Comments on: Catalyst or Cataclysm? http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2006/211/ Helping imagine a great college town for a great university Sat, 31 Jul 2010 05:10:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: chris ellepola http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2006/211/comment-page-1/#comment-15808 chris ellepola Sat, 21 Apr 2007 18:00:48 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2006/211/#comment-15808 I agree with the point that replies 3 and 4 make. Downtown Silver Spring does have a facte of facade personality that is not discernable from the two pictures posted. More are needed to make a well informed opinion. I would like to point out that in my opinion, the development hit a home run in terms of public use and a sense of place with the astro-turf field. It is out of view in the pictures, on the corner across the street from pic 1 and at the end of the street in pic 2. I agree with the point that replies 3 and 4 make. Downtown Silver Spring does have a facte of facade personality that is not discernable from the two pictures posted. More are needed to make a well informed opinion.

I would like to point out that in my opinion, the development hit a home run in terms of public use and a sense of place with the astro-turf field. It is out of view in the pictures, on the corner across the street from pic 1 and at the end of the street in pic 2.

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]]> By: Campus Redevelopment in Conway, Arkansas at Rethink College Park http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2006/211/comment-page-1/#comment-8513 Campus Redevelopment in Conway, Arkansas at Rethink College Park Wed, 07 Feb 2007 06:20:43 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2006/211/#comment-8513 [...] As we have reported before, the University of Maryland isn’t the only university redeveloping its own land to make its campus more livable. Today the New York Times reports on central Arkansas’s Hendrix College, which plans to develop 130 acres into an urban, mixed-use village. Their reasons for developing the land are similar to Maryland’s motivation for the 38-acre East Campus site: there just isn’t much to do in town. [...] [...] As we have reported before, the University of Maryland isn’t the only university redeveloping its own land to make its campus more livable. Today the New York Times reports on central Arkansas’s Hendrix College, which plans to develop 130 acres into an urban, mixed-use village. Their reasons for developing the land are similar to Maryland’s motivation for the 38-acre East Campus site: there just isn’t much to do in town. [...]

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]]> By: Chris http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2006/211/comment-page-1/#comment-4934 Chris Wed, 17 Jan 2007 04:00:22 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2006/211/#comment-4934 Two pictures hardly qualifies as a complete picture of downtown Silver Spring. More pictures would have revealed a fresh and original modern corporate headquarters just across the street (Discovery Channel) that displays a kinetic light show nightly, plus more 30's & 40's-era architecture across the street from the AFI, such as the old JC Penney - which might very well become a new Birchmere music venue - as well as the adjacent side streets such as Bonifant and Thayer. Two pictures hardly qualifies as a complete picture of downtown Silver Spring. More pictures would have revealed a fresh and original modern corporate headquarters just across the street (Discovery Channel) that displays a kinetic light show nightly, plus more 30’s & 40’s-era architecture across the street from the AFI, such as the old JC Penney – which might very well become a new Birchmere music venue – as well as the adjacent side streets such as Bonifant and Thayer.

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]]> By: NotYourBroom http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2006/211/comment-page-1/#comment-4866 NotYourBroom Tue, 16 Jan 2007 16:52:42 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2006/211/#comment-4866 A lot of people bash Silver Spring based on pictures like this. But turn your camera to the left a little. This section, including Panera and AFI, reuses a 1930's shopping center, and makes it into something useful for today. Also, there is a beautiful fountain which draw crowds throughout the summer, successfully bringing the community together. That seems like interesting development to me. A lot of people bash Silver Spring based on pictures like this. But turn your camera to the left a little. This section, including Panera and AFI, reuses a 1930’s shopping center, and makes it into something useful for today. Also, there is a beautiful fountain which draw crowds throughout the summer, successfully bringing the community together. That seems like interesting development to me.

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]]> By: David Daddio http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2006/211/comment-page-1/#comment-3022 David Daddio Thu, 28 Dec 2006 16:34:43 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2006/211/#comment-3022 Yeah it was a little harsh. I'll have to check out Rockville in person, but I imagine they ran into the same problem. Neither is or will ever be Dupont Circle. Yeah it was a little harsh. I’ll have to check out Rockville in person, but I imagine they ran into the same problem. Neither is or will ever be Dupont Circle.

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