[RP Town Announce] Metro requests your feedback on proposed joint development at College Park-U of MD Metrorail Station

[Jessica Barnes]

Metro is inviting the public to provide feedback on proposed changes to transit facilities on the east side of the College Park-U of MD Metrorail Station as part of a proposed transit-oriented joint development project.

Metro is considering the redevelopment of the Park & Ride surface lot into a multifamily residential building with ground floor retail. The plan includes removing the approximately five acre surface commuter lot on the east side of the station. In anticipation of this project, the State of Maryland and Prince George's County financed the construction of the 1,290-space Park & Ride garage that opened in 2005 to replace and expand the number of spaces that would be displaced from the proposed project. The joint development project would be constructed by a private developer and is anticipated to include two buildings with approximately 430 residential units with ground floor retail and enhancements to the stream area next to the station as an environmental amenity and pedestrian plaza.

Additional details about the project, including renderings, are available at wmata.com/plansandprojects<https://www.wmata.com/initiatives/projects/college-park-joint-development.cfm>.

Tell us what you think!
*         Submit comments using our online comment form<http://collegepark.questionpro.com/> through 5:00 p.m. Thursday, May 4, 2017.
*         Attend an open house April 24, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. and public hearing at 7:00 p.m. at College Park City Hall, 4500 Knox Rd, College Park MD*
*         Talk with project staff at the College Park-U of Md Metrorail station on Monday, April 10, 2017 from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. and Thursday, April 13 2017, from 7:00 - 9:00 a.m.*
*         Mail your comments to Office of the Secretary, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, 600 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001. Comments must be received by 5:00 p.m. Thursday, May 4, 2017.

*Date subject to change due to weather. Check website<https://www.wmata.com/initiatives/projects/college-park-joint-development.cfm> for updates.

We know that these proposed changes may impact you and your organization - please forward this information along to others who may be affected in your organization so that they can provide feedback. If you would also like printed brochures about these project, please let me know.

Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions.

Sincerely,

Lisa Schooley
External Relations
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

Email: lschooley at wmata.com<mailto:lschooley at wmata.com>
Direct line: (202) 962-1754

600 5th Street, NW
Room 3E-11
Washington DC 20001

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