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<p>Does the nursing school actually need a thousand-car parking lot? It actually has a great deal of parking in close proximity compared to other colleges, and a parking deck would have suited the purpose nicely. No, this is for football parking, plain and simple (not that it isn’t a good thing to have). Everything else is gravy</p>

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<p>I know that there were plans at some point in the recent past for a performing arts center, but given the state budget problems, I think the admin. decided to shelve it for the time being. But it was supposed to go up across the street from Moody, on the South side of Univ. Blvd.</p>

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<p>[2012</a> Master Plan Update - The University of Alabama](<a href=“http://www.uafacilities.ua.edu/planning/pages/2012-master-plan-update.html]2012”>http://www.uafacilities.ua.edu/planning/pages/2012-master-plan-update.html)</p>

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<p>*Does the nursing school actually need a thousand-car parking lot? *</p>

<p>Yes, they do. I’m not sure if the 1000 spaces are in addition to what is currently there, or that the sum-total will be 1000 once complete.</p>

<p>Keep in mind that nursing students have “all day” clinicals, so spaces don’t have the “turnover” like regular student lots. Once a nursing student’s car is in a spot, it’s likely going to be there all day. </p>

<p>I like what UA has planned for the Bryce Hosp building and Bryce Mansion.</p>

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<p>These aerial photos were posted on Reddit today by the user gator053. He took them this afternoon. The photos aren’t big in terms of file size, but they are large in dimension.</p>

<p>Here is link to the album if you want to share it on Facebook or Twitter. Imgur: The magic of the Internet</p>

<p>Bryant-Denny Stadium</p>

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<p>The Quad:
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<a href=“http://i.imgur.com/pFmg7.jpg[/IMG]”>http://i.imgur.com/pFmg7.jpg

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<p>Sorority Row:
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<a href=“http://i.imgur.com/nMjZ1.jpg[/IMG]”>http://i.imgur.com/nMjZ1.jpg

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<p>The Shelby Campus:
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<a href=“http://i.imgur.com/ZdyFB.jpg[/IMG]”>http://i.imgur.com/ZdyFB.jpg

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<p>SEC Phase IV under construction:
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<a href=“http://i.imgur.com/VB98V.jpg[/IMG]”>http://i.imgur.com/VB98V.jpg

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<p>More of the Shelby Compound:
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<a href=“http://i.imgur.com/u80lJ.jpg[/IMG]”>http://i.imgur.com/u80lJ.jpg

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<a href=“http://i.imgur.com/nmQ0b.jpg[/IMG]”>http://i.imgur.com/nmQ0b.jpg

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<a href=“http://i.imgur.com/wN8UY.jpg[/IMG]”>http://i.imgur.com/wN8UY.jpg

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<p>From top left going clockwise, Ridgecrest West, Ridgecrest East, Blount Hall, and Ridgecrest South:
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<a href=“http://i.imgur.com/RRELg.jpg[/IMG]”>http://i.imgur.com/RRELg.jpg

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<p>The two new fraternity houses being built on University Blvd.
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<a href=“http://i.imgur.com/rYpHI.jpg[/IMG]”>http://i.imgur.com/rYpHI.jpg

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<p>The UA campus from a thousand feet in the air:
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<a href=“http://i.imgur.com/0qAJj.jpg[/IMG]”>http://i.imgur.com/0qAJj.jpg

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<p>Pic #7 interests me…</p>

<p>When we were standing near Phase III and looking at Phase IV’s progress (not from this view of course), we couldn’t make out what some pillars were that are between the new build and the older building…you can vaguely see the cluster in the pic at about 2:00 (clock face)</p>

<p>Like the pics of the “Shelby Campus”</p>

<p>Right now, the trees are leafless…but I think by the end of summer, they will have experienced a lot more growth, and of course, have leaves. The SEC needs more big trees.</p>

<p>and the aerial shot of UA from 1000 feet in the air does a good job at showing that Bama isn’t in the middle of nowhere - like some think…and that the campus wasn’t damaged by the tornado.</p>

<p>For those wondering…that’s not dead grass you’re seeing…it’s dormant. My SIL from Calif who is used to seeing green-all-year-fescue asked what that brown/yellow stuff was. lol</p>

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<p>This might be a dumb question, but I see a lot of roads running through campus. How busy is the traffic? Do students just cross anywhere? Sorry, if this is a dumb question but we have really only looked at small college campuses with roads on the outer edges of the campus or a mid-sized that had 1 main roadway running through the campus.</p>

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<p>No, it’s a good question if you’re not familiar with a large, urban campus like UA. Only a handful of roads are very busy and that’s because they are through roads used by non-UA traffic in addition to “local” UA traffic. The rest of the roads are for local access to different parts of campus. University Blvd, Bryant Dr, Hackberry Lane and Campus Drive are the main “through” roads, and of those, only the first two have traffic levels resembling a busy street in the middle of the city.</p>

