October 3rd, 2008 | by Clay Gump | published in On Campus Development
The DIAMONDBACK reports today that the Board of Public Works has postponed the vote for Oakland Hall for two weeks. The state is expecting a $1 billion deficit next year and there is concern about spending $88 million for this dorm. The Board would prefer the Public/Private partnership model whereby a private developer fronts the [...]
September 9th, 2008 | by Clay Gump | published in On Campus Development
The DIAMONDBACK reports today that a new dorm in North Campus called Oakland Hall is to be built for $88 Million providing 650 beds. This is to replace some of the beds that will be lost in the Leonardtown community due to East Campus construction. The expected completion date is Fall 2011. The University has [...]
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 9th, 2008 | by Rob Goodspeed | published in On Campus Development, Purple Line
The UMD administration has completed an “update” to the Facilities Master Plan that reflects changes since the original plan was approved nearly seven years ago. It includes a re-affirmation of many of the original plan’s goals, changes to construction timelines, and tables summarizing changes to campus facilities that have taken place since the 2000 Master [...]
January 15th, 2008 | by Rob Goodspeed | published in East Campus, On Campus Development, Purple Line
The East Campus project is located roughly half a mile from the College Park Metrorail station, adjacent ten bus routes, bisected by a bike trail connected to a major regional trail system, and the future home of a Purple Line light rail station.
The project developers have made a guess as to how much less parking [...]
December 10th, 2007 | by Rob Goodspeed | published in On Campus Development, Purple Line, Transportation
Over the past four days, over 100 faculty, alumni, staff, students, and neighbors have signed our petition supporting the Campus Drive alignment for the Purple Line on Campus. We have been overwhelmed by this outpouring of support and hope it demonstrates broad-based and diverse support for the alignment preferred by the Maryland Transit Administration’s planners [...]
December 6th, 2007 | by Rob Goodspeed | published in On Campus Development, Purple Line, Transportation
We have described before why we think the Campus Drive Alignment (purple above) is the best location for the Purple Line in College Park. However, some campus leaders have continued to advocate for an alternative, “Stadium Drive” alignment.
Today we launch a petition in support of the Campus Drive Alignment. Please add your name if you [...]
December 4th, 2007 | by Rob Goodspeed | published in On Campus Development
University leaders are now accepting community comments as part of the process to create a new strategic plan for all aspects of the university’s development. In fact, one of the feedback questions directly concerns the East Campus project: “The East Campus redevelopment project will bring dramatic changes to the College Park environment. What other such [...]
