College Park - News, Events, Updates, Questions and Developments Etc. (condo, crimes)

[NJ2MDdude]

Originally Posted by terplandlord

The work from home revolution takes away much of the convenience of the city. Rural areas where properties sat for years have no longer inventory.

I've been teleworking since 1998.

[adelphi_sky]

Originally Posted by terplandlord

The work from home revolution takes away much of the convenience of the city. Rural areas where properties sat for years have no longer inventory.

One of those conveniences is access to social interaction without having to gas up the car and sit in traffic. Or, to have to waste on hour on the train trying to reach a club, lounge, restaurant, or any gathering downtown. Millennials aren't pining to meet an Uncle Julio's or the 1980s bowling alley at the edge of an office park or a strip mall parking lot for a night of fun.

I could be wrong.

Building has slowed in rural areas because the shift has been to build in higher density areas with existing infrastructure and access to transit. Also, the housing collapse didn't help builders or those hoping to qualify for a mortgage.

[ackmondual]

It was 4 years ago, but good to see Ten Ren's Tea house still there! (Hopefully, Lollicup is still there as well)

Originally Posted by NJ2MDdude

5 Guys is the safe choice. It's relatively inexpensive, and they use real beef and offer free peanuts.

That said, I'm still waiting for Chick-fil-A to open off campus in College Park.

Five Guys does get around, but, I'd prefer most any other gourmet burger. These days, a double hamburger there will set you back $8 to $10.

[ackmondual]

Originally Posted by adelphi_sky

The world has been through multiple pandemics. Ask yourself, how was the world in 2019 after all those pandemics? Distance learning existed in 2019 after SARS, Swine Flu, Ebola, Zika, etc. etc. How were people acting in 2019?

This pandemic, once it is over, won't change anything except awareness on how to effectively combat the next virus with social distancing. Also, telework may increase. But that was already on the rise with increasing traffic and commuting costs. This pandemic just accelerated what was already happening.

But before the pandemic, we've had multiple discussions on a migration back to cities and dense neighborhoods. People may run for the hills now, but they will remember why they left the suburbs.

I kinda forgot The big thing with this year is that COVID-19 managed to shut down large swaths of the world's economy, and forced us all to wear masks. No such issues for those others (for example, SARS managed to fizzle out).

[Digger 68]

I can walk to a Five Guys, or a Chik Fil A in under ten minutes.

It amazes me what isn't down there.

[The Very Man Himself]

Didn't want to start a thread, and since Greenbelt abuts College Park..........

From Maryland Matters:

Dissent in Greenbelt: Members of the Greenbelt City Council have written a letter to Del. Jazz M. Lewis, chair of the House Democratic Caucus, disavowing and disassociating themselves from a document posted by Greenbelt Mayor Colin A. Byrd in which Byrd called on Lewis to resign.

[Digger 68]

Originally Posted by Folks3000

If one prefers the fun of mixed use urban environments with bars, restaurants and grocery stores you can walk to before the pandemic, they're going to prefer that still once it is over.

By this logic, people think to themselves "gee, all the things about city life I used to love are no longer there due to the pandemic, let me rearange my lifestyle so that I can ensure I will never be able to conveniently enjoy any of those things again even when cities return to normal."

I am not saying nobody will change their mind about urban living, just to temper that it's probably not going to be a noticeable or significant change. Someone who is in their 20s is never going to find Shady Grove as exciting as Adams Morgan or Union Market. That's not to diss the suburbs, they are nice for certain stages in life and are definitely evolving to be more urban, but just to give a reality check to the urban abandonment theory.

COVID right now is far worse in rural areas, but you don't hear people screaming how nobody will ever go back to rural living post-pandemic.

I have lived in that kind of area for 45 years. It ain't new. And it isn't in a the city either. It's called a suburb.

[Tarheelhombre]

Originally Posted by terplandlord

The work from home revolution takes away much of the convenience of the city. Rural areas where properties sat for years have no longer inventory.

Not for many of us who crave the energy, 24/7 excitement, style, vitality, numerosity, and hipness of dense, cosmopolitan cities.

[DoughLow805]

Originally Posted by Digger 68

I have lived in that kind of area for 45 years. It ain't new. And it isn't in a the city either. It's called a suburb.

College Park is not your typical suburb though, typically a place with a college the size of UMD is a foundation for a city of their own with their own dense/downtowny areas usually on campus. Look around the rest of the big 10, you'll find several examples.

[adelphi_sky]

Any new retail news/updates for College Park?