May 23rd, 2011 |
by Mark Noll |
published in
Bicycles, Transportation
After several years of struggling with intransigent county highway engineers, District 3 County Councilman Eric Olson has secured approval for a critical safety improvement to the College Park “Trolley Trail” crossing at Paint Branch Parkway. A pedestrian-activated red light (or HAWK Signal) is expected to be installed by the County’s Department of Public Works and [...]
May 7th, 2011 |
by David Daddio |
published in
Route 1, Transportation
At the city council meeting last Tuesday, council members Marcus Afzali and Patrick Wojahn were able to get Route 1 Bus integration/consolidation on the agenda for the next City-University Partnership meeting. The idea originated from a 2008 City-contracted transportation study of Route 1 in College Park (RTCP discussion/ analysis HERE), which envisioned bus “super stops” around development nodes on [...]
April 21st, 2011 |
by David Daddio |
published in
Bicycles, Politics
The College Park City Council seemed to be taken off guard Tuesday by $350-600,000 in city speed camera funds that must be committed to “public safety” projects (including pedestrian infrastructure). The money must be committed in the next two months or it will be returned to the state. The relatively large sum (equivalent to 10% [...]
February 21st, 2011 |
by Fazlul Kabir |
published in
Bicycles
After at least two failed attempts to roll out bikes on city streets, the city of College Park is trying once again to secure funds for bikesharing—this time, on a much smaller scale. The city is planning to apply for the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority grant program, which is due on March 4, 2011. City staff [...]
February 7th, 2011 |
by Colin Phillips |
published in
Purple Line, Transportation, Wallace Loh
I wasn’t able to attend last Tuesday’s Purple Line forum, as I was happily riding a crowded Amtrak train. But the university helpfully posted a high-quality video of the event online. You can watch it here. If you don’t have 2 hours to spare, here’s what you missed: This forum had a lot in common [...]
January 27th, 2011 |
by Mark Noll |
published in
Bicycles, Downtown, Route 1, Transportation
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 the line between unpleasant and unacceptable is crossed at this intersection. The intersection lies along College Park’s main retail [...]
January 27th, 2011 |
by David Daddio |
published in
Purple Line, Transportation
From: President Wallace Loh Dear University of Maryland Community: Faculty, staff and students are invited to a town hall meeting, hosted by the President’s Office, to discuss the Purple Line light rail system. As you may know, the proposed transit line would run between Bethesda and New Carrollton, passing through Silver Spring, Takoma Park, the College Park campus, and Riverdale. [...]
