The surrounding environment and off-post resources
b. Community System
must also be considered for potential service to post
Projection
populations. Take an inventory of available community
services, public and private recreation programs,
entertainment facilities, and other commercial services.
(1)
Functions Needed. The next task is to project the
Indicate distances to nearby towns and cities, and conve-
desired community system. Based on the inventory of
nience of vehicle and public transportation access. Con-
existing programs and facilities, and the understanding of
sider whether such off-post services are really available
the users' daily patterns, develop a list of all the func-
to the military population and successfully meet the
tions that might be provided, covering not just MSA but
needs of soldiers and their dependents.
the full scope of community life (see table 3 - 1). This
list should reflect the utilization rates of existing Army
Much of this information may already be known to exper-
program activities, available off-post and private market
ienced staff and users among the coordinating committee
community activities, Army program guidance, and gen-
members. It can be supplemented by discussions with
eral literature on community functions and support ser-
local and county officials, planners, service groups,
vices in civilian life. It should also reflect the personal
chambers of commerce and similar organizations.
preferences and needs of the most likely users, including
Regional topography, climate, transportation systems,
their most common patterns of use - on weekends, eve-
special environmental features, and more remotely
nings, lunch breaks, other off-hours, etc. Attempt to set
located resources, such as major outdoor recreation
initial priority categories of essential and desirable activi-
areas, should also be considered.
ties among the projected functions.
(3) Existing MSA and Community Facilities. In addi-
(2) Accommodation Requirements. To get a rough
tion to an understanding of post land use and context, an
idea of the requirements for physical accommodations,
analysis of all existing MSA and community programs
check these programs against the DOD allocation criteria
and facilities is also required. The Existing Facilities
for the population size to be served. Table 3 - 2 pro-
Report, available from the Masterplanner, provides infor-
vides a summary of the DOD space authorizations for
mation on building size, location, age, condition, major
MWR facility-types that may be included in Community
physical features that affect usability, major program use
Activity Centers, as found in DOD 4270.1-M, Depart-
and using service. Assemble an inventory of major pro-
ment of Defense Construction Criteria. These represent
grams from each service organization, and match them
the maximum possible authorized square footage for a
with existing facility accommodations. Map these facili-
particular size post; the actual required areas to be
ties and functions with the post land use analysis (see
approved will have to be justified by calculation of space
figure 3 - 10).
needed for program functions. Space authorization
figures in this table are based on installation military
(4)
Patterns of Daily Living. For each population
strength plus estimated dependent populations, clustered
group, make a projection of daily life activities such as
in typical size-ranges, to give an approximate guide to
work, household functions, eating, shopping, schooling,
the potentially authorized space for any set of functions
exercise, recreation and where they are located. In addi-
chosen for a particular post. Complete tables of space
tion to identifying convenient locations for service func-
requirements and allocations by function-type, for more
tions, this should help clarify major gaps in leisure-time
precise calculation at the project development stage, are
and other community activities, which should be consid-
provided in Chapter 7.
ered in developing a more appropriate community ser-
vice system.
(3) Types of Community Activity Centers. To con-
sider how to package the desired functions into facility
projects, it is important to understand the range of CAC
types and what they are designed to accommodate. The
following presents different types of MSA and community
facilities (further issues on programming these facilities
are presented in Chapter 4).
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