Posts by Kara Brandeisky — Guest Contributor
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Improve campus life to fix Georgetown town-gown relations
The Office of Planning’s recent recommendation to require Georgetown University to house 100 percent of undergraduates on campus would both severely damage Georgetown student life and fail to achieve the campus plan opponents’ objectives. A better approach would be to make campus a more desirable place to be. If Georgetown improved student gathering spaces,… Keep reading…
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Georgetown U needs to manage transportation demand
DDOT rejected Georgetown University’s campus plan last week, citing its lack of an aggressive transportation demand management plan. While we are not in agreement about the Office of Planning’s call for on-campus housing for 100% of undergraduates, we are in agreement that GU could make a much more aggressive investment in transit. We believe that Georgetown… Keep reading…
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ANC making unfair demands on Georgetown transportation
Monday night, Georgetown ANC approved recommendations concerning the University’s 10 Year Campus Plan. This includes the usual complaints about students living off-campus, but also dedicates four pages to concerns about transportation-related issues including objections to campus shuttles traversing the neighborhood. Neighbors have long complained that… Keep reading…
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On-campus housing not the answer for Georgetown
In “GU takes student ghetto approach to housing undergrads,” Ken Archer argues that Georgetown University has created a “student ghetto” by failing to guarantee undergraduates four years of on-campus housing. In response, he suggests four locations where the University should build “multi-use” facilities behind the gates. However,… Keep reading…