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. [...]
January 5th, 2011 | by Fazlul Kabir | published in General College Park
Yet another year has disappeared from the city’s screen. Residents and the officials of the City of College Park recently engaged in a lively discussion on what they think about the progress made in the past year and what to expect in 2011. The city saw its leanest budget in years, due to thousands of [...]
December 23rd, 2010 | by Alex Baca | published in General College Park
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 [...]
December 20th, 2010 | by Marcus Afzali | published in Downtown, Economic Development Update
All of us RTCP readers and contributors want to see College Park’s business environment to thrive and support a variety of unique local restaurants and retail spaces. For those interested in supporting the idea of shopping locally, the website www.shopcollegepark.org is a great resource. A Facebook and Twitter version of Shop College Park launched that will [...]
December 16th, 2010 | by Alex Baca | published in General College Park
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 [...]
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 [...]
November 10th, 2010 | by Marcus Afzali | published in Community Events, General College Park
The City of College Park Resident Satisfaction Survey is back! Tell us what you think about where you live in the 2010 City of College Park Resident Satisfaction Survey. What is the purpose of the survey? The City uses the Resident Satisfaction Survey as a tool to see how well we serve you through City [...]
October 27th, 2010 | by Mark Noll | published in Enclave at 8700 - Formerly Starview Plaza, Northgate Area, Northgate Park, Route 1, The Varsity
Construction continues on The Varsity and Starview, College Park’s next-in-line for undergraduate, off-campus student housing. The progress is beginning to show how the new buildings will improve Route 1′s streetscape. The Varsity: Starview: The Varsity has begun installation of a wide sidewalk stretching south from the main entrance toward the bridge passing over Paint Branch [...]
