Clinton residents call for improvements along Branch Avenue

Prince George's County planners are seeking public input for redeveloping a stretch of Branch Avenue marred by heavy traffic, rundown storefronts and a lack of office space to take advantage of nearby Metrorail stations and proximity to Washington, D.C.

The proposed eight-mile section of Branch Avenue to be included in a new planning document spans Marlow Heights, Temple Hills, Camp Springs and Clinton, with the likely boundaries being St. Barnabas Road to the north and Southern Maryland Hospital Center to the south.

Planners met Thursday with about 15 representatives of community associations around Clinton to learn about the problems facing the southern section of the Branch Avenue; a similar meeting for Camp Springs-area residents on the northern end of Branch Avenue took place Oct. 26.

A larger public meeting is scheduled for Dec. 11.