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YThe 2014 Praxis Community Design Studio: The Nichol Avenue Project was based on feedback from a meeting of city offi cials, university administrators, and neighbors faced with concerns about multiple development proposals that would dramatically reshape the edge between Cook Campus and the neighboring residential commu-nity. This project was an open student exploration with a well-defi ned studio data collection and analysis structure.

The studio combined outreach, mental mapping, sketching and participatory design to broaden the campus/neighborhood community dialogue. Research, outreach, surveys, analysis and design were led by students as a way to practice design part-nering, democratic participatory design and co-learning. The studio fi ndings and fi nal design report were presented to the Nichol Avenue Community, Rutgers Planning and Facilities and submitted to the Rutgers President’s request for suggestions to the Campus Strategic Plan. This work continues, with anticipation that it will be used in the Planning Guidelines for the Cook Campus Planning Committee.

The Urban Design Plan, envisions Nichol Avenue as a pedestrian and vehicular cor-ridor that visually and physically connects Voorhees Chapel and Recreation Park. In addition the plan includes a signifi cant community/campus component that coordi-nates campus programs with local residents.

The studio recommends a Community Engagement Plan that integrates activity programming to promote campus and community interaction, a Streetscape Planthat improves the existing sidewalk system along Nichol Avenue, a Recreation Park Redesign Plan that establishes a community park for students and residents and a Campus/Community Open Space Plan that makes permanent improvements to the campus open space plan and establishes long term working networks between Cook Campus and the Nichol Avenue community.

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Design Synthesis/Conceptual Phasing Urban Design Plan

Community Engagement Plan Streetscape Recreation Park Campus/Community Open Space

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Like any town or city a campus has visible and invisible limits. These limits, be they legal (property lines), physical (walls, fences and changes in topography), socio-po-litical (campus vs. neighborhood, citizen vs. denizen) create edges and borders that are specifi c or implied. Not all limits are antagonistic or binary, but the edge of a campus, specifi cally in urban areas, is complex and worth exploring. This studio studied Nichol Avenue as an edge condition between the Cook/Douglass Campus and the adjacent neighborhood. The studio proposed designs and programs based on analysis, community workshops, digital and analog mapping, campus site visits and social media. The main goal of the studio was to engage actively in the process of community design, place making, and programming.

This praxis studio class is made up of Landscape Architecture students (juniors, seniors and graduate students), from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Under the direction of Richard Alomar we explored the visible and invisible connec-tion between community and campus.

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Nichol Avenue

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The Nichol Avenue project study area comprised Cook Campus and part of the New Brunswick Second Ward (above). Various forms of outreach, including a Flickr photo stream (below), were used to communicate with campus, neighborhood and other interested groups.

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OUTREACH

The goal of our outreach program was to make information readily available and transparent to the community. We accomplished this through social media such as Flickr and Google Blogs, surveys, and workshops.

Every week, a new post on the blog kept the public updated on the following topics: Existing Conditions, Field Trips Student Work, Case Studies, Survey, Workshops, Refl ections and Journal Entries.

“It’s easy to build a garden...but much harder to build community”

See Our Community Workshop To see more photos click below: http://nicholavenueproject.blogspot.com/p/community-workshop.html

Facilities Workshop Head to our Community Workshop page to check out what happened when we met with some representatives from the university to discuss what goes on on Nichol Avenue and the sur-rounding campuses.http://nicholavenueproject.blogspot.com/p/community-workshop.html

P+OS+P Addressing the Rutgers Strategic Plan This week students in the Praxis Studio submitted a proposal to the Rutgers Strategic Plan Group. The proposal advocates for the use of open space as a catalyst to improve the interac-tion among all people at Rutgers and in its surrounding communities. See the full proposal: http://nicholavenueproject.blogspot.com/p/student-work.html

Physical Master Plan Forum Head to our 'Community Workshop' page to check out what we heard today at the Physical Master Plan Forum on College Ave. There you can also check out "The Swarm" video which depicts student movement between the fi ve Rutgers campuses on a typical day. Also fi nd links to the master plan web page and how you can get more involved with the process, just click the link below!http://nicholavenueproject.blogspot.com/p/community-workshop.html

UPenn Case Study Visit To wrap-up our case study visits, we checked out the University of Pennsylvania's seam be-tween residential and campus communities along 40th Street in west Philadelphia. Click the link below & head to our 'Case Studies' page to see what we learned & saw as we headed out to UPenn:http://nicholavenueproject.blogspot.com/p/case-studies.html

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a. Traffi c problems along Nichol Avenue; b. Vehicular, pedestrian and bicycle require review and study; c. Drainage and runoff issues issues; d. The future of the Corwin houses is unclear.