<p>With regard to pedestrians, UA has a policy that pedestrians have the right-of-way throughout campus. The only roads that it would not be advisable to exercise that right are University and Bryant Dr. Nevertheless, all busy pedestrian crossing have traffic control lights, which give pedestrians the right of way.</p>

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<p>Bama has been working to reroute roads and closing roads to lessen the number of cars in the main areas that students are. I think there are some roads that only the Crimson Ride and other university vehicles are allowed to be on.</p>

<p>If you’re looking at the aerial view map of campus, that is covering a LOT more than the campus. The campus is mostly above (north) of the stadium and to the right (east.)</p>

<p>Students are mostly going to be spending their academic day in a tiny area of that picture. I hope you’re not thinking that you’re looking at the campus when looking at that pic. The campus is mostly in the upper-center of the pic…again…mostly above and to the right of the stadium.</p>

<p>Most of the academic buildings are surrounding the green grass Quad you see.</p>

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<p>Yes, that photo was taken from a wide angle to encompass the entire campus, which is nearly 2000 acres large. The core of the campus is much smaller though, probably around 200 acres? I cropped #13 to zoom in, and then boxed in the academic core of the campus where most students spend the most time during the day.</p>

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<p>Thanks phenotype and mom2ck! Our April visit can’t come soon enough.</p>

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<p>Thanks Feeno for doing the more exacting pic. I didn’t want Linnylu to worry that all those streets in the wide shot were where kids spend their day.</p>

<p>Yes…the school owns a good bit of land…including the land that the Greek houses, and many churches, the temple, and some businesses sit upon. And of course the periphery practice fields for various sports and their stadiums…many sports have their own venue. </p>

<p>So, the majority of that periphery land is not where students are walking on a daily basis. </p>

<p>The upper horizonal black line in the cropped pic is where honors housing is.</p>

<p>The upper right corner of the black lined rectangle is where the new Science and Engineering Complex is. </p>

<p>If you were to further divide that black rectangle into quadrants, the upper right quadrant would be the science/engineering area where all their buildings are located. </p>

<p>Many of the buildings in that lower right quadrant are also math/science as well. That “black front” wide building in the lower quadrant of the black rectangle looks that way because its brick has been removed and is being remodeled and made much larger…there’s a large “add-on” behind that building that can’t be seen in the pic. That is Russell Hall, the former College of Nursing. I don’t know what its future is. The building above it is also being remodeled.</p>

<p>So, along with Phase IV of the SEC, the remod of Russell Hall (and its add on) and the remod of the building next to it will bring much more academic space to the campus. </p>

<p>The humanities/liberal arts buildings are mostly in the upper left quadrant.</p>

<p>The business, education, and (I think) communications buildings are mostly in the lower left quadrant.</p>

<p>Rose Towers (dorm) is that tall, reddish building above the upper black line, by the river. That’s what’s being torn down this summer. The new building to it’s right, is its replacement and soon will be complete. Then, another new dorm will be built on the Rose Towers site.</p>

<p>The Riverwalk and The Park at Manderson Landing are both located along the Black Warrior River you see. The Park is located right above the honors dorms and the Riverwalk is located to the left.</p>

<p>In the lower left quadrant, along the black line, you see some very red Alabama clay dirt…yes…that’s the color of dirt here in the state! I can’t remember what’s being built there. I’m not sure if that’s where some older dorms were and were torn down or what. Feeno probably knows and will chime in.</p>

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<p>Mom-- the red dirt is where the new sorority houses are being built.</p>

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<p>Wow, I love those pictures. Having only been on campus once, those pictures, especially the one of the whole campus, really help me conceptualize the layout.</p>

<p>I have a new desktop!</p>

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<p>mom2collegekids - Regarding picture number 7 and the cluster of pillars:</p>

<p>I was told that one will be able to walk from inside H.M. Comer to Phase IV via an enclosed walkway between the two. I believe that is why those pillars (and the concrete foundation beside them) are there.</p>

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<p>^^^^</p>

<p>Ahhh…thanks…makes sense. I thought it was some kind of connection, but I couldn’t figure out exactly what it would be.</p>

<p>:)</p>

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<p>[Center</a> will make UA ‘nerve center’ for water research](<a href=“http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20120221/NEWS/120229957/1007?p=all&tc=pgall"]Center”>http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20120221/NEWS/120229957/1007?p=all&tc=pgall)</p>

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<p>Great news! Thanks for sharing.</p>

<p>:)</p>

<p>Looks like it will be an attractive building, too.</p>

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<p>Wow, it’s appears to be a hybrid of modern and Greek Revival architecture. Reminds me of the business school buildings, Bruno Library especially.</p>