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November 2012 Development Update
The City of College Park has released its bi-monthly newsletter covering local development news. Highlights from the latest edition include: Domain at College Park Mowatt Lane & Campus Drive Status: Under Construction Mixed-use residential development will have 256 multi-family units and 9,061 square feet of retail space. The first units are expected to be ready [...]
November 28th, 2012 |
by Peter Schilling |
Published in
Book Exchange Site, Businesses, Cafritz Property, Domain at College Park, Economic Development Update
A New Era for Biking in College Park
If you happen to be a College Park resident and a fan of biking, then the developments in the past few weeks have been cause for celebration. First, we had the announcement from Prince George’s county about their ground breaking legislation for improved pedestrian and cyclist connections in new developments. Then, to kick off Bike [...]
May 6th, 2012 |
by Peter Schilling |
Published in
Bicycles, Transportation
Real Route 1 Bus Service – Time to Seize Opportunity
At the city council meeting last Tuesday, council members Marcus Afzali and Patrick Wojahn were able to get Route 1 Bus integration/consolidation on the agenda for the next City-University Partnership meeting. The idea originated from a 2008 City-contracted transportation study of Route 1 in College Park (RTCP discussion/ analysis HERE), which envisioned bus “super stops” around development nodes on [...]
May 7th, 2011 |
by David Daddio |
Published in
Route 1, Transportation | 2 Comments
WashPo Covers Back Room ‘Dernoga Money’
The Washington Post revealed Thursday that former Prince George’s County Councilmember Thomas Dernoga privately solicited contributions totaling about $1 million from developers for charity during his 8 years in office. Such funds, which would normally be part of a formal developer or community benefits agreement, were instead extorted behind the scenes in a highly unethical [...]
April 25th, 2011 |
by David Daddio |
Published in
Politics | 16 Comments
Third Time’s the Charm? For Bikesharing Efforts in College Park, Maybe.
After at least two failed attempts to roll out bikes on city streets, the city of College Park is trying once again to secure funds for bikesharing—this time, on a much smaller scale. The city is planning to apply for the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority grant program, which is due on March 4, 2011. City staff [...]
February 21st, 2011 |
by Fazlul Kabir |
Published in
Bicycles | 5 Comments
City’s First Bike Sharing Program Shows Success, Promise
Though a lack of funding recently prevented our city from riding on a local bike sharing program, there is a good news to celebrate elsewhere. Last month, a team of recent UMD graduates presented their class project in a manner that would likely earn them an A: they launched their first revenue-generating service of weBike, [...]
November 29th, 2010 |
by Fazlul Kabir |
Published in
Bicycles, Transportation
Quick Updates and News on College Park Developments
STATUS OF DEVELOPMENTS DOMAIN AT COLLEGE PARK Conceptual Site Plan CSP-09002 Preliminary Plan 4-09039 Status: The Planning Board reviewed and approved Domain’s Conceptual Site Plan and Preliminary Plan with conditions. The Detailed Site Plan for this project has been accepted by M-NCPPC. Location: 7720 Mowatt Lane (southwest corner of the Campus Drive and Mowatt Lane [...]
November 19th, 2010 |
by Alex Baca |
Published in
Economic Development Update | 4 Comments
The Enclave at 8700—formerly Starview Plaza—launches website
Just weeks after the launching of The Varsity website, The Enclave at 8700, formally referred to as Starview Plaza, has launched its website. The Enclave at 8700 is located just south of Metzerott Road and will feature a mix of 2, 3, and 4 bedroom suites. Flashy pictures and a cheesy slogan, “Explore the Evolution [...]
November 5th, 2010 |
by Mark Noll |
Published in
Enclave at 8700 - Formerly Starview Plaza
