ASU may build a new downtown Mesa campus

Mesa, Arizona - Mesa is about to bring the second Arizona State University campus into the city

After the voters did not approve the city 's sales tax in 2016, the city leaders said they found an option that does not include tax increases. Mesa has Arizona State University University of Technology near Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport

The city council plans to vote with Arizona State University on February 26 with intergovernmental agreement. The proposal includes building a five-story building in the city of Centennial Way and Pepper Place. Arizona State University pays long term lease fee and equips building

According to the city demo earlier this month, movies, media and games will be taught on this site. Arizona State University must agree with at least 750 students at the Mesa City Center campus

Mr. Mayor said that the university will become the core of the mesa innovation zone. In recent years, Mesa has invested in the light rail and art world. The city also brought other universities including the Benedictine University into the city. Several new apartment houses under construction in the city center

"Arizona State University has been looking for new ideas in cooperation with partners such as Mesa," a spokesman for ASU told ABC 15. "We are looking forward to continue discussing ways to cooperate to further increase the opportunities for research, education and economic development."

Due to the construction of ASU, New York City is designing a mesa in the downtown area as part of the prosperous downtown innovation zone. The first phase consists of 2 to 3 acres of gathered space called Plaza @ Mesa City Center. It is reused in the first street of Centennial Way and the first library of Mesa in the corner of the southwest corner. Mesme @ Center Studio. This studio enables ideological conflict with industry leaders, entrepreneurs, students, and the public.

Mesa built a new 100,000 square feet building to accommodate the elements of the new technology program funded by Arizona State University's movie program and utility fee income based on a 5-2 agreement approved on Monday I will do. Approximately 750 students are expected to gather when opening in 3 years. This is only a part of entering the university, but business owners in downtown areas call it economic welfare.

The Tempe Campus of Arizona State University is located in downtown Tempe, Arizona, located about 13 km (8 miles) east of Phoenix City Center. The campus is considered a city with an area of ​​about 660 acres (2.7 square kilometers). It is around the vast pedestrianized heaven and is completely surrounded by the botanical garden. The Tempe Campus is also the largest campus of Arizona State University, and in the fall of 2017 more than 70,000 students will take at least one course on campus. The campus is from the east country road to Mill Avenue in the west and the south Apache Salado Parkway is in the north Rio Salado Parkway.