Tag Archives: environment
Local trails have seen a lot of use this year. You can pitch in this weekend, as the Anacostia Watershed Society in Bladensburg holds its annual Earth Day cleanup. Continue reading
Some residents along the Route 1 corridor are coming out against a proposed high-speed train that would whisk riders from D.C. to Baltimore in just 15 minutes. Continue reading
Paint Branch is getting some much-needed love as workers help restore the 14-mile stream that runs from Montgomery County through Route 1 into College Park and is a major tributary to the Anacostia River. Continue reading
- Posted in College Park
- Tagged Anacostia River, College Park Aviation Museum, environment
- 1 Comment
The number of electric vehicle charging stations continues to grow along the Route 1 corridor, with the most recent additions at three parking spots in downtown Mount Rainier. Continue reading
- Posted in Brentwood, College Park, Hyattsville, Mount Rainier, Riverdale Park
- Tagged environment
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In a new community-organized effort called Save Guilford Woods, residents along the Route 1 corridor including in College Park, University Park and Hyattsville, are seeking to stop a proposed housing development along the Guilford Run stream just south of Campus Drive in College Park. Continue reading
- Posted in College Park, University Park
- Tagged environment, Gilbane Development, Guilford Woods, housing
- 2 Comments
The City of College Park together with landscape architect Floura Teeter, partnered with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to make Hollywood Gateway Park a place that educates the public about the climate and how weather works. Continue reading
- Posted in College Park
- Tagged environment, Hollywood Gateway Park, parks
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Purple Line Survives Third and Final Lawsuit Against It, Construction Continues
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that there was nothing improper about the permit for discharging dredge materials during construction of the Purple Line. In the meantime, construction continues along Kenilworth Avenue in Riverdale Park and Campus Drive in College Park, while a bridge over the Northwest Branch in Adelphi is being rebuilt. Continue reading
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- Tagged environment, mass transit, Purple Line
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