OT: Rutgers Facilities Construction Projects; Status of 2030 Plan, Brower Demo, New CA Quad, etc.

[Rvard92]

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[ScarletDave]

I’m dreaming of the day when they take Easton Ave and turn it into our real “State Street-esqe college town. Just like we see at so many Big Ten and SEC schools. Get rid of the street parking on both sides and extend the sidewalk. Add some trees and string lights and boom, you have a gathering point. This is where our students would take to the streets when we finally win a national championship, where we could have Homecoming Parades (like every Big Ten and SEC school does besides us). Build a parking deck off to the side on any of the empty lots and you’re golden. Just last year visiting Nebraska, Wisconsin, Blacksburg VA they are all like this.

 

[Rvard92]

I’m dreaming of the day when they take Easton Ave and turn it into our real “State Street-esqe college town. Just like we see at so many Big Ten and SEC schools. Get rid of the street parking on both sides and extend the sidewalk. Add some trees and string lights and boom, you have a gathering point. This is where our students would take to the streets when we finally win a national championship, where we could have Homecoming Parades (like every Big Ten and SEC school does besides us). Build a parking deck off to the side on any of the empty lots and you’re golden. Just last year visiting Nebraska, Wisconsin, Blacksburg VA they are all like this.
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a fellow dreamer, I appreciate you

 

[Anon1754923206]

RU has a unique look that it can’t get away from because of its purposely disjointed nature. I spent 90% of my 4 years on Cook and Douglass buildings, the rest at Busch and Livingston in 4 years I never took a course on the college Ave/Rutgers campus…like it or not the school looks the way it does as a function of so many different places. I think it’s what gives it its unique look and feel

 

[patk89]

I met with the mayor last month about this. Planting trees maybe every 30 feet from St Peter’s hospital to the train station. Gave him a detailed plan where we plant trees that turn red in the fall. I told him if we are short on funding it I would personally help fundraise to get it done. I will stay on them about it.

The sidewalks are the homeowner responsibility

Red oaks? Given to Cook grads. Would be fitting.

Graduating seniors at Cook College (now the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences - SEBS) receive a red oak seedling as a graduation tradition that started in 1982. These little trees symbolize growth and are traditionally presented during the school convocation ceremony.

 

[RUskoolie]

Red oaks? Given to Cook grads. Would be fitting.

Graduating seniors at Cook College (now the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences - SEBS) receive a red oak seedling as a graduation tradition that started in 1982. These little trees symbolize growth and are traditionally presented during the school convocation ceremony.

Too big. It’s more complicated than people think. You need to pick a tree where the roots do not go too deep and get into water lines and sewer lines. You don’t want the tree so large that it has to be cut down because it blocks powerlines or grows too wide, etc. They have specific city trees that you can pick from that fit well in cities.

 

[SF88]

the city has tried several times to plant trees in this Easton corridor. sidewalks get cut, trees planted, grates installed. Then zero care/maintenance. the branches get broken by drunk college kids. the grates get overgrown with weeds. Then the tree start to die. Then the grates get moved, broken and create trip hazards as well as looking like crap. Then there's an ugly hole on the sidewalk. I would suggest oversized planters to hold the greenery. Nice street lights( like near Verve) would be nice, if they were maintained. As skoolie says, even if the tree is successful, it then has to get chopped cause of power lines. As a business owner, I also don't want trees blocking my storefront from the view of the public.

The same property owners that can't/don't maintain their properties don't take care of the trees/grates/weeds etc. The city trash pick up of public trash cans is a mess. After a busy weekend the cans are overflowing. Trash guys come by and all the stuff on top falls to the ground to be added to the stuff on the ground already around the cans. That all gets left there. I have personally moved public cans away from my properties because they are an eyesore and filthy and a mess. Then there's the dumb company that throws plastic bag covered "newspaper/coupons" onto porches/sidewalks. They are not addressed to anyone. They are legally littering all over the city. I call the 800 number and ask for my addresses to removed from distribution. sometimes it works, something it doesn't.. I've complained to the town council. They say it's legally protected free speech and powerless to stop it??

 

[BigRnj]

the city has tried several times to plant trees in this Easton corridor. sidewalks get cut, trees planted, grates installed. Then zero care/maintenance. the branches get broken by drunk college kids. the grates get overgrown with weeds. Then the tree start to die. Then the grates get moved, broken and create trip hazards as well as looking like crap. Then there's an ugly hole on the sidewalk. I would suggest oversized planters to hold the greenery. Nice street lights( like near Verve) would be nice, if they were maintained. As skoolie says, even if the tree is successful, it then has to get chopped cause of power lines. As a business owner, I also don't want trees blocking my storefront from the view of the public.

