Posts Tagged ‘Mixed-Use’

Community Forum: Building Better Neighborhoods With Transit-oriented Development

Monday, October 17th, 2011
What kind of a community does Prince George’s want to be? How do we map a strategy and what role does transit-oriented development play? As the county works to guide development around transit stations, how can we ensure great community designs and full public engagement? Join the Envision Prince George's Community Action Team and the Coalition for Smarter Growth for a discussion with the new Planning Board Chairman and a national leader on co

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Rethinking Suburban Living

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011
Across the country, suburban planners and residents are grappling with how to adapt to demographic shifts, changing housing preferences, and growing infrastructure needs.  You are invited to participate in a conference focused on real-world solutions to these current suburban challenges.  Makeover Montgomery: Innovative Strategies for Rethinking America's Suburbs will take place in College Park and Silver Spring, Maryland on April 14-16, 2011.Â

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Implementing Transit-oriented Development

Tuesday, December 28th, 2010
Sam Zimbabwe, Technical Assistance Director with Reconnecting America was the guest speaker at the December 16, 2010 Speaker Series hosted by the Prince George’s County Planning Department.  Zimbabwe is an urban designer with a background in TOD planning and pedestrian-oriented design.  His presentation explored strategies for delivering high performance TOD and highlighted best practices regarding TOD.  Reconnecting America is national non-

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Speaker Series Examines Transit-oriented Development

Monday, November 29th, 2010
The final presentation of the 2010 Speaker Series hosted by the Prince George’s County Planning Department takes place on Thursday, December 16.  The topic is Transit-Oriented Development (TOD):  Strategies and Tools.  Sam Zimbabwe, Technical Assistance Director with Reconnecting America will be the guest speaker.  Reconnecting America is national non-profit organization that works to integrate transportation systems and the communities th

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A Vision For The County And Maryland

Monday, August 30th, 2010
[THE GAZETTE] It's Monday morning, parents are walking to the downtown Silver Spring Metro station after dropping off their children at summer camp for the arts and grabbing a quick cup of coffee at Panera Bread. A new bicycle shop is opening its doors for the first time, fulfilling a longtime dream of a new business owner, and the AFI theater is gearing up for another film festival for the summer. Now instead of downtown Silver Spring, pictu

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College Park Town Center Gets New Life

Friday, August 6th, 2010
[WASHINGTON POST]  COLLEGE PARK TOWN CENTER PLAN REVIVED AS U-MD. NEGOTIATES WITH A NEW DEVELOPER College Park may not have the feeling of a true college town like Madison, Wisconsin or Chapil Hill, North Carolina, but things may soon change.  The University of Maryland is in exclusive negotiations with the Cordish Companies to revive its plans for a town center.  Cordish is known for its large-scale entertainment focused mixed-use develop

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Federal Leases In Prince George’s Don’t Compare

Wednesday, August 4th, 2010
[WASHINGTON POST]  PRINCE GEORGE'S IS BEING UNFAIRLY EXCLUDED ON FEDERAL LEASING Prince George’s county is often overlooked for federal government leases on private space by Washington, DC and Fairfax, Arlington and Montgomery counties according to Kwasi Holman in a recent Washington Post opinion editorial.  Holman, the president and chief executive of the Prince George’s County Economic Development Corporation, stated that out of the fe

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Umd’s East Campus Project Gets Life

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
[WASHINGTON BUSINESS JOURNAL]  UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, CORDISH TO DEVELOP EAST CAMPUS A large mixed-use development may soon come to life at the University of Maryland at College Park’s East Campus.  The university recently announced its plan to partner with Baltimore-based The Cordish Companies.  This comes after a previous partnership with Foulger Pratt/Argo Investment fell through in November due to financial issues during the recessi

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New Carrollton Metro Station Urban Center

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
[WASHINGTON POST]  DEVELOPMENT DEAL FOR LAND NEAR NEW CARROLLTON METRO STATION As the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area continues to grow, denser and smarter development gains importance, especially near the area's many metro stations.  Prince George’s may soon see major development around its New Carrollton Metro station.  The Metro’s board of directors recently approved an agreement with the state of Maryland and the transit authori

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High-end Stores In Prince George’s Future

Friday, July 9th, 2010
[WASHINGTON EXAMINER]  PG RESIDENTS HOPE FOR HIGH-END STORES AT KONTERRA The residents of Prince George’s county have been complaining for years about the lack of high-end shopping options in the county in comparison to neighboring counties and Northern Virginia.  Konterra Town Center East, a multi-billion dollar project, is scheduled to break ground in 2012 in northern Prince Georges and could finally fill the county’s upscale shoppin

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