The 2025 Approved Central US 1 Neighborhood Compatibility Study envisions North College Park as a more vibrant, walkable, and attractive community where the neighborhood’s unique cultural identity, local economic assets, and natural resources are celebrated. The Study includes recommendations and guidance for further study to address land use, zoning, and development compatibility, to enhance local economic prosperity, to improve multimodal connectivity and safety, to reconcile environmental and flooding concerns, and to celebrate cultural identify and heritage through placemaking.
The Study was formulated over an approximate 12-month period, guided by a robust public engagement effort that included stakeholder meetings, interactive community workshops, a pop-up event, an online survey, a 4-day charrette, and open houses, or town hall-style meetings. The public engagement effort included input from Prince George’s County and City of College Park public agencies, elected officials, SHA, community resident
