Purple Line TOD Study

new gif The presentations from all of our preliminary concept meetings are now available. Please click here to view/download.

new gif A summary of the Riverdale Road, Riverdale Park, and College Park-UMD and M Square visioning workshops is now available in Spanish here.

new gif Our spring and winter newsletters are now available online! Our spring newsletter is also available in Spanish.

new gif A summary of our first three introductory workshops is now available in Spanish here.

new gif A survey was conducted to better understand M Square employees' use of Riverdale Park and College Park retail establishments and their ideas on future uses and improvements to benefit the M Square area. A summary of the survey findings is now available online.

On October 7, 2011, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley announced that the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) had received federal approval to proceed with preliminary engineering (PE) and preparation of a final environmental impact statement (FEIS) for the Purple Line light rail transit (LRT) project. In conjunction with MTA’s startup of the PE/FEIS, the Prince George’s County Planning Department of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) is working with local residents, business owners, and other key community stakeholders to develop transit-oriented community plans for five Purple Line station areas that are not within approved sector or transit district development plan areas. The five stations that are part of the study are:

As the first step in the process, the Prince George's County Planning Department has sponsored a series of public meetings to discuss future transit-oriented development (TOD) opportunities and challenges along the future Purple Line Corridor. During our upcoming second round of community workshops, we invite you to join us to develop a vision for the areas near the planned light rail stations.