Isn't this amazing? We need to support a president like Loh who reaches out to the community. I don't think this has ever been done in the past by a high level administrator and I applaud the cooperation and outreach.

I agree with Morgan. I'm not going to be able to attend, but I do have a comment for President Loh, which I hope reaches his office through this forum.

Now that the University has achieved a mostly residential status, with most students living on campus or nearby, I'd like to see the University put its clout behind improving the pedestrian and bike experience in the College Park region. The rules of thumb are simple: every major commercial street (such as Route 1 in College Park) should be a "complete street," with wide sidewalks and bike lanes or cycletracks; every major surburban road with semi-limited access points (such as Route 193 north of campus) should have a well-landscaped, multi-use sidepath for biking and walking alongside and no pedestrian-hostile, high-speed turn ramps; every larger residential road, such as Rhode Island Ave. should have well tended bike lanes, along with sidewalks; and bike sharing should be adopted (and subsidized if necessary).

I hope the University with take seriously these suggestions for improving non-motorized transportation in the local area. A more pleasant biking and walking experience would improve the quality of life and make our area a better place to live and (for graduating students) to settle. It could help free up scarce parking areas for other uses, and reduce commuter traffic jams. Thanks for considering! -Jeff