Connecting the Campus Community

Mizzou has grown over time within the structure of the City of Columbia. The campus assessment identified vehicular and pedestrian patterns, as well as evaluated bus routes and campus mobility. The Master Plan provides opportunities to clarify circulation among cars, buses, bikes, scooters, and pedestrians to provide a safer and more enjoyable campus experience. These opportunities also leverage parking resources at the edges of campus and better connect the campus to existing mobility infrastructure in the City of Columbia.

Celebrating Mizzou’s Legacy and Extending Iconic Places

The design and utilization of the exterior campus environment plays an important role in first impressions, health and wellness, instruction and research, sustainability, and connectivity. The Master Plan creates greater clarity and consistency among all areas of campus and to the City of Columbia through a cohesive network of landscapes. Mizzou has a rich network of established and beloved open spaces in which the Mizzou Botanic Garden flourishes. The Master Plan identifies specific opportunities to leverage infrastructure projects and building renewal to enhance and diversify the open spaces on campus.

Reinforcing the Campus Identity

To improve the identity and connectivity on campus, the Master Plan includes opportunities to celebrate and showcase the Mizzou brand through gateway locations, streetscape enhancements, and a new signage kit of parts. The sign designs reflect Mizzou’s brand in a distinctive manner and includes wayfinding from “highway to hallway.” The City of Columbia is concurrently developing a new wayfinding program, which provides the opportunity for coordination prior to implementation. Locations for capturing the Mizzou spirit are also identified for branding and photo elements coordinated with the landscape.