Chapter U B R E G 8 I
S Chapter u b r e g 8 i Transportation Systems o n 4 M a The Subregion 4 area has a comprehensive, s efficient, and user-friendly multimodal transportation network that accommodates t transit, automobiles, pedestrians, and bicyclists. This multimodal transportation e network of transit, bicycle facilities, sidewalks, trails, and roads is integrated with land use r development to serve the Subregion 4 area, with an emphasis on accessibility to the centers, corridors, and other key destinations P from the surrounding communities for all users. The recommended transportation plan l also plays an important role in attracting quality development that is envisioned in the a sector plans and the 2002 General Plan policies for centers. n Preliminary Subregion 4 Master Plan 213 and Proposed Sectional Map Amendment Background per day travel across the subregion and there are only two at-grade rail crossings within the Existing Roadway System subregion: one is along Cabin Branch Road with an AADT of 4,550, and the other is along The plan area is currently served by an excellent Columbia Park Road with an AADT of 11,060. transportation system, with direct access to the Capital Beltway (I-495/I-95). In addition to the Existing Transit System Capital Beltway, major roadways serving the The planning area has excellent public transit subregion area are the John Hanson Highway service offered by three Metrorail lines (Blue, (US 50), Suitland Parkway, Pennsylvania Orange and Green). Seven Metrorail stations Avenue (MD 4), Central Avenue (MD 214), (Cheverly, Landover, and New Carrollton Landover Road (MD 202), Martin Luther King, along the Orange Line; Capitol Heights, Jr.
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