March 29th, 2011 | by Fazlul Kabir | published in Greenbelt, Hollywood
Former city councilmember John Krouse recently gave us an interview on why he is so troubled by the proposed Greenbelt development and why he thinks north College Park residents should get more involved in the process. Along with other City officials, he is organizing a town hall meeting this Thursday (7 pm, March 31, 2011) at [...]
January 10th, 2011 | by Fazlul Kabir | published in Hollywood
The city council recently voted to authorize city staff to pursue a grant funding design and building of the park at the intersection of Route 1 and Edgewood Road. Now, the University of Maryland has shown interest in working with residents to design the park. Earlier, the North College Park residents formed a committee to study the proposed eco-park. [...]
December 16th, 2010 | by Fazlul Kabir | published in Hollywood
A $100,000 neighborhood streetscape project that was once designed to give a facelift to one of North College Park’s major neighborhood street is instead stirring much controversy—so much so that some neighbors on the street think the city is ruining their neighborhood street. The city received funding through a Maryland Heritage Areas Authority (MHAA) grant [...]
September 16th, 2008 | by Chris Ellepola | published in Cafritz Property, Events, General College Park, Hollywood, Ikea, Route 1, Transportation
**REMINDER** College Park US 1 Corridor Sector Plan community meeting: Wednesday 7-9pm @ Lakeland/College Park Community Center [5051 Pierce Ave] The updated Sector Plan, once initiated, will be a PG County Planning document containing legal stipulations and overall vision for development of properties within its boundaries. There is currently in place, an [...]
October 3rd, 2007 | by Danielle Kogut | published in General College Park, Hollywood, Transportation
County Councilman Tom Dernoga came to the City of College Park Council in September to present a road improvement project for Rhode Island Avenue. The project’s goal is to use traffic circles and install traffic lights to better manage the surge of traffic on the avenue. Residents have made it clear that they do not [...]
