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The Newfound Project
Cal Poly Pomona is situated in Pomona that is part of a largely suburban city which belongs to the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The city of Pomona is located in the eastern portion of Los Angeles County and borders the neighboring county of San Bernardino to the east. The university’s 1,725 acres (698 ha) campus make it the second largest in the California State University system, a figure which includes various facilities scattered throughout Southern California such as a 53-acre (21 ha) ranch in Santa Paula, California, 25-acre (10 ha) campus at the former Spadra Landfill (now known as "Spadra Ranch"), and the Neutra VDL Studio and Residences in Silver Lake, Los Angeles. The university is currently negotiating the transfer of the 302 acre Lanterman Developmental Center from the State of California. The land is to be used for academic purposes and expansion of the Innovation Village and also shared by the California Highway Patrol, the California Air Resources Board and the California Conservation Corps. The transfer of the land is part of the Governor's 2015-2016 Proposed Budget. If the transfer is accepted then there will also be a new parking structure. With the help of the graduating students from Cal Poly, they will design a parking structure underground in order to have a building that holds at least twenty classrooms and four offices. The unique design will offer a modern look by including glass doors and ceilings while hiding the parking structure which will be fifty feet underground. [1]
Although part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area, the university is in close proximity to two other large metropolitan and culturally-defined regions, the Inland Empire and Orange County. In the future the parking structure is expected to branch out in order to create an underground highway that spreads through the Inland Empire and Orange County and so on. The structure will be the beginning of a new systematical road that will lessen traffic and replace old bridges. The university has a tier 1 area, defined as a geographical admissions region surrounding the campus, roughly bounded by the San Gabriel Mountains to the north, the city of Chino Hills to the south, Interstate 605 to the west, and Interstate 15 to the east. Cal Poly Pomona's campus buildings vary in age and style from the Mission Revival Kellogg Horse Stables and the Kellogg House (suggesting the Spanish colonial architectural heritage of Southern California) built in the 1920s; the modernist box-like portion of the library completed in 1969; to contemporary dormitories, engineering, science and library-expansion facilities completed in the early 21st century. Due to the wide range of different buildings, the underground parking lot will be modeled with the old 1920s style while the above ground buildings will be modern. [2]
"In hopes of creating a more efficient and modern structure, I am happy to have my full support in my students and their work" The dean of Cal Poly Pomona announced the following weekend during negotiations of transferring more property.
"I am excited for the new building for it will be for the English department" The chairman of the English department added her positive support of the project.
Many students are eager for the change and are more excited for the future new roads. The map below demonstrates the area that will be used for the project followed by the trails that are planned to reach Inland Empire and Orange County. There will be many areas to surface from so no one will miss an exit. Many outside developers want to follow the Cal Poly idea. [3]
