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Executive Summary<br />
Project Purpose<br />
The Washington <strong>Metro</strong>politan <strong>Area</strong> Transit Authority (<strong>Metro</strong>) initiated the <strong>Naylor</strong> <strong>Road</strong> <strong>Metro</strong><br />
<strong>Station</strong> <strong>Area</strong> <strong>Access</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Capacity</strong> Study to evaluate existing <strong>and</strong> future station access <strong>and</strong> capacity<br />
needs within 1/4-mile of <strong>Naylor</strong> <strong>Road</strong> <strong>Station</strong>, particularly with respect to transit-oriented joint<br />
development (TOD) within the station area.<br />
This report presents an evaluation of existing conditions <strong>and</strong> future station access <strong>and</strong> capacity<br />
needs of all modes at the <strong>Naylor</strong> <strong>Road</strong> <strong>Station</strong> <strong>and</strong> the adjacent area. In support of the planned<br />
transition of the <strong>Naylor</strong> <strong>Road</strong> <strong>Station</strong> area into a regional TOD center, this study determined<br />
the future (2040) needs for access facilities by mode <strong>and</strong> identified improvements to meet those<br />
needs. Finally, this report includes a review of relevant prior studies that have identified issues<br />
in the <strong>Naylor</strong> <strong>Road</strong> area. The findings of these previous studies are incorporated into this<br />
planning effort.<br />
Context<br />
Over the past decade, Prince George’s County, the Maryl<strong>and</strong>-National Capital Park <strong>and</strong><br />
Planning Commission (M-NCPPC), <strong>and</strong> the State of Maryl<strong>and</strong> have recognized <strong>Naylor</strong> <strong>Road</strong><br />
<strong>Station</strong> as a catalyst for development in the Branch Avenue corridor.<br />
Recognition began in the 2002 Prince George’s County Approved General Plan (General Plan), which<br />
designated the <strong>Naylor</strong> <strong>Road</strong> <strong>Station</strong> as a Community Center within the County’s Developed Tier<br />
to encourage mixed-use development. The General Plan vision for Prince George’s County’s<br />
Developed Tier is a network of sustainable mixed-use medium-to high density <strong>com</strong>munities that<br />
support transit <strong>and</strong> are oriented toward pedestrians.<br />
M-NCPPC’s 2008 Approved Preliminary Branch Avenue Corridor Sector Plan <strong>and</strong> Proposed Sectional<br />
Map Amendment (Branch Avenue Corridor Sector Plan) established policies <strong>and</strong> zoning to<br />
encourage mixed-use TOD within a half-mile radius of the <strong>Metro</strong>rail station, <strong>and</strong> designated<br />
<strong>Naylor</strong> <strong>Road</strong> <strong>Station</strong> a Regional Center—a location with high transit access for regionally<br />
marketed destinations.<br />
In 2010, the State of Maryl<strong>and</strong> formally designated the <strong>Naylor</strong> <strong>Road</strong> <strong>Station</strong> a TOD site,<br />
increasing the State’s ability to use resources to develop <strong>and</strong> construct TOD-supportive<br />
transportation projects at the station.<br />
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