Georgia Avenue–Petworth station

Georgia Avenue–Petworth
rapid transit station
Location	3700 Georgia Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C.
Owned by	WMATA
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Metrobus: 60, 62, 63, 64, 70, 79, H8
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Bicycle facilities	12 lockers
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	E05
History
Opened	September 18, 1999; 22 years ago (September 18, 1999)
Passengers
2018	5,889 daily[1]  1.69%
Services
Preceding station Washington Metro Following station Columbia Heights toward Branch Avenue Green Line Fort Totten toward Greenbelt Columbia Heights toward Huntington Yellow Line

Georgia Avenue–Petworth is a Washington Metro station in Washington, D.C., on the Green Line and Yellow Line. It is located at the border of the neighborhoods of Petworth, Sixteenth Street Heights, and Park View in Northwest.

History[]

It opened on September 18, 1999, part of an extension of the Green Line that connected U Street and Fort Totten, allowing trains to travel between Anacostia and Greenbelt.

The station's west entrance closed on December 11, 2006, to accommodate construction of a mixed-use development. Bus stops, bike racks, and lockers were moved, and the entrance remained closed until 2009, a year later than planned.^[2]

Like many other Metro stations, Georgia Avenue–Petworth has catalyzed nearby development. The District of Columbia Office of Planning has divided development proposals near the station into four localities:

• Park View. Composed of three blocks along Georgia Avenue south of the station—3200 West, 3400 East, and 3500 East—Park View development is mainly limited by a 50-foot (15 m) height limit to infill residential or four- to six-story mixed-use development.^{[3]: 34–35, 43}
• Pleasant Plains. Further south, sites at 2700 West and 2900 West on Georgia Avenue are also subject to the low height restriction but with more emphasis on apartments and row houses.^{[3]: 36–37, 44}
• Petworth-Metro. To the north, this is the largest neighborhood by sites available and height, with a restriction of 65 ft (20 m). It contains a series of blocks on Georgia Avenue from Princeton Place to Shepherd Street, with the 3700 West block already developed as Park Place, containing 148 condos and 17,000 sq ft (1,579 m²) of street-level retail space.^{[3]: 32–33, 41–42}
• Upshur. The northernmost of the four regions, it is centered on Upshur Street near Kansas Avenue. As with Pleasant Plains, the Planning Office has focused on residential development for Upshur.^{[3]: 30–31, 40}

Station layout[]

The station has an island platform located below New Hampshire Avenue, with street-level access from the intersection with Georgia Avenue.

G	Street level	Exit/entrance, buses
M	Mezzanine	Fare gates, ticket machines, station agent
P Platform level	Southbound	← toward Branch Avenue (Columbia Heights) ← toward Huntington (Columbia Heights)
	Island platform
	Northbound	←   toward Greenbelt (Fort Totten) →

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Georgia Avenue – Petworth (WMATA station).

• WMATA Georgia Avenue–Petworth station page

• The Schumin Web Transit Center: Georgia Ave-Petworth Station
• Georgia Avenue and New Hampshire Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• West side of Georgia Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View

Coordinates: 38°56′10″N 77°01′28″W / 38.936112°N 77.024395°W / 38.936112; -77.024395