Section 3: Elements—Land Use
RIVERDALE PARK NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER LAND USE GOALS, POLICIES, AND STRATEGIES POLICY LU 8
Goal New residential, institutional, and commercial development at the Riverdale Park-Kenilworth Station is integrated with existing and new community institutions and retail spaces, encouraging walking, biking, and transit use.
Transform the "Riverdale triangle" formed by MD 201 (Kenilworth Avenue), MD 410, and Riverdale Road into predominantly public space. See also Policies TM 3, UD 1-UD 6 and PR 1, and associated strategies, and Strategy LU 5.2.
LU 8.2: Acquire necessary property to construct ultimate station build-out. Construct temporary facilities as necessary to improve pedestrian, bicycle, and bus access to the station. LU 8.3: In the mid- to long-term, acquire the property at 5600 Riverdale Road and integrate it into the proposed public plaza, including seating, gathering space, public art, daylighting and restoration of Captain John’s Branch, and, as needed, a water feature that serves to help manage stormwater. Work with the property owner to relocate the existing restaurant to another location within the sector plan area. See also Strategy LU 5.2. Partner with the Department of Parks 8and Recreation to ensure that site design meets the Formula 2040 Urban Park Guidelines, Appendix F.
STRATEGIES LU 8.1: Work with MTA, Prince George’s County, the Town of Riverdale Park and others to design an expanded Riverdale ParkKenilworth Station, including public open space and an area for bus circulation, boarding/ alighting, and layovers.
76 | The Approved EAST RIVERDALE-BEACON HEIGHTS Sector Plan
LU 8.4: Vacate Riverdale Road between MD 201 (Kenilworth Avenue) and MD 410 (East West Highway). Create a new east-west connection north of Captain John’s Branch and extend 56th Avenue to MD 410 (East West Highway). See Figure 1, Figure 2, Map 29, and Strategies TM 5.4 and TM 9.2. LU 8.5: Explore the potential for developable space in the new block created by the new streets recommended by Strategies LU 8.5, TM 5.4 and TM 9.2. Such space would, ideally, be in the south and east portions of the newly created block, outside of the Regulated and Primary Management Areas associated with Captain John’s Branch.