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
Since May 7, 2023, the northeastern terminus of the Yellow Line was truncated from Greenbelt to Mount Vernon Square, following its reopening after a nearly eight-month-long major rehabilitation project on its bridge over the Potomac River and its tunnel leading into L'Enfant Plaza. