by Jeff Lemieux Student volunteers from UMD’s Information Studies program recently recorded speeds of 68 and 70 miles per hour during a 30-minute weekday radar study of Greenbelt Road near NASA. The recording site was the westbound lanes, near … Read More
As one does at year-end (or a little late in my case), here’s a capsule look at what happened on Greenbelt Online during 2023, and changes coming in 2024. Top Traffic Pages The Top 10 traffic-getting pages on the … Read More
Winters here in Greenbelt are pretty mild and getting milder, but last week, with freezing weather, I was reminded that I hate walking or biking (or doing anything) when the weather is that wintery. (While yes, appreciating that it could … Read More
Follow the story and its coverage by the media here, with links to articles, embedded videos, and Greenbelters’ own accounts. This story here begins with the 11/8/23 announcement that Greenbelt is the selected site for the FBI headquarters, and will … Read More
by Jeff Lemieux The Maryland Department of Transportation/State Highway Administration (MDOT/SHA) launched a feasibility study of the Greenbelt East Trail (www.greenbeltnasatrail.org) on August 17th. To kick off the study, MDOT/SHA engineering contractors walked along parts of the proposed trail … Read More
We encourage you to share your stories, opinions, videos and photo collections on the GreenbeltOnline blog. The advantages are many: Almost limitless word count (up to 1,000 is fine here. Longer articles could be posted in a series). Almost limitless … Read More
The latest in the campaign by cyclists and walkers for safer passage along Greenbelt Road? A web page.Greenbelt NASA Trail.org about the need for a bike lane between Eleanor Roosevelt High School and NASA Goddard, and a wonderful video covering … Read More
by Jeff Lemieux for GreenbeltNASAtrail.org On Monday August 8th, Mayor Emmett Jordan and I rode from Eleanor Roosevelt High School to NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, and on to Good Luck Road and DuVal HS. How did we do it? … Read More
Like so many Greenbelters and visitors, I was beyond thrilled to have even a somewhat limited Labor Day Festival BACK! And with mostly GREAT WEATHER, too!. With everyone experiencing the Festival in their own way, here are MY top memories … Read More
Thanks to the Greenbelt News Review for printing the article below about Greenbelt Online in their June 17 issue. It’s titled: ”Introducing GreenbeltOnline.org.” (The other title I suggested was “Greenbelt Online is Ready your Eyeballs.”) Readers already familiar with Greenbelt Online … Read More
With the great cycling weather we’ve been having, I stopped by my bike shop of choice – Greenbelt-owned Proteus Bicycles in College Park – and discovered something new – their Proteus Brews coffee shop is now open, and Proteus has … Read More
By Jeff Lemieux On Tuesday, October 8th, a coalition of community organizations and businesses sponsored a guest lecture and discussion with Chuck Marohn, Jr., the founder of Strong Towns, a non-profit research and educational organization based out of Minnesota. A … Read More
by Jeff Lemieux What makes a town strong? Financial reserves? Community spirit? Jobs and economic growth? Livability and a great environment? Over the last couple years, I’ve written a little about Greenbelt’s finances, and also about taking a new approach … Read More
Editor Susan Harris Susan started blogging about Greenbelt in 2012, soon after moving here from Takoma Park, where she wrote for the Takoma Voice Newspaper. Previously she co-founded the award-winning team blog GardenRant.com in 2006 and continues to write for … Read More
Good news for Greenbelters who cycle! This past weekend the beloved Proteus Bike Shop moved from its old location on Route 1, where it had stood out for its funkiness since 1972, to its snappy new digs a bit closer … Read More
