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New Image of Oakland Hall

October 1st, 2009  |  by Clay Gump  |  published in Oakland Hall, On Campus Development

Campus has released a updated rendering of Oakland Hall. When completed for the 2011-2012 school year this new residence hall will add 650 beds to the Denton Community. Construction is scheduled to begin this summer.

Campus Plan calls for installation of Bike Box

May 20th, 2009  |  by Clay Gump  |  published in Bicycles, On Campus Development, Transportation

Yeah that is great. What is a Bike Box? The newly released campus bike plan calls for the installation of several “Bike Boxes” at busy intersections such as Campus Drive and Preinkert Drive. Well the folks at Street Films have a great little video to fill you in on the details. See below the fold [...]

Campus Bicycle Study Released

May 15th, 2009  |  by Clay Gump  |  published in Bicycles, On Campus Development

Since it is Bike To Work day it might be a great time to download and read The Campus Bike Study we posted about a few weeks ago. The Department of Transportation Services and the University of Maryland Bicycle Advisory Group solicited the study from the Toole Design Group, LLC based out of Hyattsville.

Campus To Become More Bike-Friendly.

May 3rd, 2009  |  by Clay Gump  |  published in Bicycles, On Campus Development, Transportation

The Campus Department of Transportation solicited a eight month study to determine the best way to improve bike ridership on campus. This Gazette Article reports the details. A university survey found that 5 percent of respondents rode their bikes on campus. J. David Allen, director of the university’s Department of Transportation Services, said he’d like to [...]

Approval of Two New Student Housing Projects Provides 1167 Beds

October 17th, 2008  |  by Clay Gump  |  published in On Campus Development, University View Overlook

Md. approves $80M for new dorm The Maryland Board of Public Works approved the $80 million for Oakland Hall on Wednesday. Construction is scheduled to start August 2009 and be completed by April 2011.  Some of us at RTCP have wondered why Foulger-Pratt/Argo Investments (the developer of East Campus)  is not paying for this new [...]

Public Works Punts On Vote for Oakland Hall

October 3rd, 2008  |  by Clay Gump  |  published in Oakland Hall, 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 [...]

New Dorm Approved for North Campus

September 9th, 2008  |  by Clay Gump  |  published in Oakland Hall, 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 [...]

What’s New in CP

April 24th, 2008  |  by David Daddio  |  published in Byrd Stadium, Enclave at 8700 - Formerly Starview Plaza, Housing, Knight Hall Journalism Building, Northgate Park, On Campus Development, Purple Line, Route 1, Site Announcements

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 [...]

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