Fun new meetings on our Events page, most immediately a July 8 gathering on the Rt. 1 Plan. Rethink College Park provide a nice bit of data-driven context for this plan by tallying all the residential units and commercial square footage in the development pipeline at the moment. A recent note from Chad Williams at [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Route 1 Corridor’
December 5, 2008
Buy Local: Shop, Eat & Drink
This holiday season keep your hard-earned dollars in the community and working for you by spending locally.
You can have an impact. Shifting even a small amount of your spending from chains to locally owned businesses can have a major impact on the local economy. According to a new study, in Western Michigan, if the [...]
October 8, 2008
Bring Joe’s Electric Bus to Route 1
At a meeting in June of 2007, a group of Route 1 area residents had a chance to talk frankly with SHA Administrator Neil Pederson about transportation issues, congestion, capacity, possible improvements and Route 1. During the meeting, Riverdale Park resident Joe Kelly popped out with a great idea that’s been talked about since with [...]
October 6, 2008
Countywide Visioning Process Launches
Friday brought the second one-day economic outlook forum called “Envision Prince George’s” sponsored by the Prince George’s County Planning Department of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC), along with the Prince George’s County Economic Development Corporation (EDC) and Prince George’s County government. And while the morning was interesting and worthwhile, the afternoon presentations [...]
September 26, 2008
US 1 Corridor Sector Plan News
Why Are We Doing This?
If, like me, you were curious as to the rationale for the sector plan update, here’s the short version. The City of College Park requested that M-NCPPC revisit the sector plan to better address development concerns such as architectural guidelines, building height and other issues. To quote the project site:
Unanticipated development [...]
September 17, 2008
Meetings, meetings
and more meetings are sure to come. Please check the Events page for a list and links.
Plus East Campus is on the fast track for development review. If you care about this development and its impact, please file a Request to Become a Person of Record. This is a easy way to stay up to [...]
July 19, 2008
Updating the Route 1 Sector Plan
Planner Chad Williams of M-NCPPC will make a presentation on the Central US 1 Corridor Sector Plan and Sectional Map Amendment on Monday for the University Park Town Council (event details here). The public is invited and Mayor John Tabori hopes residents of neighboring communities will attend as well.
Williams will discuss the possibility of extending [...]
January 27, 2008
East Campus Committee Update & Meeting
The final East Campus community input meeting takes place Monday, January 28 at 7:30. The group will discuss principles to guide the East Campus development. We strongly encourage members of surrounding communities to attend and to pass any questions to a community rep. Committee contact info here.
Foulger-Pratt/Argo, the developers of the East Campus project, [...]
December 16, 2007
Schools, Purple Line Mtg. 12/17
and Other Important Odds & Ends
The Purple Line Open House will discuss the entire route and should be interesting. Especially since it seems a new southern route for the Purple Line through campus has surfaced. Map here. However, if this proposal is presented Monday, MTA, UMD and our elected officials need to allow further public [...]
December 15, 2007
Give a Gift To Our Economy: Shop Locally Owned This Holiday Season
by Stacy Mitchell
Our successful event with Stacy Mitchell, senior researcher with the New Rules Project, a couple weeks ago did not yield viable audio, but we can offer the slide show (you will need to hit pause between slides) and the article below which makes many of the points discussed. And to help you shop [...]
November 27, 2007
Reminder: Stacy Mitchell on Connecting Retail & Growth to Community
Wednesday, November 28
7 pm Refreshments
7:30 pm Talk & Discussion
Hyattsville City Hall
4310 Gallatin St., Hyattsville MD 301-985-5000
Remember, we invited you? Join us.
As growth in the Route 1 corridor accelerates, what can we learn from other communities? How can we avoid becoming Anyplace USA? Can we use retail as a catalyst for good community development? [...]
November 10, 2007
You’re Invited: Connecting Retail & Growth to Community
with Stacy Mitchell of the New Rules Project
Wednesday, November 28
7 pm Refreshments , 7:30 pm Talk & Discussion
Hyattsville City Hall, 4310 Gallatin St., 301-985-5000
Given the fast pace of new projects in the Route 1 corridor, we th0ught it might be time for us to step back, draw a breath and look at how [...]
September 21, 2007
Send Your Cafritz Input!
Well, what did you think? Let the Cafritz team and Eric Olson know. Send your questions and concerns to info@cafritzpop.com and send a cc to Eric Olson (this is a request from Olson’s office). Just click the Email Lady! Live outside District 3? Check here for addresses.
Is the density right for this [...]
September 17, 2007
Cafritz: Doing the Math
The next meeting is Tuesday, Sept. 18 from 7-9 pm and we urge you to attend. Questions you may wish to consider in forming an opinion are here. Here’s a summary of the Cafritz presentation, mostly by the numbers:
40-50,000 sq. feet, medium-sized grocery near Route 1 (no brand commitment)
150-225,000 sq. feet of retail
15-20 stores
3 parking [...]
September 11, 2007
Our Fortunes & the Cafritz Family
This weekend the Cafritz Property development team will unveil their concept plan for the 35.8 acre site.
Sat., Sept. 15 10-12 am
Tues., Sept. 18 7-9 pm
Riverdale Elementary School, 5006 Riverdale Road, Riverdale Park, MD.
Expect it to be heavy on retail and very dense. This site is just a couple acres smaller than East [...]