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TIME LINE

1931, 1979, 2002, 2007 Time line MapsThis series of maps shows the development patterns over time for the Cook/Douglass campus as well as the Nichol Avenue and G

1888, 1942, 1972, 2002 Topographical MapsThis series of topographical maps show the relationship between development and topography on the edge of campus and Nicho

1850 and 1910 Pictorial Maps of New Brunswick, The New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health, and These maps, rendering and photo illustrate the vibrancy and continued growth of New Brunswick and Rutgers University. They als

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MENTAL MAPSA series of fi ve mapping, walking and sketching exercises were used to explore, document and represent a series of conditions around the site. The mental maps above represent each student’s summary of their exercises.

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CASE STUDIES

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITYNew York, NY

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The studio undertook a case study review of major local universities, Big Ten universi-ties and the universities identifi ed as “aspirational” in the President’s Strategic Plan. The major street that divided the university from the community was identifi ed. A matrix was developed to document and compare street and sidewalk dimensions, street to building setbacks, construction materials, and sense of place. The studio visited fi ve campuses, four of which are represented above.

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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIAPhiladelphia, PA

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TYPOLOGIESThe extensive analysis of street characteristics of the case study universities led to a series of spatial typologies. The basic characteristics that made a street “successful” were used to develop design criteria for Nichol Avenue and surrounding residential and campus open space.

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TRAFFIC AND CIRCULATIONVehicular and pedestrian traffi c along Nichol Avenue was observed and documented for a two week period. The fi ndings show confl icts at the Cabaret Theatre bus stop, the need for wider sidewalks to accommodate pedestrian circulation, and the perceived fast speed of vehicles along Nichol Avenue.

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ISSUESAfter an in depth .exploration of the site with a variety of quantitative and qualitative methods the studio developed a list of common issues. The issues were then categorized into long or short term concerns and built or programmatic products. The issues were cross referenced to the entity or group that regulated their implementation. This analysis developed into a net-work of issues, solutions and implementation strategies, seen below.

In general the issues revolved around vehicular and pedestrian safety, lack of street identity, lack of campus/community communication, ineffi cient and ineffective use of existing open space and the overall poor state of sidewalks and structures.

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Inadequate physical and programmatic connection between the neighborhood and the campus, lack of a coherent street identity and confl icts between pedestrian, buses and other vehicles were primary issues. The Open Space and Programming diagram, above, begins to address these issues.

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Streetscape Plan

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CONCEPTUAL PHASINGThe design for a vibrant corridor that connects the ends of Nichol Ave-nue to the campus and neighborhood can be at-tained through seasonal programming followed by permanent elements as time passes. The fi rst physical intervention would move the bus stop at Cabaret Theatre to Lip-man Drive and widen the existing sidewalk system.

A strong streetscape de-sign that includes open space programming leads to better connec-tions to the neighbor-hood. In this phase neighborhood streets can be improved with better street trees, and sidewalk improvements (Coordi-nated with residents and New Brunswick City Plan-ning).

Future development along the campus edge, the opening of neighbor-hood to campus gate-ways can be designed through campus/commu-nity workshops.

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Program events on underutilized campus open space.

Create Community/Campus events with temporary physical interventions.

Use social and traditional me-dia to communicate activities, events and workshops.

Relocate Cabaret Theatre bus Stop to Lipman Drive.

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Design a safe, family friendly recreational space.

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The Purpose of our proposed redesign for Nichol Ave. is to create a safe vehicular and pedestrian corridor to connect Cook/Douglass Campus and residential communities, and create clear gate-ways from Nichol Ave. to the campus.

The proposed redesign reduces each lane from 14.5ft to 12ft, while adding a bike lane on the cam-pus side to encourage cycling experience on cam-pus, adding crosswalks to increase pedestrian safety, and widen the sidewalks on the campus’ border as well as creating an interesting space on the street.

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Specifi caly, in the end of Nichol Ave, towards George St., each lane will be 12ft, a 5 ft bike lane will be add-ed to connect the Rutgers campus bicycle lane, 2 rain gardens will be aded to catch storm water runoff. The Rutgers sign will be added on the street post for creating feeling of campus. Plants will be selectd care-fully to creat enjoyable space for improving the pedestrian walking experience.

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Nichol Avenue terminus at Stanford street is visually nondescript and has no visual or physical con-nection to Recreation Park.

Recreation Park is splintered into a large play fi eld ans a few smaller areas. Topography, poor sight lines and perceived lack of safety infl uence the parks under use.

