The Implausible Park; Metro Fashions New Oasis in Berwyn Heights

Newspaper Clippings Abstract

Washington Post July 26, 1992 Page B5 The Implausible Park; Metro Fashions New Oasis in Berwyn Heights Fehr, Stephen C. With flooding of Indian Creek, it was difficult to get to the new park built by Metro. The building of a park by a transit agency is unique. It was possible because of cost savings from use of fill from the Lakeland site for the building the Metro line. To bring material from another place would have cost $11.5 million and caused damage to local streets. Metro engineer, Johann Sikkar recommended digging the fill from “an undeveloped 38-accre area near the track bed”. The adoption of this concept saved $3.5 million. This made the new park basically free.

Date: 1992

Subjects

Urban Renewal Development Train Culture Lakeland East - Clearance Area East

Organizations

Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission Washington Metro and Transit Authority (WMATA)

The Implausible Park; Metro Fashions New Oasis in Berwyn Heights