[Billfred]

Some thoughts from a guy who's had varying amounts of space before:

1) If you can get a 30'x30' unobstructed space set aside, that's a half-field. (Sure, a full field is better--but how many of us can't even get a half?)
2) Lay out the walking paths, and get them marked so it is crystal clear that Thou Shalt Not Leave Crap In The Walking Path.
3) Find room for old robots. Leave them together, or at least taxidermy them (take out electronics and such) so they can be displayed. This is highly underrated by a lot of teams.
4) If you can make your shop space a lot like your pit space, it will save you time and frustration at events. (We store parts in a lot of shoebox-sized clear plastic bins that fit inside KoP totes. When it's competition time, they go off the shelf, into the totes, then out onto the shelf in the pit.)