Collecting College Park took a brief hiatus between Thanksgiving and New Year’s, but is back on track for 2011. As usual, you can expect to see this weekly news roundup of stories relevant to development, planning, transportation, and quality of life around the city and the campus. A short list of links today, to get [...]
In the spirit of the holiday season, we—the contributors at Rethink College Park—discussed some of the things that we’d be delighted to find bestowed upon our city this year. What follows is our wishlist, a collection of things that might not happen, but that we’d gladly welcome were they to appear. Sidewalks That Make Sense [...]
College Park Patch reported earlier today that College Park has been named by Bloomberg Businessweek as “Best Place to Raise Kids in Maryland.” The nice little blurb includes the following: “Home to the University of Maryland, College Park was developed starting the late 1800s. Part of the city is part of the Calvert Hills Historic [...]
Rethink College Park contributor Marcus Afzali’s piece, “Will U-Md.’s new president get on board the Purple Line?” is live on the Washington Post’s All Opinions Are Local blog went live late last week. An excerpt: “And the city’s future relies in part on the completion of the Purple Line — and, in particular, whether Loh [...]
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 [...]
Welcome to Collecting College Park, a new weekly feature here at Rethink College Park. On Friday mornings, you can expect to see this weekly news roundup of stories relevant to development, planning, transportation, and quality of life around the city and the campus. Bar Talk: A Q&A with Mark Srour, Owner of Cornerstone Bar & [...]
Welcome to Collecting College Park, a new weekly feature here at Rethink College Park. On Friday mornings, you can expect to see this weekly news roundup of stories relevant to development, planning, transportation, and quality of life around the city and the campus. This week saw plenty of coverage on the rise and fall of [...]
Welcome to Collecting College Park, a new weekly feature here at Rethink College Park. On Friday mornings, you can expect to see this weekly news roundup of stories relevant to development, planning, transportation, and quality of life around the city and the campus. With the gubernatorial election this past Tuesday, it’s been a slow news [...]
