Purple line & Guilford woods
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City council opposes Purple Line sector plan that would develop Guilford Woods The council discusses the two interests at hand of continuing development while preserving natural areas. By Trisha Ahmed | @TrishaAhmed15 | Staff writer
Several plants and trees stand near Maryland Hillel on South Campus on Apr. 15, 2021. This vegetation is part of Guilford Woods.
Purple Line construction along Campus Drive near the College Park Metro Station on Oct. 7, 2021. joe ryan/the diamondback
The College Park City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to send a letter opposing a new county sector plan that would develop part of the Guilford Woods area. City staff drafted the letter to the Prince George’s County Planning Board a n d D i s t r i c t Co u n c i l a f te r co u n c i l members expressed concerns about the plan, which was discussed at a Jan. 4 city council meeting. The current plan, called the Preliminary Adelphi Road-UMGC-UMD Purple Line Station Area Sector Plan, decides zoning around a future Purple Line station near the intersection of University Boulevard, Adelphi Road and Campus
The College Park City Council Meeting in College Park City Hall on Feb. 15, 2022. joe ryan/the diamondback
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Drive. It proposes building a new neighborhood near the Adelphi Road-UMGCUMD Purple Line Station, which would deforest part of Guilford Woods. The woods has been a subject of community discussions since community members started the Save Guilford Woods movement to push back against plans to develop it into graduate student housing. University of Maryland officials paused that project, called Western Gateway, in October. The proposed neighborhood would include high-density affordable housing and a walkable community area in and around Guilford Woods.
