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Bringing Justice—and a New Chapter—to a College Park Community
The intersection of Rhode Island Avenue, Lakeland Road and Navahoe Street in the College Park neighborhood of Lakeland holds two pasts: One is of streetcars and Saturday night socials, corner stores and community parades; the other, of bulldozers, displacement and the erasure of a once-vibrant commu...View Article Details for Bringing Justice—and a New Chapter—to a College Park Community 
Your Guide to a Great Afternoon at The Wharf—From Two Alums Who Helped Develop It
Few things are as sumptuous as cozying up in a waterfront Adirondack chair with a cup of hot coffee and taking in the view. That this serene scene is within walking distance of the urban bustle of the nation’s capital is just one reason the Wharf is suddenly must-see D.C.—and one of the many design ...View Article Details for Your Guide to a Great Afternoon at The Wharf—From Two Alums Who Helped Develop It 
$1.5M Federal Grant to Fund Work to Prioritize Equity on Purple Line Corridor
The Federal Transit Administration has announced a $1.5 million grant to help the University of Maryland’s Purple Line Corridor Coalition (PLCC) develop a plan to add affordable housing, preserve small businesses and improve access for walkers and cyclists in neighborhoods at risk for gentrification...View Article Details for $1.5M Federal Grant to Fund Work to Prioritize Equity on Purple Line Corridor 
Planning Students, PLCC Earn Accolades at Maryland Sustainable Growth Awards
A Fall 2021 urban planning studio that used scenario planning to chart a thriving, sustainable future for one Montgomery County community and a UMD-led initiative to bring sustainable, equitable growth along the Purple Line light rail corridor have been honored by the Maryland Department of Planning...View Article Details for Planning Students, PLCC Earn Accolades at Maryland Sustainable Growth Awards 
National Conference on Small Business Anti-Displacement Finds Strength in Numbers
When James Beard Award-winning cookbook author Grace Young was asked to reflect on the best meal she ate last week, her mind gravitated to Hop Lee, a longstanding Cantonese restaurant in the heart of New York’s Chinatown. On any given weekday, its pastel dining room bustles with teachers, postal wor...View Article Details for National Conference on Small Business Anti-Displacement Finds Strength in Numbers 
2022 Kea Professor Corie Sharples on Designing Skylines, Re-Thinking Construction and Revisiting Old Haunts
Of all the iconic places conceived by SHoP Architects along New York City’s skyline, the one that gives Founding Principal Corie Sharples ‘87 the most satisfaction is the place she once vowed never to return: South Street Seaport’s Pier 17, a slice of Manhattan’s East River Waterfront that once hous...View Article Details for 2022 Kea Professor Corie Sharples on Designing Skylines, Re-Thinking Construction and Revisiting Old Haunts