The short version: connect the streets, shrink the blocks, and make it easier to get around on foot, bike, or transit. The Capitol Heights–Addison Road Metro (“CHARM”) regional activity center has two Metro stations, sits inside the Beltway, and lies just minutes from the District of Columbia. So what will it take for this area to transform into the walkable urban center that regional plans have long envisioned?  More retail? More housing? More places to work and play? Yes,

The Capitol Heights-Addison Road Metro (CHARM) area is getting an upgrade, and it’s coming at an affordable price. WMATA selected Atlantic Pacific Companies to build 320 affordable housing units and 10,000 square feet of retail across four buildings where the Capitol Heights station's parking lot now sits.

The final post in GCHIC’s series examines whether Prince George’s County will turn data center recommendations into clear, enforceable rules.

How Prince George’s County reviews data center proposals—and why process alone can’t replace clear rules, enforceable standards, and real community benefit.

Why Performance Standards Matter  In this series, GCHIC has evaluated the Qualified Data Center Task Force’s recommendations against Smart Digital Growth —a policy framework developed to help Prince George’s County harness the fiscal benefits of data centers while avoiding the land‑use, infrastructure, and community harms seen elsewhere. In Part 1 , we explained why the Task Force was created, how it operated, and what its report sets in motion. In Part 2 , we examined the Ta

In recent weeks, momentum has shifted in Prince George’s County over the proposed data center at the former Landover Mall site. While the project isn’t dead yet, what once seemed like a done deal is now facing increasing scrutiny and community pushback.  On September 15, County Executive Aisha Braveboy issued an executive order halting all permit approvals for new data centers—effectively freezing progress while a newly formed Qualified Data Center Task Force conducts a compr

Prince George’s County spent years updating its zoning to encourage walkable, transit-oriented, and equitable growth , especially in long-disinvested inner-Beltway neighborhoods. Now, a new proposal—the Flagship Project Overlay Zone (FPOZ) —threatens to undermine those reforms. The County Council will soon consider legislation (CB-105-2025 and CB-92-2025) that would create an overlay zone allowing certain mega-developments to bypass essential zoning safeguards and public inpu

Explore how the 20743 Coalition reflects GCHIC’s One City vision for inclusive development across Greater Capitol Heights and the Blue Line Corridor.

Only 5% of Prince George's County voters participated in the special primary election on March 4. This is not what democracy looks like.

Greater Capitol Heights Improvement Corporation is pleased to announce that the office of Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks has awarded GCHIC a grant of $25,000 to support its work in the Capitol Heights-Addison Road Metro (“CHARM”) regional activity center gateway. This grant was part of $2.5 million in county funds awarded to 77 local nonprofits for FY23 through the County Executive’s Community Partnership Grant program. The CHARM Center gateway comprises