Metro Green Line Corridor Action Plan

Notice of Initiation for a New Sector Plan and Sectional (Zoning) Map Amendment for the Metro Green Line Corridor (click here)

Planning for the Green Line station areas

The Metro Green Line Corridor Action Plan will create future development concepts for the areas within walking distance of the Metro stations at:

In the ten years since these stations opened in 2001, new investments have been made in federal offices at Suitland and new apartments and condominiums at Branch Avenue. Interest in building next to these stations continues to grow; proposals have been made for new office, retail, and residential development that will benefit from the access Metro provides to the District of Columbia and the region.

To ensure that new projects make the most of limited land adjacent to each station, the Prince George’s County Planning Department initiated this comprehensive planning effort. It will analyze the Green Line Corridor and make recommendations regarding:

• Economic development strategies
• Future land use
• Bus transit connections
• Pedestrian and bicycle links
• Building types
• Urban design and sustainability guidelines

The goal of the Metro Green Line Corridor Action Plan is to establish a shared vision for walkable and livable communities focused on the transit station, an approach that has become known as transit-oriented development or TOD.

Principles of transit-oriented development

• Use transit to shape the growth of community centers.
• Create a compact mix of land uses around transit stations that support, and benefit from, transit service.
• Place highest-intensity development nearest to the transit station.
• Provide direct pedestrian routes to the station.
• Design the station area as a civic amenity and a recognizable place in the community.