Category: RISE Prince George’s

Event materials: Central Avenue Connector Trail walk (Prince George’s)

Event materials: Central Avenue Connector Trail walk (Prince George’s)

Posted on by Cheryl Cort
CACT walk group, photo by Cheryl Cort

On October 24, 2026 we explored the future Central Ave. Connector Trail (CACT) on the east end of the alignment. CACT is the planned trail parallel to Central Avenue (MD 214) from the DC border to Downtown Largo, connecting four Blue/Silver Line Metrorail Stations, residences, parks, schools, and businesses. After years of planning, the trail is finally taking shape with the first segment, from Old Central Ave./Central Ave. to Shady Glen Drive, starting construction in 2027.

During our Oct. 24 tour, we walked around the Summerfield Park trails between the Morgan Boulevard Metro station and the Capital Beltway. Prince George’s Department of Parks & Recreation were our guides, along with the Planning Department, to discuss future plans for enhancing the park trails network and connecting to the planned Central Avenue Connector Trail in this area.

Several bridge crossings for the Beltway to get from Morgan Boulevard Metro to Downtown Largo are under consideration. While accommodation of people walking and biking on Medical Center Drive to the north and Central Avenue to the south are welcome (and needed), we support a direct trail bridge connection across the Capital Beltway.

CACT Project Information Sheet_102326Download
Summerfield_CACT August 2026Download

Thank you again to the outstanding team from PG Parks, and the Planning Department, who guided us on our walk. 

Comments: Support for Missing Middle Housing Study (Prince George’s County)

Posted on by Elena Sorokina

We wish to express our enthusiasm for the county’s innovative missing middle study to address the housing needs of a range of residents. This effort will investigate how to broaden housing options to ensure Prince George’s is a great place to grow up, enjoy young adulthood, raise a family, and age in the community.

New Carrollton station area walking tour

New Carrollton station area walking tour

Posted on by Cheryl Cort

On Dec. 2, 2025, we met up to take a look at what’s been happening around the New Carrollton Metro station. It’s a Metro station, a bus station, an Amtrak station, a MARC station, and coming soon: a Purple Line station! We got a bird’s eye view from the top of the Metro parking garage and saw lots of progress and preparation for new housing, transit facilities, and even a bit of retail around the New Carrollton Metro station. Check out the Metro handout on all the building around the Metro station.

Transformation Playbook for New Carrollton – Metro HandoutDownload

Tour Speakers:

Nia Rubin, Acting Vice President, Office of Real Estate and Development, WMATA

Matt Sanchez, Director of Development, Urban Atlantic Development

Vic Weissberg, Prince George’s County Dept. of Public Works and Transportation

Karen Guzman, Office of Prince George’s District 3 County Council Member Eric Olson

Ray Biggs, II, Senior Project Director, Purple Line, Maryland Transit Administration

Scott Gottbreht, PhD, Assistant Secretary of Policy, Maryland Dept. of Housing & Community Development

Alan Lederman, Managing Director of Development, Urban Atlantic Development

Pictured: Matt Sanchez, Urban Atlantic, speaks to the group, overlooking the site for the new affordable senior building located across Garden City Drive. Photo by Dan Behrend.

Co-sponsors: CSG, WMATA, MDOT & RISE Prince George’s

Ray Biggs & Cheryl Cort 12-3-25 by Dan Behrend

Pictured: Ray Biggs, II, Senior Project Director, Purple Line, Maryland Transit Administration, and Cheryl Cort, CSG. Background: Purple Line station under construction and the IRS building.

Event Materials: Prince George’s vision for safer streets, more choices, better communities

Event Materials: Prince George’s vision for safer streets, more choices, better communities

Posted on by Cheryl Cort
Veronica O. Davis speaking on Zoom screenshot.

On June 5, 2025, an all-star panel discussed county efforts to create more walkable, bikeable, transit-accessible communities with new county and state plans. 

Speakers: Prince George’s County Planning Director Lakisha Hull; Carm Saimbre, Maryland State Highway Administration; Prince George’s District 3 County Council Member Eric Olson; and chair of TIEE; Veronica O. Davis, national transportation expert, and author of Inclusive Transportation; moderator: Bernard Holloway, RISE Prince George’s. 

View the video recording here.

View Planning Director Hull’s presentation:

Go Prince George’s Presentation – 6.4.25Download

The discussion featured Go Prince George’s, a new draft master plan for transportation in the county.  This plan implements the newly adopted Urban Street Design Standards for activity and transit centers, and shifts focus to transforming the county’s transportation network by creating more travel options, focusing on the movement of people versus solely the movement of vehicles. A joint hearing by the County Council and Planning Board will be convened in fall 2025. Residents and other stakeholders are encouraged to provide comments on the draft. 

The June 5 discussion also included progress by the Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) to elevate its focus on addressing pedestrian and bicycle safety. Documents about the Complete Streets policy, statewide progress on implementation of the Pedestrian Safety Action Plan, and other safety plans can be found here. 

Prince George’s new draft Transit Vision Plan is also open for review. To learn more click here. 

Learn about Prince George’s Transit Vision Plan

Learn about Prince George’s Transit Vision Plan

Posted on by Cheryl Cort
Image by Prince George's County Department of Public Works and Transportation

On May 22, 2025, RISE Prince George’s and CSG hosted a discussion on the county draft Transit Vision Plan (TVP), which seeks to create a more vibrant and connected county for all. The Transit Vision Plan is a five-year strategic framework for improving the county’s public transportation, developed through extensive public input. The county is seeking input from the public – go to an upcoming public meeting and check out the website.

Event materials – click here to view the presentation and video recording.

Transit Vision Plan video recording on CSG YouTube channel

Transit Vision Plan website