Comprehensive Plan Update, Route 29 Western Bypass Update and Alderman Road Housing Landscape Master Plan Update 

May 2012:  Summary: Fontaine Research Park, Western Bypass and Grounds Improvement Fund

February 2012:  Summary: Local Climate Action Planning Process(LCAPP), Three Party Agreement: Area ABC Update, UVa Bikeshare Update

2011

October 2011:  Current Projects around Grounds and The 2012-2018 Six-Year Capital Plan, Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Blandy Experimental Farm Master Plan Addendum

May 2011:  Sustainable and Livable Communities Report and 2011 Sustainability Assessment Update

February 2011:  Central Grounds Precinct Update, Projects in Planning

2010

November 2010:  State Land Use Plan and Regional Transportation Planning

September 2010:  West Grounds Precinct Update, State Land Use Plan and University of Virginia Foundation Update

May 2010:  Transportation Demand Management Phase II, UVA Academical Village Restoration Master Plan and 2009-2010 Grounds Improvement Fund Projects

February 2010:  North Grounds Precinct Update and IM-Rec Program Planning

2009

November 2009:  Draft Environmental Footprint Reduction Plan/Energy & Utilities

September 2009:  Precinct Plans

May 2009:  Sustainability Project Competition, Grounds Improvement Fund, and Health System Area Plan

February 2009:  Grounds Improvement Fund, UVA Foundation and President's Council on Sustainability

2008

November 2008:  Precinct Planning and Sustainability Initiatives

April 2008:  Local Sustainability Initiatives and SPEAR Assessment for UVa  

2007

December 2007:  Regional Transportation Planning

September 2007:  Grounds Plan Presentation

June 2007:  Grounds Plan Preferred Direction

April 2007:  Grounds Plan Strategy

February 2007:  Transportation Demand Management Plan

2006

December 2006:  Programming

October 2006:  Biodiversity Analysis

May 2006:  Utilities

March 2006:  Grounds Plan Process

2005

December 2005:  Transportation and Traffic Part 1Transportation and Traffic Part 2

September 2005:  The Corner

June 2005:  Workshops Summary

April 2005:  Introduction to the Grounds Plan

Meeting Notes

2022

January 2022:  Grounds Framework Plan Update

June 2022:  Grounds Framework Plan Update

2019

May 2019: Parking and Transportation Plan, Darden Inn Update, Emmet-Ivy Task Force Summary

2018

November 2018: Athletics Master Plan, Fontaine Research Park Master Plan, Ivy Corridor Landscape Framework Plan Update, and Brandon Avenue Master Plan Update

March 2018: Capital Planning and Projects Update - Ivy Corridor, Brandon Avenue Green Street, Athletics Master Plan, and Ivy Mountain

2017

June 2017: Brandon Avenue, Ivy Corridor, North Grounds and Memorial to Enslaved Laborers

2016

September 2016: Brandon Avenue Master Plan and Ivy Corridor Strategic Framework Plan


March 2016: Ivy Corridor Strategic Plan 

2015

November 2015: Health System Update and University Planning

May 2015: Integrative Planning and University-Emmet-Ivy Planning 

March 2015: Health System Traffic Study and UBike Bicycle Share System 

2014

October 2014: University-Emmet-Ivy Planning, Grounds Improvement Fund, UBike Bikeshare Program 

April 2014: Go West Main! Planning, University-Emmet-Ivy Planning, Ivy Mountain Planning

February 2014:  Boar's Head Master Plan, Morven 2025 Planning, 1000 West Main Development

2013

October 2013:  Regional Long Range Transportation Planning; UVa Green Guide for Sustainability and UVa District Planning

May 2013:  Student Housing Planning & Related Survey, Battle Building/Clark Park Landscape Plan, Current Land Use Planning; UVa Redevelopment Zones

February 2013:  Summary: Albemarle County Comprehensive Plan Update, Natural Systems Planning and UVa Transportation Planning Update

2012

October 2012:  Summary: City of Charlottesville Comprehensive Plan Update, Route 29 Western Bypass Update and Alderman Road Housing Landscape Master Plan Update

May 2012:  Summary: Fontaine Research Park, Western Bypass and Grounds Improvement Fund

February 2012:  Summary: Local Climate Action Planning Process(LCAPP), Three Party Agreement: Area ABC Update, UVa Bikeshare Update

2011 (Annual Report)

October 2011:  Current Projects around Grounds and The 2012-2018 Six-Year Capital Plan, Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Blandy Experimental Farm Master Plan Addendum

May 2011:  Sustainable and Livable Communities Report and 2011 Sustainability Assessment Update

February 2011:  Central Grounds Precinct Update, Projects in Planning

2010 (Annual Report)

November 2010:  State Land Use Plan and Regional Transportation Planning

September 2010:  West Grounds Precinct Update, State Land Use Plan and University of Virginia Foundation Update

May 2010:  Transportation Demand Management Phase II, UVA Academical Village Restoration Master Plan and 2009-2010 Grounds Improvement Fund Projects

February 2010:  North Grounds Precinct Update and IM-Rec Program Planning

2009

November 2009:  Draft Environmental Footprint Reduction Plan/Energy & Utilities

September 2009:  Precinct Plans

May 2009:  Sustainability Project Competition, Grounds Improvement Fund, and Health System Area Plan

February 2009:  Grounds Improvement Fund, UVA Foundation and President's Council on Sustainability

2008

November 2008:  Precinct Planning and Sustainability Initiatives

April 2008:  Local Sustainability Initiatives and SPEAR Assessment for UVa 

2007

December 2007:  Regional Transportation Planning

September 2007:  Grounds Plan Presentation

June 2007:  Grounds Plan Preferred Direction

April 2007:  Grounds Plan Strategy

February 2007:  Transportation Demand Management Plan

2006

December 2006:  Programming

October 2006:  Biodiversity Analysis

May 2006:  Utilities

March 2006:  Grounds Plan Process

2005

December 2005:  Transportation and Traffic 

September 2005:  The Corner

June 2005:  Workshops Summary

April 2005:  Introduction to the Grounds Plan