Prince George's County Planning Department

Project Overview

Project Description

The Prince George’s County Planning Department of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) is conducting a corridor planning project along Annapolis Road between the Baltimore-Washington Parkway (MD 295) and Veterans Parkway (MD 410). The project boundary is defined in the following map. The planning project will develop policies and recommendations that will guide future investments along the corridor. The Central Annapolis Road Sector Plan and SMA will amend portions of the 1994 Approved Master Plan and Sectional Map Amendment for Bladensburg-New Carrollton and Vicinity (Planning Area 69)  and the 2002 Prince George’s County Approved General Plan.

Annapolis Road is within the 2002 Prince George’s County General Plan’s designated Developed Tier and is designated as a Corridor. Actions within the Developed Tier are encouraged to strengthen and preserve existing communities and resources, improve the quality of development and redevelopment initiatives, enhance community services and employment opportunities, and promote transit-supporting, mixed use, pedestrian-oriented neighborhoods. The General Plan defines Corridors as areas within which more intense development is encouraged to capitalize on existing public investments in transportation facilities. The vision for Corridors is mixed residential and nonresidential uses at moderate to high densities and intensities, with a strong emphasis on pedestrian- and transit-oriented development.

Project Goals

  • Promote a sustainable pattern of development that encourages economic vitality and the efficient use of existing and proposed public facilities, while enhancing the quality and character of communities and neighborhoods, and protecting environmentally sensitive lands.
  • Preserve, enhance, and restore the natural environment and its ecological functions as the basic component of a sustainable development pattern.
  • Provide residents and workers with a safe, affordable, and accessible multimodal transportation system that effectively contributes to the timely achievement of county growth, development, community preservation, and revitalization goals.
  • Provide needed public facilities in locations that efficiently serve the area’s population.
  • Enhance the quality, range and character of housing stock in the sector plan area through the planning and provision of a high-quality mix of housing types and neighborhood environments.
  • Encourage quality economic development at appropriate locations to increase employment opportunities, income, and the tax base within the area.
  • Use urban design principles to enhance the quality of life and safety of established and proposed residential communities and the attractiveness and competitiveness of the local business environment.
  • Create a realistic phasing and action plan to guide implementation.

Project Area

The Central Annapolis Road Sector Plan area encompasses approximately 252 acres of land located in the northeastern portion of Prince George's County, Maryland. It addresses the segment of Annapolis Road located between the boundaries of the Preliminary Port Towns Sector Plan and the Preliminary New Carrollton Transit District Development Plan.

The planning project boundary has been established to focus on the corridor and adjacent properties affecting the corridor. This area is generally comprised of properties that have frontage on the corridor, properties clustered around the corridor gateways, and properties within areas prime for investments plus adjacent impact areas.

Click here for a pdf version of the Project Boundary Map.

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