Developing Property Near Bowie State University (Laurel, Beltsville: apartments, high crime, school)

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Originally Posted by adelphi_sky

If anything, I wouldn't mind turning it into a very green research park as an extension of the university like M-Square is to UMD. Make it a beautiful campus like UNC Charlotte.

UNC Charlotte area along US Highway 29, NC Highway 49(N. Tryon Street), and W.T. Harris Boulevard are some very nice corridors with nice shopping centers and apartment/condos. I also like how they widen I-85 to 8 Lanes up towards Concord t complement the new I-495 Beltway which should be complete(taken over 20 years to build out) within the next 2-3 years. They are also planning on building a commuter Train and/or Light Rail towards UNC Charlotte from Uptown Charlotte which is Great although it will be nice f Charlotte could build a Subway System like Atlanta.......

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Originally Posted by HandsUpThumbsDown

Yeah well if there weren't already plenty of crowded buses running on that corridor there would be no reason for the train!

Who would propose placing a train line where there was no demand?

Which brings back my point as to if the Demand is sooo damn high for a train then Why in the Hell can't they build a Rapid Heavy Rail Subway instead of a BS Trolley like Light Rail that operates like a Bus with tracks..........

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Originally Posted by (-)

i wonder if it would be possible for the university (state) to purchase the surrounding land for the express purpose of perhaps starting some sort of agricultural related curriculum for students at the HBCU. just a thought.

FAIL!!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by HandsUpThumbsDown

A very neat idea and would probably be unique to Bowie State. I don't even think UMES has an ag program.

Does Moorehouse, Hampton, John C. Smith, Howard, Spellman, NC A&T, South Carolina State, Clark Atlanta, Virginia State, or Norfolk State have the same successful ag program?????????

[Phyxius]

Originally Posted by $mk8795

Route 1 has enough room for widening north of Beltsville, US Highway 29, and Highway 198 are all within a short distance......

There are tracks closely parallel to Route 1 and it enters Laurel along one way streets for each direction with a 35 where it meets 198 which is also one way streets. US 29 is on the other side of I-95. Approaching Contee Rd, there are businesses on both sides of Route 1. We want to subtract bottlenecks not add.

Originally Posted by $mk8795

Pure 100% BS because the Highways in the Maryland Suburbs have more Bottleneck Traffic than the Highways in Metro Atlanta in which most of their Highways are 10-14 Lanes.....

Doesn't excuse the fact that Atlanta traffic is bad despite its 14 lane highways.

[No_Allegiance]

Originally Posted by $mk8795

Does Moorehouse, Hampton, John C. Smith, Howard, Spellman, NC A&T, South Carolina State, Clark Atlanta, Virginia State, or Norfolk State have the same successful ag program?????????

I'm not sure why any of these schools would need ag programs, though I'm not sure that A&T doesn't. However, U of MD - College Park has some Ag related courses, so the state would be better served making certain that state schools don't replicate programs to cut costs.

To the topic, Prince George's county is in dire need of commercial development and more specifically corporate business presence. Looking at the satellite maps of the county on Google Maps, Prince George's is far too underdeveloped to compete in the state of Maryland and within the DC area. Being close to public transit makes the area more attractive. If that is where the development goes, I would support it. However, my preference is to develop with corporate presence in mind at New Carrollton metro and between Largo and Morgan Blvd.

[justtitans]

Originally Posted by No_Allegiance

I'm not sure why any of these schools would need ag programs, though I'm not sure that A&T doesn't. However, U of MD - College Park has some Ag related courses, so the state would be better served making certain that state schools don't replicate programs to cut costs.

To the topic, Prince George's county is in dire need of commercial development and more specifically corporate business presence. Looking at the satellite maps of the county on Google Maps, Prince George's is far too underdeveloped to compete in the state of Maryland and within the DC area. Being close to public transit makes the area more attractive. If that is where the development goes, I would support it. However, my preference is to develop with corporate presence in mind at New Carrollton metro and between Largo and Morgan Blvd.

I'm an A&T alum. Our agriculture program is one of the major draws for A&T. It is very well known and does a lot of work with the USDA. Our programs is probably one of the most well known ag programs out of all those schools.

