WSU students begin plans for gateway project

Washington State University students are working with Pullman to develop a vision for the city’s Gateway District, the area that connects WSU to downtown.

A public meeting to launch the Gateway District Collaborative will be Thursday, Jan. 30, at 5 p.m. in the Brelsford Visitor Center. WSU President Kirk Schulz will participate.

As part of the year-long project, students in the School of Design and Construction are developing a master plan that will provide visionary and inspiring connection in the underutilized area between the WSU campus and downtown Pullman. Junior landscape architecture students this semester are creating master plans, imagining what the Gateway District could be in 2040.

Also involved in the project are the Port of Whitman and the Pullman Chamber and Visitor Center.

The launch event will be a chance for residents to meet students, add input and get involved.