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Sounds like one of those ideas that's better in theory than in practice. But unless they build a massive deck on one end of the campus, run shuttles non-stop around CAC and ban cars from College Avenue, the same problems will exist in just slightly different ways.
Maybe you guys should take a look at the University's Physical Master Plan. All of your concerns have been accounted for.
The 2030 plan is a bit sketchy... on page 126 of that PDF there are map diagrams of current and proposed parking, but nothing says underground or not.Yea, the master plan clearly shows underground parking where the the proposed greenway will be off of George Street. Not sure why people are trying to reinvent the wheel with parking here...
That rendering literally looks like accidents waiting to happen. Unless it is a separate bike lane and not merely painted lanes, I fear for the worst.
There is a need for additional parking decks on College Ave. They should probably put in a 4 to 5 story deck behind the student center / gym to accommodate 2000-5000 cars.
It is crazy that upperclassmen living on college ave can't have a car in walking distance.
then the commuter students may find the deck filled when they arrive for class.
One was quite the landmark in Berlin for many years...how does a fence along the sidewalk beautify college ave?
Bike lanes as such all over the place now. NYC, Hoboken, etc, etc.. Get used to it.
NY Bike lines along the river are great. The regular roads not so much. Painting the road doesn't make it a bike lane. Just silly.
NY Bike lines along the river are great. The regular roads not so much. Painting the road doesn't make it a bike lane. Just silly.
The parking meters decommitted.
The illustration in the article shows posts forming a physical barrier between the road and bike lanes.I both agree and disagree. The road markings, if approved beforehand by the municipal/county/state DOT, legally make them bike lanes. However, city bike lanes can be dangerous and only moderately effective unless physically protected from traffic by barrier or parked vehicles. Refer to 1st, 2nd, and 8th Avenues on Manhattans Upper East/West Sides as good examples of bike lanes and general vehicular/pedestrian traffic management: bike lane by left curb, metered parking lane which serves as protective barrier, three lanes for thru traffic, and dedicated rush hour bus lane on the right side which serves as metered parking during off hours..
how does a fence along the sidewalk beautify college ave?
Isn't that a bike rack?I guess it depends on what the fence looks like. Something like this might not be bad.
The 2030 plan is a bit sketchy... on page 126 of that PDF there are map diagrams of current and proposed parking, but nothing says underground or not.
There is a lot of talk about why building parking is too expensive.. it really covers all sides.. parking is so expensive to build that when people are forced to pay the proper rate they will shy away from using vehicles, thus making the parking less necessary...
...and they also suggest that elimination of parking must be offset with pre-built replacement parking. And that building any structure should have the new parking demand and cost of that parking worked into it before it is built.
I am a bit curious about the purple blobs in the "proposed parking" diagram.. it represents "partnership garage". Are they going to lease or sell land to private parking concerns who will build garages and charge what they will? Wouldn't there then me an inherent conflict between Rutgers wanting to satisfy the needs of its community with parking and the ability of these "partnership garages" to be able to attract customers at desirable rates?
If they allowed a private development company to build a dorm, wouldn't that company prefer that not all students who want dorm rooms be able to find dorm space with Rutgers itself?
Listen, we're gonna build a fence, and it's gonna be a great fence, really. And Middlesex County is gonna pay for it.how does a fence along the sidewalk beautify college ave?
Will that bus lane work? I can already picture people pulling over and blocking that lane on a daily basis.