Comments on: Campus Connector Road http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog 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: The Goodspeed Update » Interesting Freeway Interchanges of the Capital Region http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/library/terrapin-parkway-connector-road/comment-page-1/#comment-14166 The Goodspeed Update » Interesting Freeway Interchanges of the Capital Region Sat, 07 Apr 2007 23:58:20 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/terrapin-parkway-connector-road/#comment-14166 [...] If we travel East on the beltway we come across this interchange near College Park where I-95 intersects the beltway. Original plans for Washington’s freeway system included an extensive network of urban freeways that were never built — this interchange was designed to accommodate a never-built leg of I-95 extending to the District. Today, University of Maryland officials are advocating a freeway connecting this interchange to their campus. [...] [...] If we travel East on the beltway we come across this interchange near College Park where I-95 intersects the beltway. Original plans for Washington’s freeway system included an extensive network of urban freeways that were never built — this interchange was designed to accommodate a never-built leg of I-95 extending to the District. Today, University of Maryland officials are advocating a freeway connecting this interchange to their campus. [...]

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]]> By: Mote’s Connector Road Letter at Rethink College Park http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/library/terrapin-parkway-connector-road/comment-page-1/#comment-2160 Mote’s Connector Road Letter at Rethink College Park Tue, 19 Dec 2006 00:19:49 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/terrapin-parkway-connector-road/#comment-2160 [...] We reported the other week that University President Dan Mote sent a letter to the College Park City Council supporting the continued project planning for the I-95 Connector Road. There’s nothing too surprising in the letter considering that the university administration has alway pointed to the project as the “only solution” to CP’s traffic woes. One interesting thing is that while Mote supports the phasing of the Route 1 reconstruction he seems skeptical that even the first segment (College Ave to 193) will be funded anytime soon. “Should a shorter first segment prove desirable,” Mote says in the letter, then the University supports a project from College Ave to just north of Paint Branch Parkway. While there would be some clear pedestrian improvements from such a project, we’d like to point out to administrators that that segment of Route 1 already has a median. It may not be pretty, but this existing median provides just the sort of safety improvements needed all along the roadway and especially in the fast growing area around the University View. “the proposed US 1 project does not provide the critically needed capacity improvements for access to and from the State’s flagship university, improvements that only the I-95 Connector Road can provide.” [...] [...] We reported the other week that University President Dan Mote sent a letter to the College Park City Council supporting the continued project planning for the I-95 Connector Road. There’s nothing too surprising in the letter considering that the university administration has alway pointed to the project as the “only solution” to CP’s traffic woes. One interesting thing is that while Mote supports the phasing of the Route 1 reconstruction he seems skeptical that even the first segment (College Ave to 193) will be funded anytime soon. “Should a shorter first segment prove desirable,” Mote says in the letter, then the University supports a project from College Ave to just north of Paint Branch Parkway. While there would be some clear pedestrian improvements from such a project, we’d like to point out to administrators that that segment of Route 1 already has a median. It may not be pretty, but this existing median provides just the sort of safety improvements needed all along the roadway and especially in the fast growing area around the University View. “the proposed US 1 project does not provide the critically needed capacity improvements for access to and from the State’s flagship university, improvements that only the I-95 Connector Road can provide.” [...]

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]]> By: Connector Road Letter at Rethink College Park http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/library/terrapin-parkway-connector-road/comment-page-1/#comment-1424 Connector Road Letter at Rethink College Park Wed, 06 Dec 2006 00:07:34 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/terrapin-parkway-connector-road/#comment-1424 [...] >> Our Connector Road Page (including previous studies) [...] [...] >> Our Connector Road Page (including previous studies) [...]

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]]> By: The Connector Road Non-debate at Rethink College Park http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/library/terrapin-parkway-connector-road/comment-page-1/#comment-136 The Connector Road Non-debate at Rethink College Park Fri, 13 Oct 2006 23:33:17 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/terrapin-parkway-connector-road/#comment-136 [...] The proposed campus connector road (our update library page) has been lingering in the background since we launched this site, but we finally have something to bring to the table. After weeks of waiting and a lot of persistence, the folks at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center were kind enough to send us a copy of a Preliminary Feasibility Study for the highway. The study was conducted in 1999 and, although fairly small, is one of the few primary sources we can find on the project. It explores 4 proposed alternatives and notes considerations for each environmental (wetland, superfund sites, endangered species), social & cultural (historic, community impacts), and costs. [...] [...] The proposed campus connector road (our update library page) has been lingering in the background since we launched this site, but we finally have something to bring to the table. After weeks of waiting and a lot of persistence, the folks at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center were kind enough to send us a copy of a Preliminary Feasibility Study for the highway. The study was conducted in 1999 and, although fairly small, is one of the few primary sources we can find on the project. It explores 4 proposed alternatives and notes considerations for each environmental (wetland, superfund sites, endangered species), social & cultural (historic, community impacts), and costs. [...]

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]]> By: Welcome to Rethink College Park! at Rethink College Park http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/library/terrapin-parkway-connector-road/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Welcome to Rethink College Park! at Rethink College Park Wed, 30 Aug 2006 22:43:56 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/terrapin-parkway-connector-road/#comment-12 [...] Terrapin Parkway (UMD Connector Road) [...] [...] Terrapin Parkway (UMD Connector Road) [...]

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