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Rectifying Route 1, A Pedestrian’s Perspective: The Intersection at Hartwick Rd
Last night, I crossed Route 1 at Hartwick Road. Once again, I risked my life just to cross a street. We all know that Route 1 is an unpleasant experience for drivers, bicyclists, and pedestrians. But...
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City and Book Exchange Developer at Impasse
At the October 4th City Council worksession (video above), councilmembers, city planning staff, and R & J Company, LLC were at loggerheads over the developer’s proposed 6-story building on the...
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Route 1: A Main Street by Default
A recent article in The Diamondback commended the rise of mixed-use development on our university’s main street, as it should. After years of housing shortages and blight, College Park is finally...
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College Park Farmers Market – Survey
As part of the recently-formed Farmers Market Committee, the City is conducting a survey to gauge satisfaction with the current Downtown Farmers Market while garnering ideas for the Market’s future....
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Multiple Pedestrian Fatalities Finally Spur Action on Rt. 1
Walk Smart College Park (via UMD Police) It’s been a deadly year for pedestrians crossing Route 1 in College Park. The tally from the first half of 2014 was grim: five persons struck and three deaths....
View ArticleSmart Growth America Endorses Book Exchange Redevelopment
See this letter of support from Smart Growth America for the proposed Book Exchange Redevelopment: –>9/3/2010 Letter from Smart Growth America to College Park Mayor and City Council.
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North College Park to Discuss Proposed Book Exchange Development Tomorrow
The proposal to turn the Book Exchange site into a 6-story mid-rise apartment building for students and professionals has stirred quite a bit of discussion among City’s southern inhabitants –...
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Olson, Stullich…We’re waiting for real leadership on the Book Exchange...
Local leaders have really put themselves in a quandary over the Book Exchange controversy. An array of officials who are reliably pro-smart growth have teamed up with Old Town Civic Association (OTCA)...
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Rectifying Route 1, A Pedestrian Perspective: College Avenue and Route 1
Few people will deny that Route 1 is well overdue for major improvements. Motorists are fed up with traffic, bicyclists despise its lack of bike lanes and high speed traffic, and pedestrians loath the...
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