The same property owners that can't/don't maintain their properties don't take care of the trees/grates/weeds etc. The city trash pick up of public trash cans is a mess. After a busy weekend the cans are overflowing. Trash guys come by and all the stuff on top falls to the ground to be added to the stuff on the ground already around the cans. That all gets left there. I have personally moved public cans away from my properties because they are an eyesore and filthy and a mess. Then there's the dumb company that throws plastic bag covered "newspaper/coupons" onto porches/sidewalks. They are not addressed to anyone. They are legally littering all over the city. I call the 800 number and ask for my addresses to removed from distribution. sometimes it works, something it doesn't.. I've complained to the town council. They say it's legally protected free speech and powerless to stop it??

… and some folks want more public/government services, smh. What should happen is outsource trash collection and if Alpha Trash company does a shiity job then fire them and hire Delta Trash company, etc. Things would clean up quickly (unless of course the government trash inspector is a no show job or gives the contract someone based on their donations).

 

[Anon1754923206]

… and some folks want more public/government services, smh.

More government/public services is NEVER the answer, but the romanticized idea of the government giving a is cute and mostly and quite often wrong.

 

[DJ Spanky]

So have they demolished Brower yet?

 

[RU206]

So have they demolished Brower yet?

I drove by last week and it is still there

 

[DJ Spanky]

I drove by last week and it is still there

Just unbelievable how inept Rutgers Administration is. A colleague's son is starting at Rutgers this fall: he ended up being housed on Cook (Perry Hall) although he wanted to be on College Ave. I was explaining to him how College Ave doesn't have a true dining hall right now, that they closed the only dining hall that serviced that campus 4 years ago and haven't done a damn thing with it yet.

 

[Fat Koko]

the city has tried several times to plant trees in this Easton corridor. sidewalks get cut, trees planted, grates installed. Then zero care/maintenance. the branches get broken by drunk college kids. the grates get overgrown with weeds. Then the tree start to die. Then the grates get moved, broken and create trip hazards as well as looking like crap. Then there's an ugly hole on the sidewalk. I would suggest oversized planters to hold the greenery. Nice street lights( like near Verve) would be nice, if they were maintained. As skoolie says, even if the tree is successful, it then has to get chopped cause of power lines. As a business owner, I also don't want trees blocking my storefront from the view of the public.

The same property owners that can't/don't maintain their properties don't take care of the trees/grates/weeds etc. The city trash pick up of public trash cans is a mess. After a busy weekend the cans are overflowing. Trash guys come by and all the stuff on top falls to the ground to be added to the stuff on the ground already around the cans. That all gets left there. I have personally moved public cans away from my properties because they are an eyesore and filthy and a mess. Then there's the dumb company that throws plastic bag covered "newspaper/coupons" onto porches/sidewalks. They are not addressed to anyone. They are legally littering all over the city. I call the 800 number and ask for my addresses to removed from distribution. sometimes it works, something it doesn't.. I've complained to the town council. They say it's legally protected free speech and powerless to stop it??

This is unacceptable. Cahill has been mayor for 30+ years.

I lived in Weehawken for 8 years. Small city like New Brunswick. Long time mayor. The Weehawken garbage trucks are followed by guys walking with shovels and brooms who make sure every piece of garbage is removed. Same thing with Stack in Union City.

That being said, New Brunswick is nicer than when I was there in late 1990s, but so are most NJ cities.

 

[Leonard23]

So have they demolished Brower yet?

No apparent progress . Sad how slow this project is moving or not moving... Construction was supposed to start 2 years or so after the June 2022 or June 2023 demo started. Did the utilities work get done? Is Stonier staying? Anyone have an update on when Brower will be demoed and construction will start on the new CA quad?

 

[Ru-baby]

RU has a unique look that it can’t get away from because of its purposely disjointed nature. I spent 90% of my 4 years on Cook and Douglass buildings, the rest at Busch and Livingston in 4 years I never took a course on the college Ave/Rutgers campus…like it or not the school looks the way it does as a function of so many different places. I think it’s what gives it its unique look and feel

WOW that sounds like a very unusual (and somewhat sad) RU experience.

 

[Anon1754923206]

WOW that sounds like a very unusual (and somewhat sad) RU experience.

No it was awesome…loved cook and Douglass areas…never cared for the RU campus and back then Busch and Livingston were not what they are today. Don’t project what you thought should be a good experience onto others. It displays insane narrow mindedness sunshine

 

[sct1111]

Just unbelievable how inept Rutgers Administration is. A colleague's son is starting at Rutgers this fall: he ended up being housed on Cook (Perry Hall) although he wanted to be on College Ave. I was explaining to him how College Ave doesn't have a true dining hall right now, that they closed the only dining hall that serviced that campus 4 years ago and haven't done a damn thing with it yet.

Perry Hall is a great dorm. Big rooms, AC. Right next to the Cook gym and athletic Fields. Neilson dining hall has the best food IMO and it's a quick walk.

Cook/Douglass is very underrated.

