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 [...]
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 to the city’s [...]
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
[flickr height="267" width="400"]3884452138 [/flickr] 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
August 28th, 2009 |
by Clay Gump |
published in
Purple Line
In the recent Purple line post reader Cornelius Davies writes.. As a graduate of the University of Maryland, I am upset to see the Purple Rail routed through the heart of the campus. It will destroy the nature of campus life. It will be ugly. It may be good for the developers but bad for [...]
August 5th, 2009 |
by Clay Gump |
published in
Politics, Purple Line, Transportation
Big news on the purple line front. Gov. Martin O’Malley yesterday endorsed what is known as the “Locally Preferred Alternative” for the purple line. What is the LPA you ask? Here is a quote from the MTA site.
May 20th, 2009 |
by Clay Gump |
published in
Purple Line, Transportation
The Post is reporting today that other road projects are taking a back seat to the Purple Line. Money that would have been used to widen other roads will instead be allocated to the Purple Line. Maryland officials laid out their Purple Line plans — particularly how they intend to pay for the line — [...]
May 15th, 2009 |
by Clay Gump |
published in
Purple Line
This is a great little film from StreetFilms detailing Seattle’s South Lake Union Streetcar. Since there really is not anything new to report on the Purple Line front take a peek at this movie and just picture what it could mean for College Park. This system surpassed ridership projections in its first year. I’m sure [...]
