January 13th, 2012 | by Daniel Kessler | published in Greenbelt, Transportation
Prince George’s County’s planning department is in the early stages of creating a new sector plan for the city of Greenbelt, called the Greenbelt Metro Area and MD 193 Corridor Sector Plan. The goal of the sector plan is to guide transit-oriented development around the Greenbelt Metro Station and commercial revitalization and pedestrian-oriented improvements along [...]
March 29th, 2011 | by Fazlul Kabir | published in Greenbelt, Hollywood
Former city councilmember John Krouse recently gave us an interview on why he is so troubled by the proposed Greenbelt development and why he thinks north College Park residents should get more involved in the process. Along with other City officials, he is organizing a town hall meeting this Thursday (7 pm, March 31, 2011) at [...]
November 14th, 2010 | by Fazlul Kabir | published in Greenbelt
The bribery related charges surrounding the Greenbelt Metro station development could be one of the reasons why the current county executive Jack B. Johnson, who will be leaving office after this term, was arrested yesterday. WTOP reported that a source close to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Baltimore says the investigation is linked to a [...]
September 24th, 2007 | by Evan Hauptmann | published in Events, Greenbelt
This coming weekend the city of Greenbelt will open its doors to local residents, business owners, design professionals, and architecture students by hosting a three day charrette focusing on current and future challenges faced by the city on its 70th anniversary. The session is a component of the “Greener Greenbelt Initiative”, a working partnership between [...]
July 14th, 2007 | by Chris Ellepola | published in Environment, Greenbelt
The Friends Community School (FCS) has been located on 4601 Calvert Road for 21 years, since it was established by the Adelphi Friends [Quaker] Meeting. It has taught K-6 grades, and recently expanded to teach 7th and 8th grades. This past school year was the final term for FCS at Calvert Road. They will move [...]
April 26th, 2007 | by Rob Goodspeed | published in Greenbelt
This Saturday community leaders in Greenbelt will launch a major 3-year effort to create a vision and strategic plan for the future of old Greenbelt. Called the Greener Greenbelt Initiative, the project is a a joint partnership between the city and the Potomac Valley Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, with involvement from the [...]
February 17th, 2007 | by Rob Goodspeed | published in Greenbelt, Greenbelt Station
A small group of city officials and citizens gathered at the Greenbelt Metro station this morning to observe a balloon demonstration intended to provide residents with a way to gauge the potential impact of the Greenbelt Towne Center project. According to the latest plans provided to demonstration attendees, the current proposal includes over a dozen [...]
February 7th, 2007 | by Rob Goodspeed | published in Greenbelt, Greenbelt Station
Just up the road from College Park, work has begun on the first of two projects in Greenbelt that could add roughly 8,000 homes and millions of square feet of office and retail space to the town, founded during the Great Depression as a federally-sponsored model city. Years in the planning, the projects continue to [...]
