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Yesterday officials released more details on the greening of College Ave for Rutgers.

Here are some of the highlights - more here

• To begin in 2008, but take many years to be completed
• Two major walking corridors, which intersect in a high pedestrian activity area by the Rutgers Student Center and Brower Commons.
• Creation of new public outdoor gathering spaces, pedestrian plazas, landscaped walking corridors
• The long-range plan envisions a major new pedestrian spine called the Raritan Mall, connects campus to the Raritan River waterfront. The broad esplanade to the river will be represented by a “scarlet carpet” with integrated water features that are intended to symbolically connect the campus with the river.
• The Intercampus Transportation Hub establishes a clear transit anchor at the northern limits of College Avenue Plaza. More than a simple shelter, it is intended to serve as an architectural statement and aesthetic feature of the campus.
• The sections of College Avenue in this phase of work that will not be turned into a pedestrian plaza will be transformed into a promenade.

The first phase of the project includes constructing a new transit hub outside the student center and more landscaping in front of Brower Commons and along the sidewalks, said Antonio Calcado, the vice president of Facilities and Capital Planning.