May 6th, 2010 | by David Daddio | published in Purple Line
Despite what you may have read in the Diamondback today, there is no campus tunnel deal in the works between UMD Administrators and the Maryland Transit Administration. According to the Diamondback:
Perhaps ending years of debate, Vice President for Administrative Affairs Ann Wylie announced at yesterday’s University Senate meeting that the MTA [...]
May 5th, 2010 | by David Daddio | published in Purple Line, Transportation
“We really just want to see what sort of problems would occur so it could inform our thinking in the future,” Millree Williams, University spokesman
Students and Purple Line supporters made sure their voices were heard loud and clear at a meeting yesterday afternoon to gather input on the impending test closure of Campus Drive [...]
April 30th, 2010 | by David Daddio | published in Purple Line, Transportation
To RTCP, the planned closure of Campus Drive to cars and buses is fundamentally connected with the UMD administration’s desire to avoid the Campus Drive alignment of the Purple Line and turn the road into a “pedestrian walking mall.” Whether such a proposal is the best course for the campus community or not, the Campus [...]
April 27th, 2010 | by David Daddio | published in Purple Line, Transportation
“The university is a major beneficiary of this project [the Purple Line],” Daddio said. “But you wouldn’t know it by their actions in the last few months.” Washington Post (1/28/2008)
There is no doubt as to the University Administration’s intent with their latest move to close Campus Drive to cars and transit. One [...]
April 27th, 2010 | by David Daddio | published in Purple Line, Transportation
Written by Cavan Wilk. Cross-posted from Greater Greater Washington. (Assistance from RTCP)
The University of Maryland plans to close the central Campus Drive to nearly all traffic this summer, including Metrobus and almost all student shuttle bus routes. (The proposed but not announced summer closure will be temporary, but if successful would be made permanent in [...]
March 4th, 2010 | by Clay Gump | published in Purple Line
Check out this film from StreetFilms on Seattle’s newly opened Light Rail. Who says light rail can’t be completely awesome?
From The StreetFilm Post.
Right now, Seattle is making as serious a commitment to transit as any city in the nation. Recently, Streetfilms got to take a tour of the newest addition [...]
February 4th, 2010 | by David Daddio | published in Purple Line, Transportation
The following was written by Dr. Ralph Bennett, Professor Emeritus, School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation and will appear in the March 2010 edition of the Faculty Voice. Dr. Bennett has been a tireless advocate of sane campus development for well over a decade and continues to serve the campus community in several capacities… including [...]
September 3rd, 2009 | by Clay Gump | published in Purple Line, Transportation
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Full disclosure: this is really just an excuse to see if the new Flickr Video plug-in works.
This is a video from the web site www.purplelinemd.com
