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@BeyondDC-Rt. 1 COULD BE a great corridor. It is already if you're driving, but it's a nightmare for pedestrians in CP, Hyattsville, and Mt. Rainier. Until MD SHA drags itself out of a 1950's mentality and redesigns key portions, it won't be welcoming to anyone other than motorists. The Hyattsville Arts District is coming along nicely and will have some great shops, but it's a pain in the ass for half of that development to cross Rt. 1 to get to those shops. It doesn't feel safe or inviting.
That being said, there is tons of potential, and there are great neighborhoods on both sides of Rt. 1. My wife and I were shocked at how little we paid for a SFH with a pretty good size yard literally 1 stoplight from DC. We're already talking here in Mt. Rainier about how to take advantage of the streetcar and how to make sure that it does, indeed, come into PG county. We WANT to be a "streetcar suburb" again! Frankly the line should extend all the way up to College Park. On a side note, it'd be great if Harry Thomas Jr. seemed to care as much about the large quantity of vacant and underutilized property on RIA/Rt. 1 as he does about bringing big box stores to NY Ave. There are great 1 and two story historic buildings from SD Ave all the way to RI Metro station and at least a 1/3rd aren't used at all.

@Scott-You're right...West Hyattsville station is ripe for redevelopment. I thought after the last time GGW talked about a new stadium for DC United how great it would be if they looked to the area around the station. It's not quite as accessible as the FL Market site, but still has a lot going for it. It's a shame PG county continues to (re)develop at the periphery instead of concentrating it closer to DC.

by thump on Jun 3, 2011 4:29 pm • link • report