Five neighborhoods with as many as 5500 housing units and as much as 6.1 million sq ft of office and

Five neighborhoods, with as many as 5,500 housing units and as much as 6.1 million sq. ft. of office and retail space, are envisioned in a proposed 640-acre development around a commuter and long-distance rail station in New Carrollton, Maryland. The long-term plan, which is making its way through the approval process in Prince George’s County, would convert “a combination of expansive parking lots, monolithic office buildings, single-family homes and garden apartments” into a walkable community whose core would become the county’s chief “downtown” location, according to The Washington Post. A transit district development plan and zoning overlay would guide redevelopment. Near a renovated train station — New Carrollton already serves Amtrak, Metro rail, and MARC commuter lines as well as bus routes — would be buildings 4 to 16 stories high. William Washburn of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission says New Carrollton is a natural location for intensive transit oriented development. In metropolitan Washington, only Union Station offers more transportation options.