 

[Ru-baby]

Glad you liked those other campuses but seemed less than complete to me, but of course one doesnt know what one misses if have not experienced (narrow...).

 

[Anon1754923206]

Perry Hall is a great dorm. Big rooms, AC. Right next to the Cook gym and athletic Fields. Neilson dining hall has the best food IMO and it's a quick walk.

Cook/Douglass is very underrated.

Cook/Douglass is the BEST part of Rutgers.

 

[Leonard23]

Changing the real estate footprint is not possible however changing the feel is. Simple stuff like better landscaping. Bigger things like the new College Ave quad, which was designed in 2015 and credible word on street is Tate says he is aiming at 2041 to do the 2030 plan from 2015.

Unacceptable.

Well, this is horrible news from another thread. @Fat Koko is 2041 to start or finish CA quad, and how credible is your source? BOGs and administration really dropped the ball. Thanks

 

[SF88]

Well, this is horrible news from another thread. @Fat Koko is 2041 to start or finish CA quad, and how credible is your source? BOGs and administration really dropped the ball. Thanks

I received a reply from President Tate that stated they are updating the 2030 master plan to 2041 to align with the 275th anniversary. Sounds like a can kick to me…..

 

[rutgersal_rivals139582]

I received a reply from President Tate that stated they are updating the 2030 master plan to 2041 to align with the 275th anniversary. Sounds like a can kick to me…..

No money

 

[Rvard92]

tacking on another 10 years isnt very surprising considering how they've tackled about 3% of the 2030 plan and we're in 2026 right now. surely the pandemic changed a lot of things. im just glad to hear theres still a plan being worked on. making campus more attractive and worthy of being a Big Ten state flagship school is a great opportunity still out there for us.

 

[Fat Koko]

Well, this is horrible news from another thread. @Fat Koko is 2041 to start or finish CA quad, and how credible is your source? BOGs and administration really dropped the ball. Thanks

Thank you for asking. Here is my source.

 

[Leonard23]

I received a reply from President Tate that stated they are updating the 2030 master plan to 2041 to align with the 275th anniversary. Sounds like a can kick to me…..

Thank you for asking. Here is my source.

It's crazy to go that long without a traditional dining hall. 4+ years since they started this project and we have nothing to show for it other than an empty space where Records Hall was, and an ugly construction zone in the heart of campus. The BOGs and administration continue to fail us.

 

[Fat Koko]

People write sports is the front porch of a university but I say the library and the student center are the front porch and Rutgers has made a festering carbuncle in between the library and student center with no plans to fix it for decades.

I type this from the campus of Fairfield University which is succeeding in the face of ferocious competition by getting the campus appearance right.

 

[Knight Shift]

People write sports is the front porch of a university but I say the library and the student center are the front porch and Rutgers has made a festering carbuncle in between the library and student center with no plans to fix it for decades.

I type this from the campus of Fairfield University which is succeeding in the face of ferocious competition by getting the campus appearance right.

Check out the Quinnipiac University campus in Hamden. Quaint and spectacular. And their dual arena for hoops and hockey is fantastic.

 

[AdventureHasAName]

It's crazy to go that long without a traditional dining hall. 4+ years since they started this project and we have nothing to show for it other than an empty space where Records Hall was, and an ugly construction zone in the heart of campus. The BOGs and administration continue to fail us.

Where are the students eating?

 

[RU206]

Where are the students eating?

Atrium in the college Ave student center

 

[Leonard23]

Where are the students eating?

The Atrium, which is a takeout grab and go in the Student Center basement.

New Atrium Space for Student Dining | Institutional Planning and Operations

ipo.rutgers.edu

The Atrium | Dining Services - Division of Student Affairs | Rutgers University-New Brunswick

food.rutgers.edu

Nutrislice Menus

Menus, powered by Nutrislice. Nutrislice is the leading provider of digital menus, signage, and ordering software. View menus online or with the Nutrislice app.

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https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/rutgers-university/articles/rutgers-new-look-atrium-serving-up-elevated-menu

The Atrium

studentaffairs.rutgers.edu

 

[AdventureHasAName]

The Atrium, which is a takeout grab and go in the Student Center basement.

New Atrium Space for Student Dining | Institutional Planning and Operations

ipo.rutgers.edu

The Atrium | Dining Services - Division of Student Affairs | Rutgers University-New Brunswick

food.rutgers.edu

Nutrislice Menus

Menus, powered by Nutrislice. Nutrislice is the leading provider of digital menus, signage, and ordering software. View menus online or with the Nutrislice app.

rutgers.nutrislice.com

https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/rutgers-university/articles/rutgers-new-look-atrium-serving-up-elevated-menu

The Atrium

studentaffairs.rutgers.edu

I'm now going on my 32nd year of repeated amazement of the school administration's ability to drop the ball on things as simple as *you have to feed the students*.