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Pedestrian Connections and Entry Plaza
Towson University
A prominent transportation hub is designed to welcome people to campus.
![Tiered plaza in front of garage](https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1_TU-Landscape_Seating-Area-from-Garage.jpg 2400w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1_TU-Landscape_Seating-Area-from-Garage-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1_TU-Landscape_Seating-Area-from-Garage-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1_TU-Landscape_Seating-Area-from-Garage-170x128.jpg 170w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1_TU-Landscape_Seating-Area-from-Garage-80x60.jpg 80w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1_TU-Landscape_Seating-Area-from-Garage-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1_TU-Landscape_Seating-Area-from-Garage-600x450.jpg 600w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1_TU-Landscape_Seating-Area-from-Garage-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1_TU-Landscape_Seating-Area-from-Garage-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1_TU-Landscape_Seating-Area-from-Garage-1600x1200.jpg 1600w)
Sited prominently, this 1,500-space garage serves as a hub for multiple modes of transportation, including pedestrians, bicycles, cars, and campus shuttles. The landscape design incorporated four major elements: the extension of the West Village pedestrian route, a new entry plaza, stormwater management facilities, and a woodland restoration. The contemporary entry plaza includes an informal bosque of ginkgo trees, seat walls, and a monumental stair. The rain garden is contained by planter walls that visually become an extension of the garage.
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![Landscaped Stormwater retention area with trees and plantings, enclosed by a brick wall with students...](https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/TU-Landscape_Students-on-Walkway.jpg 2000w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/TU-Landscape_Students-on-Walkway-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/TU-Landscape_Students-on-Walkway-170x128.jpg 170w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/TU-Landscape_Students-on-Walkway-80x60.jpg 80w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/TU-Landscape_Students-on-Walkway-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/TU-Landscape_Students-on-Walkway-600x450.jpg 600w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/TU-Landscape_Students-on-Walkway-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/TU-Landscape_Students-on-Walkway-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/TU-Landscape_Students-on-Walkway-1600x1200.jpg 1600w)
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![Main brick walkway through the West Village lined with trees and bright streetlights](https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/TU-Landscape_West-Village-Pedestrian-Route.jpg 1500w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/TU-Landscape_West-Village-Pedestrian-Route-150x150.jpg 150w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/TU-Landscape_West-Village-Pedestrian-Route-140x140.jpg 140w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/TU-Landscape_West-Village-Pedestrian-Route-80x80.jpg 80w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/TU-Landscape_West-Village-Pedestrian-Route-400x400.jpg 400w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/TU-Landscape_West-Village-Pedestrian-Route-600x600.jpg 600w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/TU-Landscape_West-Village-Pedestrian-Route-800x800.jpg 800w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/TU-Landscape_West-Village-Pedestrian-Route-1200x1200.jpg 1200w)