Comments on: 2006 Student Charrette Images Online http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/283/ Helping imagine a great college town for a great university Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:30:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: David Daddio http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/283/comment-page-1/#comment-6521 David Daddio Mon, 29 Jan 2007 04:08:53 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/283/#comment-6521 That could be problematic once that Manekin condo building goes up on the WMATA parking lot. You would think a reasonable tunnel would be included in the M-Square project. That could be problematic once that Manekin condo building goes up on the WMATA parking lot. You would think a reasonable tunnel would be included in the M-Square project.

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]]> By: Robert Catlin http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/283/comment-page-1/#comment-6520 Robert Catlin Mon, 29 Jan 2007 03:50:56 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/283/#comment-6520 The Post Office Building next to the station is leased space. Their is also warehouse space to the north that has been for sale. From time to time there are rumors that the lease is not to be renewed for the post office. CSX would love to close the tunnel under Metro, to the south of the station, for safety reasons. CSX will not spend any money to improve the stop unless the tunnel is closed. If that were to happen east-west access would be cut off when the metrorail station was closed. CSX has become ademant about this because in about 1999, a young woman rode her bicycle across the tracks and got her rear tire clipped by a slow moving freight train she failed to see. Everyone was sued and she eventually got a settlement to settle the lawsuit. The Post Office Building next to the station is leased space. Their is also warehouse space to the north that has been for sale. From time to time there are rumors that the lease is not to be renewed for the post office.

CSX would love to close the tunnel under Metro, to the south of the station, for safety reasons. CSX will not spend any money to improve the stop unless the tunnel is closed. If that were to happen east-west access would be cut off when the metrorail station was closed.

CSX has become ademant about this because in about 1999, a young woman rode her bicycle across the tracks and got her rear tire clipped by a slow moving freight train she failed to see. Everyone was sued and she eventually got a settlement to settle the lawsuit.

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]]> By: David Daddio http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/283/comment-page-1/#comment-6509 David Daddio Mon, 29 Jan 2007 00:37:45 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/283/#comment-6509 I agree, the connection to the metro is both unlikely and unneeded although I do think extending Knox Road to the station and allowing for some spot retail would greatly benefit the community character and safety. The purple line and the associated TOD (East Campus) should be the priority focus. As I found at the charrette, architecture students don't understand the term NIMBY. I agree, the connection to the metro is both unlikely and unneeded although I do think extending Knox Road to the station and allowing for some spot retail would greatly benefit the community character and safety. The purple line and the associated TOD (East Campus) should be the priority focus. As I found at the charrette, architecture students don’t understand the term NIMBY.

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]]> By: Eric Fidler http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/283/comment-page-1/#comment-6506 Eric Fidler Sun, 28 Jan 2007 23:40:17 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/283/#comment-6506 The University's RFP specifically asked that proposers accommodate a possible Purple Line route through the development and that the proposers coordinate with the MD Dept. of Transportation on the possible alignment. I can't imagine the University selecting a development partner whose plan excludes integration with a transit line the Administration officially supports. The University’s RFP specifically asked that proposers accommodate a possible Purple Line route through the development and that the proposers coordinate with the MD Dept. of Transportation on the possible alignment. I can’t imagine the University selecting a development partner whose plan excludes integration with a transit line the Administration officially supports.

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]]> By: Joe Dexter http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/283/comment-page-1/#comment-6497 Joe Dexter Sun, 28 Jan 2007 18:23:09 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/283/#comment-6497 The heat is turning up on reconciling East campus concepts, purple Line requirements and campus preferences. The east campus developer will be selected this month with their contract finalized by Summer 2007. Then there will be a one year period of finalizing a site plan. Can the University come to agreement with the State on a Purple Line alignment early enough in that one year period for the site plan development process not to be delayed? There is a lot of work that still needs to be done. The heat is turning up on reconciling East campus concepts, purple Line requirements and campus preferences.

The east campus developer will be selected this month with their contract finalized by Summer 2007. Then there will be a one year period of finalizing a site plan. Can the University come to agreement with the State on a Purple Line alignment early enough in that one year period for the site plan development process not to be delayed? There is a lot of work that still needs to be done.

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