Prince George's County is working on a Master Transportation Plan. According to the Gazette
Prince George's County residents will have more walking, biking and public transit options, according to the latest transportation master plan.
Drafts propose altering and reworking roads to include bike lanes and sidewalks
The plan has three elements of which one is the bikeways/trails element - last updated in 1975
Bikeway/Trails Element that updates the 1975 Countywide Trails Plan and 1985 Equestrian Addendum to the Countywide Trails Plan.
The Bikeway/Trails Element has an important role to play in supporting the General Plan’s development pattern:
1. In areas of mixed-use development, the provision of well-designed non-motorized facilities offers the opportunity to reduce automobile use for short trips.
2. In residential and commercial areas adjacent to transit stops, the provision of well-designed non-motorized facilities offers the opportunity to reduce automobile use for longer trips.
3. Facilities leading to schools provide alternatives to school bus and automobile access for short trips.
4. Facilities leading to parks and recreation areas provide an alternative to automobile access in these areas as well as opportunities for outdoor recreation during travel.
It's pretty far along - odd that this is the first I remember hearing about it. The Draft Prliminary version came out this past spring. The trail map looks good, with a continued Suitland Parkway and Henson Creek Trail, Cabin Branch Trail, a Chesapeake Beach Rail Trail and even a trail along part of the BW Parkway (north of Greenbelt) but sadly no DC to Woodrow Wilson connector. I couldn't find the actual document online.
PG County needs some serious improvements. there are several cases where DDOT would like to work on a trail but it really needs the PG side to be worth it, so they don't. I hope PG County has some follow through.
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