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Construction on U. transportation plan slated for this summer Stephen Weiss assocaite news editor
According to University officials, the final draft of Rutgers’ Transportation Master Plan is under review, and construction is expected to begin this summer. Rather than implementing a fullsized bus lane along the more congested stretch of College Avenue, Senior Director of the Department of Transportation Jack Molenaar said the final product will be a “quasi-bus lane,” which will more closely resemble a “bus shoulder.” The plan takes into account short term, as well as mid-range and longterm improvements to the transportation system, such as additions and modifications in terms of student access to bike and pedestrian circulation systems and parking. Drafting for the Transportation Master Plan began at the end of 2015, and is about 166 pages long, Molenaar said. In addition to the “quasi-bus lane,” there will also be bidirectional
bike lanes to give students more of an incentive to utilize alternate forms of transportation. “Essentially, the Brower side will be the two-way directional, it’ll be the bicycle lanes going in both directions on that side of the street. The buses will stay on the same side of the street they’ve always been on, and there’ll be more of a bus shoulder, which will delineate more that only buses should be here,” he said. “So hopefully they get people to stop parking illegally in what are bus stops.” Molenaar said that the only way to make a bus lane that is entirely dedicated to buses — which would be the ideal option — would be to construct a physical barrier between where the buses drive and where the cars drive, which would be called a “dedicated right of way.” “Bus rapid transit, which is BRT, think of a light rail line or any train line … bus rapid transit is basically light rail but on wheels,” he said. “What we have here, the campus transit system, is everything except
The Rutgers University Department of Transportation Services (RUDOTS) will construct a bus shoulder and bike lanes along College Avenue as part of the Transportation Master Plan. The project was originally expected to be completed before the end of the spring semester. Ana Couto a dedicated right of way. This is bus rapid transit, except for a dedicated right of way.” Scheduling, bicycle access, pedestrian access, making routes
more efficient and changing the direction of buses on College Avenue are all aspects that go into increasing the effectiveness of Rutgers’ bus system, Molenaar said.
“There are a lot of different pieces to this and none of them are a silver bullet,” he said. See transportation on Page 5
Campus MovieFest gives students chance to produce, screen films Christian Zapata contributing writer
Sixteen years of collaboration between students from multiple universities and members of Campus MovieFest (CMF) came together this past Wednesday night to offer Rutgers students a premier student cinematography experience. CMF is the largest student film festival in the world, providing students with the necessar y
equipment to create their own films in one week. The Rutgers University Programming Association (RUPA) sponsored-event awarded the best of 16 featured films the opportunity to participate in TERMINUS, the Atlanta-based conference and festival, which is dedicated to empowering creators by providing them with the education, experience and opportunities they need to develop and produce impactful work, according to their site.
A team of students from Rutgers University—Newark were awarded first place at this year’s Trading Challenge, which included participants from an estimated 600 teams. Wikimedia Commons
Established in 2001 by four students at Emor y University, the organization partners with schools internationally as the premier outlet for the next generation of filmmakers, according to their site. When participating, students are provided with camcorders and Apple laptops among other devices to aid them during film See movieFest on Page 5
Rutgers takes 1st place at Trading Challenge Max Marcus correspondent
A team of Rutgers University— Newark graduate students took first place at this year’s Trading Challenge. The Trading Challenge is held by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and accepts teams of undergraduate and graduate students from all over the world. This year there were about 600 teams from schools in various locations including Australia and China. The members of the Rutgers team were Zhihao Zhou, Jiachen
Chu, Cheng Xu, Wanyu Zhang and Chengran Su, all international students from China, enrolled as graduate students. The Trading Challenge is a simulation of a futures market where each team is given an account with a mock sum of $100,000 to invest. The market data used in the game is based on real market data, which is tracked in real-time. After two weeks, the teams’ account balances are tallied and the top 10 percent of teams advance to a second round, where accounts are See trading on Page 4
The Rutgers University Programming Association (RUPA) brought students together on Wednesday night for Campus MovieFest, where the top 16 films were selected to compete in Atlanta at a national competition. Casey Ambrosio
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