Central U.S. 1 Neighborhood Compatibility Study

Upcoming Community Meeting

We invite you to share your thoughts on the initial design strategies and recommendations developed during our community charrette meetings.
This is your chance to review the materials and provide feedback on redevelopment opportunities, streetscape and transportation improvements, open spaces, and economic prosperity initiatives. Your input will shape the future of your community!

Don’t miss the opportunity to make your voice heard and contribute to a thriving community for all. 

When:

• Wednesday, December 11, 2024
  • 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.— In Person

Where:

Davis Hall- 9217 51st Avenue, College Park, MD 20740

Planning Charette and Open House

The M-NCPPC Prince George’s County Planning Department, with the consultant team of Design Local, hosted a Charette and Open House for the Central U.S. 1 Neighborhood Compatibility Study on October 23, 24, and 26, 2024. Residents and stakeholders were invited to share their thoughts regarding desired strategies for improving and shaping their community! They were given the opportunity to review the design strategies and provide feedback on a range of topics like streetscape improvement, transportation, development compatibility and character, open spaces, and services that they feel are needed and desired.

Attendants were given the opportunity to ask questions, provide their opinions, and help create a vision for their community.

When:

• Wednesday, October 23:
  • 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.—Opening Presentation
  • 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.— Community Visioning Session
• Thursday, October 24:
  • 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. —Studio Walk Through and Community Feedback
• Saturday, October 26:
  • 11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.—Closing Presentation
  • 11:30 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.—Open House

Where:

Chinese Bible Church, 9618 Autoville Drive, College Park, MD 20740

Community Engagement Workshops and Survey

On September 17 and 19, 2024, the Prince George’s County Planning Department kicked off a series of community engagement workshops for the Central US1 Neighborhood Compatibility Study to assess the compatibility of the 2022 Zoning Ordinance with desired land use.

The Neighborhood Compatibility Study will analyze development activity, land use patterns, economic threats, challenges and opportunities, environmental considerations, flooding, traffic, and community perspectives on the future growth of impacted neighborhoods within the study area.

We hosted both dual-language workshops (presented in English and Spanish), where they asked questions, discussed challenges and opportunities for future development in the study area, and voiced their opinions and concerns through an interactive process. Attached is the flyer for that event. View/download the event flyer.

Survey:

We’d like to hear from you! Take the Central US 1 survey, available in both English and Spanish

Please submit your responses before the survey closes. Also, please spread the word and share the survey link with your neighbors, relatives, colleagues, and other stakeholders who live, work, or play in the study area.

In December 2023, the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission released the Central U.S. 1 Neighborhood Compatibility solicitation for consulting services to assist in the development of the study. The closing date for this solicitation was January 19, 2024.

The Commission entered into a contract on March 22, 2024, with Design Collective Inc., who, over a ten-month period beginning May 2024, will develop the study working with the Prince George’s County Planning Department, residents, and key stakeholders.

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