Complex sentence: The State Roads Commission began planning to widen Georgia Avenue in 1948, and commercial and residential development began transforming the rural area known as Glenmont in 1949 with two major developments, Glenmont Village and Glenmont Forest.
Split into simpler sentences: The State Roads Commission began planning to widen Georgia Avenue in 1948. Commercial and residential development began transforming the rural area known as Glenmont in 1949 with two major developments, Glenmont Village and Glenmont Forest.