Character Area A: Glenridge Transit Village Vision The Glenridge Transit Village character area—bounded by Veterans Parkway on the east, Glenridge Park on the north, Buchanan Street on the south, and ArdwickArdmore Road/Surrey Lane on the west—built around the proposed Purple Line light rail station at Annapolis Road and Veterans Parkway, is envisioned to develop as a vibrant, pedestrian-friendly mixed-use node that supports community scaled, transit-oriented development, and new employment/commercial opportunities (see Bird’s Eye View on facing page). With enhanced pedestrian, bicycle, and transit access, it forges new connections to key centers in northern Prince George’s County and Montgomery County.
Glenridge Transit Village Vision: A Bird’s Eye View
Active, pedestrian-oriented streets with a mix of uses help to create a safe, attractive, and desirable environment.
Economic Positioning With the construction of the Purple Line station, Glenridge is positioned to evolve into a mixed-use transit village. Lower in scale than the area around the New Carrollton Metrorail Station, Glenridge can offer a neighborhoodoriented and affordable mix of land uses, including housing, offices, neighborhood-serving retail, and a public space (see Table 6.2). Although New Carrollton is planned to incorporate large-scale, high-rise, Class A office buildings, the transit village’s opportunity lies in offering up to 300,000 square feet of new and affordable mid-rise Class B office space within walking distance of transit and services. Community-oriented businesses like doctors’ offices, small accounting firms, and banks are attractive tenants. Glenridge may also emerge as a competitive location for back-office space for companies seeking affordable locations with regional access necessary to support information technology, accounting, and other services. Table 6.2 Development Program (Approximate) type
Existing
proposed
total
Office Housing
50,000 square feet 0
200,000–250,000 square feet 400–500 units
250,000–300,000 square feet 400-500 units
Retail
110,000–140,000 square feet
20,000–50,000 square feet
130,000–190,000 square feet
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