Campustown is about to change.

Students from a multi-disciplinary studio in the College of Design are scheduled to present their ideas Monday for a redesigned Campustown.

The presentation is intended to give the students a chance to voice their opinions on what they feel Campustown could be.

“I guess the major vision behind the project is to create a cohesive identity,” said Natalie Carran, senior in architecture.

The renovation plans encompass an area that reaches from Lincoln Way to Knapp Street and from Sheldon Avenue to Ash Avenue.

Highlighted in the plans are changes the students feel would help Campustown resemble a downtown more common to that of other cities.

“This would be a newer, more contemporary downtown center,” said Matthew Fisher, the studio’s instructor.

A major focus of the project is to eliminate vehicle traffic around Campustown and make it easier for pedestrians to get around.

Fisher said the plan would improve the area between Hayward Avenue and Stanton Avenue.

“This would be to enhance and develop campus life,” he said.

In addition, the plan would also call for the elimination of parking on Welch Avenue and lead to the development of wider sidewalks that could support more pedestrian traffic along Welch Avenue, where Fisher said the students found to be the busiest part of Campustown.

“[The students] found in their analysis that the intersection of Welch and Chamberlain was the center of energy for Campustown, but there was nothing really there,” Fisher said.

Fisher feels an increase in pedestrian space will eventually lead to more commercial opportunities that appeal to more than just college students and, as a result, bring in more Ames residents.

Carran said another focus of the plan is to make changes to zoning laws that would make the opportunities for the area more interesting.

Eric Stroud, senior in architecture, said the students created the plans by sitting around with the other students in the class and looking at reports of who is using which part of the city and where there was room for improvement.

The students plan to unveil their drawings and models Monday at the presentation. Fisher said he sent out invitations to Mayor Ted Tedesco, the City Council, local businesses and the Campustown Student Association.

The presentation is open to the public, and the students hope to have as many people as possible in attendance to see their ideas for Campustown.

“My hope is that we start something that sparks conversation,” Carran said.

The presentation is scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday at Crawford Elementary School, 415 Stanton Ave.