Thursday, May 16, 2013
The city is focusing on preventing pedestrian accidents on Rhode Island Avenue and Route 1.
Residents of College Park may soon feel safer crossing the street, as new measures are in the works to improve pedestrian safety on two of the city’s busiest roads. The City of College Park and the Prince George’s County Department of Public Works and Transportation are currently aiming to increase safety on Rhode Island Avenue in North College Park, where traffic does not always yield to pedestrians wishing to cross the street. The county will install rectangular rapid flashing beacons (RRFBs) at various points along Rhode Island Avenue this summer. City councilman Patrick L. Wojahn says RRFBs have proven to be effective in causing drivers to yield to pedestrians. Councilman Fazlul Kabir believes crosswalks and walk signals are …
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Icy conditions could occur at the onset of the morning rush hour.
The Maryland State Highway Administration strongly urges motorists to avoid traveling early Thursday morning, especially before dawn. "Stay off the roads early [Thursday] morning, so that SHA crews have the opportunity to proactively treat roadways before morning rush hour," SHA Administrator Melinda B. Peters said in a news release. "When you step out and see ice on your doorstep, you can assume that roads will be icy as well. Also remember that conditions can change rapidly within just a few miles, and we ask motorists to remain on guard and exercise extreme caution tonight and tomorrow morning." The SHA warns that those traveling during inclement weather and poor conditions pose a threat to themselves, first responders and other drivers…
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Work at the inner loop of the Capital Beltway will begin at Kenilworth Avenue starting Wednesday night.
Three right lanes on the southbound Capital Beltway, or inner loop, at Kenilworth Avenue (Rt. 201) will close Wednesday night and each night through Friday, according to the State Highway Administration (SHA). The highway administration is removing construction equipment from the ongoing bridge project in Greenbelt. The work will begin at 9 p.m. each night and lanes will reopen to traffic by 5 a.m. on the following mornings, weather permitting, SHA reports. On each night, SHA plans to close one right lane at 9 p.m., two at 10 p.m., and three at midnight. SHA tells motorists to stay alert and to look for reduced speed limits, narrow driving lanes, and highway workers. It also asks drivers to slow down and not follow other vehicles too …
Thursday, August 2, 2012
The signs will be placed along highways with narrow lanes.
The Maryland State Highway Administration has begun installing signs along some roads in Prince George's and Montgomery counties emphasizing a cyclist's right to use the whole lane, Greater Greater Washington reports. The warnings are designed to clear up a common point of confusion among drivers and riders: whether cyclists should keep to the right edge of a lane and share it with motor vehicles, or whether they may use the full lane. In the case of narrow lanes, the blog notes, Maryland law permits bicycles to ride in the center—which is where the new signage comes in. The SHA installed nine such signs Tuesday along MD-953 in Glenn Dale, according to Greater Greater Washington, with more still to come. Other planned locations in Prince …
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Work session will begin half an hour earlier than normal.
The Mayor and Council work session agenda is teeming with development discussion, including the M Square Research Park, public transportation and U.S. Route 1. The work session begins at 7:30 p.m. in the council chambers of City Hall, 4500 Knox Road. (This is half an hour earlier than the normal start time.) The meeting is open to the public. Here is a summary of some agenda items: Staff and council will discuss how to leverage funds for continued development along U.S. Route 1. Now that the State Highway Administration (SHA) has identified $8.8 million to realign a segment of Baltimore Avenue, staff recommends that the council finalize a Tax Increment Financing policy by the end of the calendar year to help fund an estimated $10 million …
Monday, August 8, 2011
New legislation may frustrate businesspeople behind advertisements along US Route 1.
Advertisements hanging from public lampposts and utility poles – what some call “street spam” – have become familiar signage along U.S. Route 1 in College Park. “We pay up to $300,” read one such sign spotted recently at the 9300 block of Baltimore Avenue, offering to take any junk car, van or truck off your hands. “Towed free.” The phone number listed on the flyer leads to Armando Cortez, who would not divulge the name or location of the auto-recycling business but insisted it was in Maryland. “It’s not like we’re out there committing a crime,” Cortez said of the advertisements he and fellow businesspeople hang on public poles. That’s not true, said Sandra Dobson, spokeswoman for the State Highway Administration, which has jurisdiction …
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Officials say they've waited years for this.
College Park is likely to receive long-awaited funding to begin planning the realignment of U.S. Route 1 to ease traffic, create bike lanes and add medians, according to city, county and state officials. The State Highway Administration confirmed that it has identified $8.8 million of federal funding to conduct the design and engineering phase for part of Baltimore Avenue. The amendment will now go before the region's Transportation Planning Board (TPB). Officials expect the city to clear this final hurdle easily. City Councilman Patrick Wojahn (Dist. 1), who serves on the TPB, said the board rarely denies projects. "Sometimes there are conflicts when the environmental groups come out against it … but I don’t see that happening," Wojahn …
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