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Nichol Avenue terminus at Stanford street is visually enhanced to create a visual and physical connection to Recreation Park

Recreation Park has great potential. Signifi cant and spatially rich areas can be designed to cre-ate a true neighborhood park.

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A view of Nichol Avenue facing south (towards Recreation Park) before (top) and after streetscape and open space improvements (above).

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JuniorsArturo Hernandez (Blog editing, Survey development, Issues synthesis, Community En-gagement Plan), Chelsea Beisswanger (Blog editing,Traffi c and Circulation, Survey Re-port, Final presentation coordination, Final Report editing), Daniel Rodriguez (Blog edit-ing, Master Plan analysis, Community Engagement Plan), Eugene Fernandez (Land Use analysis, Recreation Park design), James Cocorles (Master Plan analysis, 3D modeling, Campus/Community Open Space) Johnny Jacobs (Existing Conditions Plan, Campus Community Open Space), Scott Miller (Blog editing, Master Plan analysis, Final Report editing) Brian Maher (Historic Time line, Campus/Community Open Space Plan).

SeniorsAreli Perez( Blog editing, Issues synthesis, Campus/Community Open Space), Josh Mieloch (Issues synthesis, Design Synthesis/Conceptual Phasing, Rutgers University President Strategic Plan response, Final Report editing), Nate Kelly (Case Study/Street Typologies, Design Synthesis/Conceptual Phasing, Rutgers University President Strategic Plan response, Final Presentation coordination).

Graduate Students (2nd Year)Jacqueline Abelltin (Blog editing, Traffi c and Circulation, Survey Report, Final Report ed-iting, layout and design) , Jenny Burkhalter (Blog layout and editing, Survey development and tracking, Issue synthesis, Survey Report, Design Synthesis/Conceptual Phasing, Ur-ban Design Plan, Rutgers University President Strategic Plan response, Final Presentation coordination, Final Report editing), Xiaoxia Wang (Case Study/Street Typologies, Streets-cape, Campus Community Open Space, Final Report editing, layout and design).

Instructor: Richard Alomar, Assistant Professor. Department of Landscape Architecture.

WORKSHOPS

Nichol Avenue Residents

Vince Rifi ci (principal contact and organizer), Alex Milleraud, Maria Pellerano, Pat Dalton, Peter Montague, Susan Painter, Marge Kerber, Phyllis Koening

Rutgers University

Frank Wong, Executive Director, Planning and DevelopmentJack Molenaar, Director Department of TransportationJeff Livingston, Director of Facilities DesignLarry Porter, Rutgers Landscape ArchitectElizabeth Reeves, Rutgers ArchitectJen Stuart, Manager Transportation Planning

Rutgers Department of Landscape ArchitectureLaura Lawson; Department Chair, Prof. Dean CardasisProf. Wolfram Hoefer, Prof. Jean Marie Hartman, Prof. Seiko Goto, Prof. Frank Gal-lagher, Luke Drake; Research Associate, Anita Bakshi; Instructor

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FIGURES, ILLUSTRATIONS AND IMAGE CREDITS

All images produced by Praxis StudioHistoric NJ Maps - Old New Jersey Maps (http://oldnewbrunswick.rutgers.edu/)Historic Aerial and Topographic Photos from NetroOnline (http://www.netronline.com/)Survey (administered through Survey Monkey)

REFERENCES

A Strategic Plan for the New Rutgershttp://universitystrategy.rutgers.edu/

Master Plan, City Of New BrunswickDepartment of Planning and Economic DevelopmentGlenn Patterson, Director of Planninghttp://thecityofnewbrunswick.org/planninganddevelopment/master-plan/

Penn ConnectsUniversity of Pennsylvania: A Vision for the Futurehttp://www.pennconnects.upenn.edu/

Rain Garden Manual of New Jersey Rutgers Cooperative ExtensionWater Resources Programhttp://water.rutgers.edu/Rain_Gardens/RGWebsite/rginfo.html

Rutgers University Physical Master Planhttp://masterplan.rutgers.edu/

The Changing Landscape of New Brunswickhttp://oldnewbrunswick.rutgers.edu/

Corner, James. “The agency of mapping: Speculation, critique and invention.” Map-pings 213 (1999): 300.

Jackson, John B. A Sense of Place, a Sense of Time. Yale University Press, 1994.

Lima, Manuel. Visual Complexity. Princeton Architectural Press, 2007

O’Rourke, Karen. Mapping and Walking: Artists as Cartographers. MIT Press, 2013.

Percy, Stephen l., Zimper, Nancy L. and Brukardt, MJ, editors. Creating a New Kind of University: Institutionalizing Community- University Engagement. Anker Publishing Company, 2006.