May 28th, 2010 | by Matt Johnson | published in Other College Towns, Purple Line, Transportation
The University of Maryland and the Maryland Transit Administration remain at odds over the Purple Line. One argument that UMD loves to trot out is that the light rail line will turn campus into a maze of tall fences.
While MTA fiercely denies that they are planning to install fences, the University of Maryland claims evidence [...]
October 16th, 2007 | by Matt Johnson | published in East Campus, Other College Towns
As the East Campus Redevelopment Project moves through the public participation process, it is valuable to look at how other universities have integrated mixed-use facilities into their campuses. This is the second post in that series.
In August of 2003, Georgia Tech completed the much anticipated Technology Square project. This redevelopment effort was in keeping with [...]
October 10th, 2007 | by Eric Raasch | published in East Campus, On Campus Development, Other College Towns, Route 1
As the East Campus Redevelopment Project moves through the public participation process, it is valuable to look at how other universities have integrated mixed-use facilities into their campuses. Over the next week and months we hope to profile many similar projects.
The University of Central Florida (UCF) recently put the finishing touches on a $300 million [...]
April 17th, 2007 | by David Daddio | published in Other College Towns
The campus and indeed the entire world was shocked to hear early yesterday of the senseless and random killings of over 30 students and faculty members at Virginia Tech by a lone gunman. A candlelight vigil will be held today at 8PM on McKeldin Mall. The Chapel will be open today until 5PM for reflection [...]
March 2nd, 2007 | by Sam Snellings | published in General College Park, Other College Towns
As cities across the US become more aware of the environmental impact development has on energy use and local water quality, many cities have begun to adopt strategies to mitigate these ecological concerns and help the environment.
–>Santa Monica, California has adopted green building codes that address storm water runoff, mandates bicycle storage, carpool spaces, storage [...]
February 7th, 2007 | by Eric Fidler | published in East Campus, Other College Towns
As we have reported before, the University of Maryland isn’t the only university redeveloping its own land to make its campus more livable. Today the New York Times reports on central Arkansas’s Hendrix College, which plans to develop 130 acres into an urban, mixed-use village. Their reasons for developing the land are similar [...]
January 9th, 2007 | by David Daddio | published in General College Park, Other College Towns
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A brief analysis of College Park’s age distribution the other week revealed that UMD has easily the youngest college town of it’s peer schools. This brought about a deeper question: what exactly is a “College Town”? This question produces a vague answer – a place where a “college or university and the [...]
December 26th, 2006 | by David Daddio | published in East Campus, Other College Towns
Can you build a city in a day? That’s a question that University of Connecticut administrators are struggling to answer as they try to build their own College Town in Storrs, CT. The developer chosen for UMD’s East Campus will face the same dilemma as they try to overcome the Disneyworld-like appearance that plagues almost [...]
