May 11th, 2012 |
by Chris Gill |
published in
M Square Research Park, Purple Line
Back on April 4th the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission presented the results of their Purple Line community workshop at a public meeting. I attended, and while M-NCPPC’s delay in posting material has delayed this writeup, there’s still quite a bit to talk about. The Prince George’s County Planning Department within M-NCPCC established five [...]
February 5th, 2012 |
by David Daddio |
published in
M Square Research Park, Purple Line
Taking cues from 1980s-style office parks, UMD is forging ahead with the next phase of M-Square (see interactive map) – its suburban office complex steps from College Park’s metrorail Green Line station. Not only does the proposed three 150,000 square foot building, 1,114 parking space development ignore its relationship to the Green Line, it fails to acknowledge [...]
October 12th, 2011 |
by Colin Phillips |
published in
Purple Line
The Purple Line, a proposed light rail line that is a critical part of College Park’s future development, has cleared an important hurdle on the way to becoming a reality. On October 7th Governor Martin O’Malley announced that the Federal Transit Administration has given the go ahead for the project to proceed to the “Preliminary [...]
September 6th, 2011 |
by Mark Noll |
published in
Community Events, Purple Line, Transportation
You are invited to a Neighborhood Work Group meeting for the Purple Line at College Park City Hall on Thursday September 8 @ 7p.m. These meetings cover very specific and targeted areas and this meeting will focus on the proposed station at the current College Park Metro Station. Work groups provide an opportunity for community [...]
June 2nd, 2011 |
by Clay Gump |
published in
Purple Line, Transportation, Wallace Loh
The Washington Post is reporting that University has officially dropped its long opposition to the Campus Drive alignment to the Purple Line. The debate has raged on since 2007 but in the end University officials have agreed with the steps MTA plan on taking to address their concerns. Frank Brewer, the university’s vice president for [...]
February 7th, 2011 |
by Colin Phillips |
published in
Purple Line, Transportation, Wallace Loh
I wasn’t able to attend last Tuesday’s Purple Line forum, as I was happily riding a crowded Amtrak train. But the university helpfully posted a high-quality video of the event online. You can watch it here. If you don’t have 2 hours to spare, here’s what you missed: This forum had a lot in common [...]
January 27th, 2011 |
by David Daddio |
published in
Purple Line, Transportation
From: President Wallace Loh Dear University of Maryland Community: Faculty, staff and students are invited to a town hall meeting, hosted by the President’s Office, to discuss the Purple Line light rail system. As you may know, the proposed transit line would run between Bethesda and New Carrollton, passing through Silver Spring, Takoma Park, the College Park campus, and Riverdale. [...]
January 4th, 2011 |
by David Daddio |
published in
Purple Line, Transportation
UMD just released its much anticipated consultant study of Purple Line alternatives through campus. The study, produced by Hatch Mott MacDonald (HMM), a Canadian-based engineering firm, sheds light on UMD’s current feeling on a controversy that has consumed the campus for nearly four years. We reported a couple weeks back about our cautious optimism that [...]
