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Study Finds Neighborhood Features Impact Mental and Physical Health for Better or Worse
By Allison Eatough ’97View Article Details for Study Finds Neighborhood Features Impact Mental and Physical Health for Better or Worse 
UMD-Led Report Pushes Strategies for Affordable Housing, Trail Access Along Purple Line Corridor
New affordable housing near transit stops, improved pedestrian safety and small business preservation along the coming Purple Line are needed to protect and strengthen the surrounding communities, according to a new report released Wednesday to federal, state and local stakeholders by the Purple Line Corridor Coalition (PLCC) and the University of Maryland’s National Center for Smart Growth.View Article Details for UMD-Led Report Pushes Strategies for Affordable Housing, Trail Access Along Purple Line Corridor 
UMD Initiative to Help Businesses of Color Survive—and Thrive—Despite Neighborhood Change
Written by Willow Lung-AmamThe view from Nubian Hueman, a clothing and home décor boutique in Washington, D.C.’s Anacostia neighborhood, has shifted. Over the past five years, owner Anika Hobbs has seen more cranes and construction crews, as well as a change in the people that walk past her storefront: Once mostly Black, they are now more frequently white. “Right now, Anacostia is under the threat of major gentrification,” she said. “We cater to people of color, so what is that going to look like when the neighborhood changes?”View Article Details for UMD Initiative to Help Businesses of Color Survive—and Thrive—Despite Neighborhood Change 
Clearing Up the Runoff
Assistant Professor Marccus Hendricks, along with colleagues from the National Center for Smart Growth, the iSchool, the A. James Clark School of Engineering, Facilities Management and others will study stormwater runoff from campus into regional waterways using new outdoor sensors, which provide a real-time view of water quality and quantity as well as infrastructure performance on campus. Read more about this project in Maryland Today.View Article Details for Clearing Up the Runoff