Posts tagged Hyattsville
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A look back at Prince George’s County’s library building spree
If you visit a library in Prince George’s County, there’s a good chance that library was built in the 1960s or 1970s. Keep reading…
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A look back at Prince George’s County’s library building spree
Although the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System is more than 70 years old, more than half of its branches were built in a span of just 16 years. Keep reading…
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Why the Green Line in northern Prince George’s is a huge missed opportunity
Northern Prince George’s County is lined with walkable downtowns. Imagine if the Green Line served them, instead of park-and-rides. Keep reading…
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A streetcar used to run down Rhode Island Avenue, connecting College Park and downtown DC
Most of Washington’s original “streetcar suburbs” were built within the District’s boundaries. However, one important corridor of streetcar suburbs went up in Prince George’s County, in the communities along Route 1 south of the Beltway. Keep reading…
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DC’s countless thirtysomething office buildings stare down mid-life crises
When it comes to ribbon windows, aluminum facade panels, pink marble and brass lobbies, beige carpet, and fluorescent tube lights, we’re number one! What should the region do with their glut of 80s and 90s-style office buildings? Keep reading…
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The Green Line in northern Prince George’s is a huge missed opportunity
Northern Prince George’s County is lined with walkable downtowns. Imagine if the Green Line served them, instead of park-and-rides. Keep reading…
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Despite outcry from residents and leaders, “call-up” moves forward in Prince George’s County
Prince George’s County is rewriting its zoning code, and hidden away in the reams of updated zoning procedures is one particular development review process that looks an awful like one the Maryland Court of Appeals ruled against in 2015 called “call up.” Keep reading…
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DC’s countless thirtysomething office buildings stare down mid-life crises
When it comes to ribbon windows, aluminum facade panels, pink marble and brass lobbies, beige carpet, and fluorescent tube lights, we're number one! What should the region do with their glut of 80s and 90s-style office buildings? Keep reading…
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Events: Eastern Market and Hyattsville tours and a chat with Maryland Delegates
Walking tours are one of the best ways to get the inside-scoop on a neighborhood. This fall, join the Coalition for Smarter Growth for their Walking Tours & Forums Series to get a behind-the-scenes take on the good and bad of neighborhood development and change from CSG staff, elected officials, community members and advocates, developers, and subject-matter experts. And, make sure to check out these other great events happening this week! Keep reading…
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Events: Walking tours, PARKing Day, our next happy hour, and more!
It's time for the next Greater Greater happy hour! Join us and Young Professionals in Transportation (YPT) Tuesday, September 26 from 6 to 8 pm at The Midlands in Park View. And since happy hour isn't until later this month, make sure to check out these other great events between now and then. Keep reading…