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Park & Ride
Naylor Road Station’s Park & Ride
capacity is relatively small compared
to other southern Green Line stations
in Prince George’s County (Table 10).
The station’s sole Park & Ride surface
lot southwest of the station entrance
has a total of 368 parking spaces, which
includes eight handicap spaces. Parking
costs $4.50 per day, though Metrorail
customers may reserve a space for $65
per month in addition to the daily rate.
Demand for parking exceeds available
capacity at Naylor Road Station; Metro
estimates that weekday utilization of
the station’s Park & Ride lot averages
108 percent (only 80 percent of Naylor
Road Park & Ride transactions are
attributable to registered SmarTrip
cards, with additional transactions from
non-registered cards) and often reaches
Table 10: Southern Green Line Park & Ride SmarTrip Data (10/2011)
Total Park
& Ride
Transactions
Transactions
to Registered
SmarTrip Cards
Station
Park & Ride
Spaces
Percent
Registered
Southern Avenue 1,980 1,630 1,305 80%
Naylor Road 368 379 302 80%
Suitland 1,890 1,634 1,345 82%
Branch Avenue 3,072 3,067 2,518 82%
Total 7,310 6,710 5,470 82%
Figure 34: Southern Green Line Park & Ride Catchment Area (10/2011)
Distance to Station from
Residence
45%
40%
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
< 1 Mile 1 to 2
Miles
Southern Avenue
Naylor Road
Suitland
Branch Avenue
2 to 3
Miles
3 to 5
Miles
5 to 10
Miles
capacity by 8:00 AM or earlier. A percentage greater than 100 percent indicates parking turnover
during the day and that some motorists used private parking at Legend Nightclub across Naylor
Road, which is now closed. Additional off-site parking near the station remains limited.
Figure 34 summarizes the Park & Ride catchment area of southern Green Line stations using
data from registered SmarTrip cards. Most of Naylor Road Station’s Park & Ride customers
drive relatively short distances compared to other southern Green Line stations. About 57
percent of registered SmarTrip card customers using the Park & Ride drive three miles or less.
For some people, this is a reasonable distance for cycling and, if less than 1/2 mile, walking.
Almost 20 percent of registered SmarTrip cardholders who utilize Naylor Road Station’s Park &
Ride drive distances in excess of 10 miles, with some driving beyond 25 miles. Figure 34 shows
that Park & Ride customers at other southern Green Line stations tend to travel longer distances
to the station, particularly those who use Branch Avenue Station.
10 to 25
Miles
> 25
Miles
Station Capacity & Emergency Egress
Naylor Road Station has an elevated, center platform situated above a
ground-level mezzanine with a single entrance between the bus bays
and Park & Ride lot. Faregates and vending machines are located in the
mezzanine, with a single exitfare machine located inside the paid portion
of the mezzanine (Table 11). One elevator and two escalator/stairway pairs
provide access between the mezzanine and the station platform.
Table 11: Naylor Road Station
Elements
Facility
Quantity
Entrances 1
Faregates 4
Farecard Machines 7
Exitfare Machines 1
Elevators 1
Escalators 2
Stairways 2
29 | Existing Station Area Characteristics