Land Use

Existing Conditions

Map 3. Study Area Land Use

The majority (12) of the 20 parcels composing the study area are Commercial in use, three are Transportation and Utilities, two are Mixed Use, two are Institutional, and one is classified as Vacant.14

Source: PGAtlas.com

Land Use

With two shopping centers totaling over 130,000 square feet, as well as stand-alone commercial establishments, the study area functions in part as a neighborhood shopping destination. Locally owned businesses with culturally diverse offerings include apparel and home goods, eating and drinking, grocery, banking, automobile, and laundry services.

Access

MD 450 (Annapolis Road) bisects the study area east to west and is classified as an arterial7 with an average daily traffic count of 33,100.8 Many people commute to and from Washington, D.C. on MD 450 (Annapolis Road).9 Within the Town of Bladensburg there is comparatively little truck traffic.10 Edmonston Road runs south one mile from Hamilton Street to the center of the study area and is classified as a primary road.11 MD 201 (Kenilworth Avenue) constitutes the western boundary of the study area and is classified as an arterial12 carrying an annual average of more than 33,000 vehicles per day. Forty percent of that is truck traffic.13 The study area can also be accessed via Metrobus and Prince George’s County’s TheBus.