Comments on: Second JPI Project Approved http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/471/ Helping imagine a great college town for a great university Sat, 31 Jul 2010 05:10:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: University Park resident http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/471/comment-page-1/#comment-177376 University Park resident Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:01:44 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/471/#comment-177376 I too would welcome a better growth plan and a vibrant student/resident area in College Park. As a up and coming research university, the only way UMd is going to compete with other universities for students is to have the amenities that students would like to see. And I am looking forward to having a place to take people for dinner that is not a chain! I look at Charlottesville and long for even some of the same feeling. I believe crime will go down and pride in our area will go up as will the property values. What am I not seeing when I read the posts from people who are so against the projects? I really don't get it. I too would welcome a better growth plan and a vibrant student/resident area in College Park. As a up and coming research university, the only way UMd is going to compete with other universities for students is to have the amenities that students would like to see. And I am looking forward to having a place to take people for dinner that is not a chain! I look at Charlottesville and long for even some of the same feeling. I believe crime will go down and pride in our area will go up as will the property values. What am I not seeing when I read the posts from people who are so against the projects? I really don’t get it.

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]]> By: Kevin Fallon UM '93 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/471/comment-page-1/#comment-44981 Kevin Fallon UM '93 Fri, 21 Sep 2007 11:30:03 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/471/#comment-44981 It is a lot safer walking around midtown Manhattan at 3 am than it is walking around downtown Baltimore at 3 am. Why? There are more people around and that in and of itself increase the security. A criminal is more likely to attack when no one is looking. It is a lot safer walking around midtown Manhattan at 3 am than it is walking around downtown Baltimore at 3 am. Why? There are more people around and that in and of itself increase the security. A criminal is more likely to attack when no one is looking.

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]]> By: Eric Fidler http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/471/comment-page-1/#comment-44887 Eric Fidler Fri, 21 Sep 2007 03:27:39 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/471/#comment-44887 An increased number in absolute terms or an increase per capita? Crime <i>rates</i> seem to be independent of population numbers. For instance, the murder rate in the U.S. declined steadily in the 1990s, even as the U.S. population increased. Even as P.G.'s population <a href="http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=05000US24033&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=prince+george%27s+county&_cityTown=prince+george%27s+county&_state=&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=population_0&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry=" rel="nofollow">continues to increase</a> every year, the total number of homicides <a href="http://somd.com/news/headlines/2007/5809.shtml" rel="nofollow">has fluctuated</a> independently: the county had 164 homicides in 2005, but the number declined to 134 in 2006. This could be due to a few key arrest and the fact the the county police department faced intense pressure to halt the bloodshed. Furthermore, the increased property tax revenue from more development could finance the creation of a city police force, as a few neighboring towns have. An increased number in absolute terms or an increase per capita? Crime rates seem to be independent of population numbers. For instance, the murder rate in the U.S. declined steadily in the 1990s, even as the U.S. population increased. Even as P.G.’s population continues to increase every year, the total number of homicides has fluctuated independently: the county had 164 homicides in 2005, but the number declined to 134 in 2006. This could be due to a few key arrest and the fact the the county police department faced intense pressure to halt the bloodshed.

Furthermore, the increased property tax revenue from more development could finance the creation of a city police force, as a few neighboring towns have.

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]]> By: jane doe http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/471/comment-page-1/#comment-44830 jane doe Thu, 20 Sep 2007 22:38:02 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/471/#comment-44830 Would not an increased population bring more crime? Like the armed car-jacking near Easton hall a few evenings ago. Would not an increased population bring more crime?
Like the armed car-jacking near Easton hall a few evenings ago.

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]]> By: Kevin Fallon UM '93 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/471/comment-page-1/#comment-44752 Kevin Fallon UM '93 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 14:30:11 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/471/#comment-44752 Wow College Heights, what a great post. In addition to all of the great points you make, Id like to add another: crime. A more vibrant College Park with a higher student population (think more eyes and ears) could actually help control crime. Its good to see there are some folks who embrace these positive changes as opposed to those that seem to fear all / any change. Wow College Heights, what a great post. In addition to all of the great points you make, Id like to add another: crime.

A more vibrant College Park with a higher student population (think more eyes and ears) could actually help control crime.

Its good to see there are some folks who embrace these positive changes as opposed to those that seem to fear all / any change.

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