Blue Line Corridor Technical Assistance Panel (TAP)
Hosted in Partnership with The Urban Land Institute (Washington) and Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
LISC DC and The Urban Land Institute (ULI) hosted a Technical Assistance Panel (TAP) focused on the greater Capitol Heights and Seat Pleasant areas in Prince George’s County. TAPs engage experts in development, planning, and placemaking and are designed to work with communities to address specific real estate and built environment challenges.
The TAP took place over two days, March 7th and March 8th, in which development and planning professionals engaged the greater Capitol Heights and Seat Pleasant neighborhoods through a tour of the area and an in-depth briefing with LISC staff and The Capital Market. They also held interviews with 30+ community representatives and stakeholders at the local, county, and state levels. The Panel, composed of ten professionals and subject matter experts in real estate, planning, and placemaking, formulated recommendations and presented the findings to stakeholders and community representatives at the conclusion of the event. The panel was chaired by Shelynda Brown, VP of Real Estate Development at Enterprise Community Development, and Michael Workosky, President of Wells & Associates, Inc.
The TAP drew upon the public and private momentum towards the creation of a sports and entertainment district along the Blue Line, centered around the Largo and Morgan Boulevard Metro stations. This TAP built on specific investments and crafted a broader, collective place-keeping vision for the Greater Capitol Heights, Fairmount Heights, and Seat Pleasant areas.
A special thank you to Kaiser Permanente whose funding has made much of LISC's engagement and initiatives in the corridor possible. In April, a written report will be published by ULI outlining the findings and recommendations of the TAP which LISC will share. The recording of the presentation of panel findings can be found on LISC DC's YouTube channel.
