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Old 06-24-2008, 06:21 PM
 
Location: NM
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I want to work at the National Archives and so far so good. My question is one I see on these forums a lot - where do I live? I am thinking that getting a room in College Park that I dont have to sign a lease for and then getting to know the place before I really settle in would be the best idea. (Especially since CP looks too expensive to keep up with for long!) (And is MD as insane about leases as NY is? Always having to sign for a year if you want your own place?)

So does anyone know about College Park?

I am coming from NY and being able to walk/public transport it to work is a big deal to me. (Nat'l Archives address is 8601 Adelphi Rd which they say is on the edge of Univ of MD campus?) Also I want something to do at night (that isnt filled with fratboys) and nice greenery for the daytime. I've read a lot how Baltimore is openly rascist and I do not want to live anyplace that spews that sort of crap (or lets just say I want to be somewhere with a comfortable diversity). How far away is Baltimore anyway? Does that Amtrak I see on Google Maps connect Baltimore and College Park? Is College Park a liveable place or a boring college-town suburb???

Any info much appreciated and if anyone has anything to say about working at the Nat'l Archives I'd love to hear about that too!

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Old 06-25-2008, 07:56 AM
 
Location: Glen Burnie, Maryland
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My sister works at the National Archives (25+ years) and lives in Laurel. Her commute is about 20 minutes max (driving). I think Baltimore would be a nice little haul (hour or more during rush hour). College Park is not just a college town. There are many residential neighborhoods with families and professionals. I don't think CP has the night life you'd want. Not too many "clubs" but more Sports Bar type places. Any kind of nightlife comparable to NY can probably only be found in DC/Annapolis/Baltimore. For housing, I would look on CraigsList. In today's economy, many people are renting rooms/basements and I don't think a year's lease is always necessary.
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Old 06-25-2008, 09:55 AM
 
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College Park is very close to any type of nightlife.

College Park is very close to DC which is where most of the Nightlife is located.

College Park is a livable place. There are a lot of familiy communities in College Park.
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Old 06-25-2008, 04:43 PM
 
Location: NM
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Default Sounds nice

Yeah, I'm not quite looking for a NYC nightlife - I can do without that kind of massive activity in my later years! Was just hoping that there'd be more than just sports bars?

How realistic is it to take public transportation from College Park to Baltimore?

Thanks for the info about the leases - and you're right, I'm seeing on Craiglist's quite a few basements for rent! Or, the house is for rent and the owner is living in the basement!
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Old 06-26-2008, 09:44 AM
 
Location: Glen Burnie, Maryland
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The only public transportation to Baltimore would be the Marc train. I'm not sure of the schedules, but its mostly used for commuting and might have limited hours non-rush hour. I'm sure there are other places for night life than sports bars but they seem to be the most visible in the area. I'm sure the younger crowd (at least younger than me) might know the better places.
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Old 06-27-2008, 10:12 PM
 
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I'm a rising senior at UMD and as far as I know the National Archives complex is not accesible via public transit. Its a relatively brand new complex and is in a secluded area of College Park. In general College Park has a lot of public transit options. MARC commuter rail can be taken to Baltimore or DC, and the Green Line Metrorail can be taken to DC. Frequent Amtrak service to BWI, Baltimore, Philly etc. is available out of Union Station (Metro accesible). There is also plenty of bus service in College Park.

As for nightlife, College Park (especially Route 1) caters almost exclusively to college students, but downtown DC is only about 15-20min away on the Metro. Also, watch where you walk at night, the crime rate for the area has been rising recently.
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Old 06-30-2008, 12:02 PM
 
Location: Glen Burnie, Maryland
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Metrobus does go to the Archives. It is the C8 and R3 buses. The Archives II opened in 1994 so its been there awhile. I'd hardly call the area secluded. It is in a very residential area though. Apparently, they also have their own shuttle bus from the Greenbelt Metro.
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Old 06-30-2008, 02:31 PM
 
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I want to work at the National Archives and so far so good. My question is one I see on these forums a lot - where do I live? I am thinking that getting a room in College Park that I dont have to sign a lease for and then getting to know the place before I really settle in would be the best idea. (Especially since CP looks too expensive to keep up with for long!) (And is MD as insane about leases as NY is? Always having to sign for a year if you want your own place?)

So does anyone know about College Park?

I am coming from NY and being able to walk/public transport it to work is a big deal to me. (Nat'l Archives address is 8601 Adelphi Rd which they say is on the edge of Univ of MD campus?) Also I want something to do at night (that isnt filled with fratboys) and nice greenery for the daytime. I've read a lot how Baltimore is openly rascist and I do not want to live anyplace that spews that sort of crap (or lets just say I want to be somewhere with a comfortable diversity). How far away is Baltimore anyway? Does that Amtrak I see on Google Maps connect Baltimore and College Park? Is College Park a liveable place or a boring college-town suburb???

Any info much appreciated and if anyone has anything to say about working at the Nat'l Archives I'd love to hear about that too!

Be careful College Park has been gettting some bad press so check out the crime stats ,like all towns it has it's good and it;s bad.
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Old 07-12-2008, 02:24 PM
 
Location: NM
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Default Thank you! Transit info is great! Biking?

Thanks so much for the bus-n-train info! Its very helpful and especially when it comes to bus info, hard to look up when you dont know the area.

What about bicycling? Would the Archives be impossible to ride to? Is College Park set-up for decent bicycling? I am not expecting bike lanes cos just about everywhere sucks at that - - -

As for crime stats, I think I will ignore that. As long as this country doesnt want to deal with its poverty problems then the longer we citizens will have to deal with crime. I'll never be ready for the false security and ugliness of the gated-community so....I guess I'll deal! (Also, I've always moved to places that people were frightened of because of "crime" - these places never turned out to be as bad as people said they were.)
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Old 07-12-2008, 03:22 PM
 
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Well if you want to ride your bike you need to find a place to live that is very close to your job.
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