Comments on: What’s Happening? http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2008/562/ Helping imagine a great college town for a great university Fri, 25 Jan 2013 04:03:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Robert Catlin http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2008/562/comment-page-1/#comment-94647 Robert Catlin Sat, 29 Mar 2008 17:12:31 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2008/562/#comment-94647 A lot of pressure is being applied to remove the liquor store, University View is pursuing in court an easement across the liqior store parking lot to get to the light. The prior use (McDonald's) had such a right. The City has an agreement with University View that if (when?) the property is acquired the stranded portion of that property would become a pocket park. I have not heard anything new on Mark Vogel's project. He had plans he was working on for student housing and he was still working to acquire Merchant's Tire so that he could make his housing project larger. A lot of pressure is being applied to remove the liquor store, University View is pursuing in court an easement across the liqior store parking lot to get to the light. The prior use (McDonald’s) had such a right.

The City has an agreement with University View that if (when?) the property is acquired the stranded portion of that property would become a pocket park.

I have not heard anything new on Mark Vogel’s project. He had plans he was working on for student housing and he was still working to acquire Merchant’s Tire so that he could make his housing project larger.

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]]> By: Kevin Fallon http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2008/562/comment-page-1/#comment-94646 Kevin Fallon Sat, 29 Mar 2008 16:50:15 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2008/562/#comment-94646 Related to Daniel's posts above - does anyone know anything about the status of those dumpy looking little buildings (the liquor store, tire shope etc) located on the "front lawn" of The View? Is the liquor store owner still holding out? "eminent domain" anyone? Also - I know Vogel's Hilton to be built where Jerry's Subs and the old Allario's Italian Rest. stand is dead, but any news on the alternative project (Student housing)? Mr Caitlin - PLEASE try to get that one to incorporate the University's North Gate Rain Garden project and the creek into its plans. We cant let that opportunity slip away. Related to Daniel’s posts above – does anyone know anything about the status of those dumpy looking little buildings (the liquor store, tire shope etc) located on the “front lawn” of The View? Is the liquor store owner still holding out? “eminent domain” anyone?

Also – I know Vogel’s Hilton to be built where Jerry’s Subs and the old Allario’s Italian Rest. stand is dead, but any news on the alternative project (Student housing)? Mr Caitlin – PLEASE try to get that one to incorporate the University’s North Gate Rain Garden project and the creek into its plans. We cant let that opportunity slip away.

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]]> By: Daniel Kessler http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2008/562/comment-page-1/#comment-94566 Daniel Kessler Sat, 29 Mar 2008 05:47:28 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2008/562/#comment-94566 It might make sense to have the reconfiguration done during the reconstruction of Route 1, so that all of the mess is taken care of at once. Of course, this is highly assumptive that the reconfiguration does get approved by the Maryland State Highway Administration, and that Route 1 actually does get reconstructed within our lifetimes. It might make sense to have the reconfiguration done during the reconstruction of Route 1, so that all of the mess is taken care of at once. Of course, this is highly assumptive that the reconfiguration does get approved by the Maryland State Highway Administration, and that Route 1 actually does get reconstructed within our lifetimes.

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]]> By: Daniel Kessler http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2008/562/comment-page-1/#comment-94565 Daniel Kessler Sat, 29 Mar 2008 05:46:44 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2008/562/#comment-94565 It might make sense to have the reconfiguration done during the reconstruction of Route 1. Of course, this is highly assumptive that the reconfiguration does get approved by the Maryland State Highway Administration, and that Route 1 actually does get reconstructed within our lifetimes. It might make sense to have the reconfiguration done during the reconstruction of Route 1. Of course, this is highly assumptive that the reconfiguration does get approved by the Maryland State Highway Administration, and that Route 1 actually does get reconstructed within our lifetimes.

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]]> By: Daniel Kessler http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2008/562/comment-page-1/#comment-94564 Daniel Kessler Sat, 29 Mar 2008 05:34:56 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2008/562/#comment-94564 There's an interesting note about a new access point being created for cars coming in and out of the University View in the Diamondback article "University View Revision to Add 517 Beds." Here's the quote: "City officials and students have long complained the current access point is unsafe and convoluted because some drivers must make a left turn into the driveway without the help of a stoplight. The new layout would move the stoplight at Navahoe Street to Berwyn House Road, so that drivers can use it to get in and out of the building's driveway. A new stoplight would have to be approved by the State Highway Administration. The council asked Warren to come back with another revised site plan if the light is not given the go-ahead." I support this new layout. Does anyone else have thoughts on it? (A map could come in handy in order to make an opinion on this.) There’s an interesting note about a new access point being created for cars coming in and out of the University View in the Diamondback article “University View Revision to Add 517 Beds.” Here’s the quote:

“City officials and students have long complained the current access point is unsafe and convoluted because some drivers must make a left turn into the driveway without the help of a stoplight.

The new layout would move the stoplight at Navahoe Street to Berwyn House Road, so that drivers can use it to get in and out of the building’s driveway.

A new stoplight would have to be approved by the State Highway Administration. The council asked Warren to come back with another revised site plan if the light is not given the go-ahead.”

I support this new layout. Does anyone else have thoughts on it? (A map could come in handy in order to make an opinion on this.)

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