As far as the metro, they have places already to develop around New Carrollton and Greenbelt. They are really trying to make both of those places into huge mixed use developments like the National Harbor. It also seems a bit silly to try to develop this area like they are planning too because they are going to be doing something similar in Laurel at Konterra. Seems like the two areas are canceling each other out.

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Originally Posted by Phyxius

There are tracks closely parallel to Route 1 and it enters Laurel along one way streets for each direction with a 35 where it meets 198 which is also one way streets. US 29 is on the other side of I-95.

Are you serious or are you playing the Game of Delusion of Grandeur.....

If you really believe what you wrote then it is safe to say that you do not live in Northern PG County and I would not be surprised if you do not live in Maryland....

The train tracks are Far enough away from US Highway 1 that they can widen the road to 6 lanes...

And Old Town Laurel has nothing to do with Kentorra so I know you are reaching for som BS reason to Hate on PG County to develop exactly the same way Fairfax County is developing.........

Originally Posted by Phyxius

Approaching Contee Rd, there are businesses on both sides of Route 1. We want to subtract bottlenecks not add.

Another BS comment because US Highway 1 between Hyattsville and Beltsville is built like that intersection of US Highway 1 and Contee Road but seriously have bottleneck traffic.......

There was a plan to build a Boulevard between UMD and Beltsville that will take half the traffic off of US Highway 1 but your kind fought against that.

Originally Posted by Phyxius

Doesn't excuse the fact that Atlanta traffic is bad despite its 14 lane highways.

But still not as bad as the Maryland Suburbs of the DC area.........

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Originally Posted by No_Allegiance

I'm not sure why any of these schools would need ag programs, though I'm not sure that A&T doesn't. However, U of MD - College Park has some Ag related courses, so the state would be better served making certain that state schools don't replicate programs to cut costs.

So basically that AG course is a non-Factor and just a monkey wrench to throw the subject off base.....

Originally Posted by No_Allegiance

To the topic, Prince George's county is in dire need of commercial development and more specifically corporate business presence. Looking at the satellite maps of the county on Google Maps, Prince George's is far too underdeveloped to compete in the state of Maryland and within the DC area. Being close to public transit makes the area more attractive. If that is where the development goes, I would support it. However, my preference is to develop with corporate presence in mind at New Carrollton metro and between Largo and Morgan Blvd.

That entire Paragraph is a Severe Contradiction. A company is not going to choose any of the Metro Stations to relocate or start new business when they can get it cheaper and can expand in Fairfax County, Alexandria/Arlington, Loudon County, or Prince William County....

As long as they keep the property tax rates sky high, Development Restrictions via Historic Preservation, and the Fact that Most of the PG County metro stations are near Historic Neighborhoods/existing Development there is No Way in Hell PG County will be able to compete with Fairfax County in Business/Economic Growth...

You and al ot of these so-called Transit Mixed-Use talking folx really don't have the best interest in making PG County a Business/Economic Growh friendly county.....

Your whole comment also defines total Contradiction because the way you describe developing near transit stations is like you are saying that MARC is not a Transit system which is a train like metro which MARC has a station for Bowie State plus different Bus Routes granted that they need to increase the frequency which would definitely happen when they Jump Start with the new Development which the people of Bowie state WILL SUPPORT despite what the non-PG County folx(possibly don't live in Maryland either) continue to try to prevent PG County from Developing like Northern Virginia......

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Originally Posted by meatkins

I'm an A&T alum. Our agriculture program is one of the major draws for A&T. It is very well known and does a lot of work with the USDA. Our programs is probably one of the most well known ag programs out of all those schools.

As far as the metro, they have places already to develop around New Carrollton and Greenbelt. They are really trying to make both of those places into huge mixed use developments like the National Harbor. It also seems a bit silly to try to develop this area like they are planning too because they are going to be doing something similar in Laurel at Konterra. Seems like the two areas are canceling each other out.

This talk of concentrating on Developing around the PG County metro stops ONLY is a bunch of crap talk sugarcoated into saying that they will not supporrt PG County into developing exactly like Fairfax County and Loudon County. They would rather PG County(and other parts of Maryland) to remain a below class region while Virginia continues to build Office Towers, Expand Enclosed Upscale Shopping Malls, Build/Widen New Highways, and Expand Subway services d--- near 30 miles outside of DC.........