Overview and Update of the Rutgers-New Brunswick Physical Master Plan January 2015
Failure To Plan, is Planning For Failure Winston Churchill 2
Good Planning; The Key to Success 3
The university physical master plan is an opportunity to engage the Rutgers community in envisioning the future campus environment to support the goals of the strategic plan.
Process Strategic Planning Process Space Utilization Study Outreach Steering Committee MyCampus Survey Adjacency Tool Town Halls Individual & Group Meetings Interpretation of the Data Prioritization of Issues Development of Potential Strategies Development of a Plan 5
Planning Principles Learning at Rutgers Enhancing the classrooms, libraries and informal learning spaces Life at Rutgers Enhancing amenities that improve the non-classroom experience Navigating Rutgers Developing multi-modal transportation systems that will improve connectivity Stewardship at Rutgers Partnering for effective use of space, land, facilities and resources Personalizing Rutgers Recommendations for technology and software that will enable students to personalize and better coordinate the choices they make 6
Proposed Enhancements and Focus Strategic Academic Initiatives Moving Knowledge vs People Classroom distribution + campus connectivity Research district for partnerships Campus Connectivity-Transportation Create transit hubs on each campus Provide dedicated bus lanes, pedestrian and bike corridors Explore the development of a pedestrian bridge across the Raritan 7
Proposed Enhancements and Focus cont. Student Life Enhance and expand student centers to include: Event space Meeting space Club space Housing Remove inefficient and deteriorated stock Densify and properly locate housing Develop Faculty Housing Village Create living learning communities 8
Proposed Enhancements and Focus cont. Health, Wellness & Recreation Access to Ecological Preserve, Raritan River, Local Parks More intramural space Additional space at recreation centers Raritan River boardwalk 9
Connections and Hubs Busch Livingston College Avenue Cook Douglass 10
Center of the Student Experience COMMUTER TOUCHDOWN SPACE TRANSIT WAITING AREA STUDY SPACE DINING & FOOD HUB GATEWAY TO DISTRICTS STUDENT CENTER MEETING SPACE LOUNGE SPACE 5 MINUTE WALKING CIRCLE 11
Dedicated Bus Lanes in New Brunswick 12
Cook/Douglass Hub GEORGE STREET TRANSIT HUB RENOVATED AND EXPANDED STUDENT CENTER GATEWAY PLAZA & UNDERGROUND PARKING HIGH-TECH CLASSROOM BUILDINGS STUDENT HOUSING REVITALIZED CAMPUS EDGE ALONG NICHOL AVENUE COOK/DOUGLASS PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE CONNECTIONS ACROSS GEORGE STREET PARKING & AMENITIES WOODLAWN : SCULPTURE PARK & EXHIBIT GARDENS PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE CONNECTIONS THROUGH CAMPUS HIGH-TECH CLASSROOM BUILDING 13
Housing Village 14
Cook Douglass 15
Busch/Livingston Gateway BUSCH REALIGNED GATEWAY TO BUSCH RESEARCH PARK LIVINGSTON BICYCLE AND BUS DIRECT CONNECTION BETWEEN BUSCH AND LIVINGSTON TO / FROM NEW BRUNSWICK ECOLOGICAL PRESERVE TRAILS TO / FROM PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE BRIDGE ACROSS RARITAN RIVER 16
Proposed Improvements Realigned Busch Gateway Entry Road Busch Transit Hub and Student Center Academic Support/ Research LIVINGSTON Hotel Conference Center RAC P P P P P P BUSCH Hi Speed Transit/Bike Connector and Overpass Hi Tech Research and Innovation Park 17
Busch-Livingston Research District 18
Hotel and Conference Center ILLUSTRATIVE PLAN 19
Connecting the Campuses L i v i n g s t o n B u s c h C o l l e g e A v e n u e 20
The Heart of the Campus 21
The Heart of the Campus Dining Hall Cultural Center Gym Quad College Ave Quad Student Lounge Space Student Center Transit Hub George Street 22
Trans-Raritan Connection TO / FROM LIVINGSTON AND ECOLOGICAL PRESERVE JOHNSON PARK PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE BRIDGE OVER RARITAN RIVER ACCESS TO RIVER AND BOARDWALK BOARDWALK ALONG RARITAN RIVER RARITAN RIVER TO / FROM BOYD PARK AND COOK/DOUGLASS TO / FROM DNR TRAIL COLLEGE AVENUE BUCCLEUCH PARK 23
College Avenue Transit Hub - George Street 24
College Avenue Streetscape Improvements
College Avenue/Livingston Core Development 26
College Avenue Aerial 27
Aerial of New Brunswick/Piscataway 28
Getting a Jump Start Creation of a Student Services Building Expanded Housing Improvement Program Expanded Private Public Partnerships Stakeholder Engagement on Transportation Issues Active Ongoing Assessment of All Properties 29