Posts tagged Prince George's Plaza
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Breakfast links: No Olympics
USOC picks Boston; DC’s new DMPED; Poor snow response; Development details; Transit transitions; Grosso pushes weed legalization; Winter cycling tips; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Big projects
Why “superstops” were halted; Bethesda Metro getting new escalators; Car-free every day; DC homebuyer tax credit returns?; Parking lot to retail; Pedestrian-friendly Prince George’s; Cap the price; Equal rights for DC; This genius doesn’t drive. Keep reading…
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What about an infill Metro station at the Cafritz property?
Prince George’s County recently approved a new town center in Riverdale Park that will have the county’s first Whole Foods. This might be a good location for a new Metro station as well. Keep reading…
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Where is downtown Prince George’s County?
Prince George’s County has struggled to attract new development, especially around its Metro stations, but it also lacks a defined center. Over 300 residents and constituents gathered for a town hall meeting at the University of Maryland last Saturday to discuss potential locations for the county’s future “downtown.” The forum was the latest in… Keep reading…
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Cafritz project tests Prince George’s commitment to TOD
The owners of the Cafritz property in Riverdale Park want a zoning change to build a major mixed-use development on a wooded, 37-acre single-family-zoned property with, at best, mediocre access to transit. If Prince George’s County is serious about its commitment to smart growth and development around its 15 Metro stations, it will deny the rezoning. In recent years,… Keep reading…
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Retailers are embracing urbanism with zeal
As enclosed malls continue to decline and close, more and more retailers are opting to locate in pedestrian-friendly urban districts. 3 years ago, I expressed sentiments that the car-oriented shopping mall was a business model with no future. The events since have offered further proof that retailers and customers now prefer an urban format, at least in our region. Recent… Keep reading…
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Hyattsville is a prime candidate for Capital Bikeshare
Last week, I argued that that Capital Bikeshare can and should be as integral DC’s suburbs as it has become to the city. One suburb well-suited for such a transformation is the city of Hyattsville. Much of this Prince George’s County city of about 17,500 is highly conducive to biking already. It boasts quiet streets with slow traffic, bike paths and parks, and numerous… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Dear Current, please get a real Web site
Sidewalks, assured; Don’t drive? You must not live here; These go to Elevenleytown; Tall TOD at PG Plaza?; Days since last injury: 1; Metro keeping its escalators; Cowening before trains; And…. Keep reading…
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Metro plans to share parking with Marriott hotel
At this week’s meeting, WMATA’s Planning, Development and Real Estate Committee will consider a proposal to enter into an agreement with Marriott to build a 162-room hotel on the Prince George’s Plaza Metro station site (see map). Originally, the site was to have a free-standing bank, which is not a very high-density use of land near a Metro station. This is much… Keep reading…