November 28th, 2008 |
by Chris Ellepola |
published in
Cafritz Property, Route 1
At the end of October, the County Council authorized a new Route 1 Sector Plan update and planning process. The update rescinded a previously proposed, controversial, southern amendment of area to add to the sector. The amendment would have included Rt.1-fronting properties and the Cafritz Property. The Sector Plan is a document of policies and [...]
November 9th, 2008 |
by Clay Gump |
published in
Route 1
Our beloved Route 1. Its not the ICC but its improvement is important to College Park and the entire area. The District 21 Delegation is staging a rally on November 15th at 9am at the State Highway Administration Building, 9300 Kenilworth Ave., Greenbelt.
Get out there and let them know you want our funding restored. We surely can do [...]
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 older [...]
September 11th, 2008 |
by Chris Ellepola |
published in
Purple Line, Route 1, Transportation
Articles in today’s Diamondback and Washington Post report on yesterday’s announced state transportation budget cuts. The cuts occur after the state received less transportation revenue than expected, attributed to the current economic recession. Local projects affected by the cuts:
Route 1 Corridor Improvements [bus slips, sidewalks, bike lanes] $7.1 million over next four years, now deferred
Purple [...]
August 30th, 2008 |
by Sean Roberts |
published in
Route 1
The first public meeting for the Central US 1 Corridor Sector Plan is scheduled for September 17th 7-9pm at the Lakeland/College Park Community Center at 5051 Pierce Avenue, College Park, MD 20740. This will be an informal gathering where attendees should expect an overview of the plan followed by an information gathering and listening [...]
April 24th, 2008 |
by David Daddio |
published in
Byrd Stadium, Housing, Knight Hall Journalism Building, Northgate Park, On Campus Development, Purple Line, Route 1, Site Announcements, Starview Plaza
As many are well aware, RTCP is in semi-hibernation mode at the moment. We’re planning on a kickoff meeting to discuss the future of the site sometime in May. Until then there are a couple tid-bits to report despite the dampened state of the real estate market. Thanks to everyone who continues to email and [...]
February 25th, 2008 |
by Rob Goodspeed |
published in
Downtown, General College Park, Route 1
We know as well as any the difficulty of keeping track of all the development occurring and proposed in College Park, as well as how hard it is to separate truth from fiction when it comes to the economics of real estate. That’s why we decided to post these slides, presented by the city’s economic [...]
November 27th, 2007 |
by David Daddio |
published in
Commerce Bank, Housing, Route 1, Starview Plaza
The Commerce Bank project (just across from Plato’s Dinner) was rejected unanimously by the City Council almost a year ago and not approved until it removed a drive thru window from its plans. Now, we are getting news that the bank pulled out and now the developer is walking away…
‘Starview Plaza’ (located just north of [...]
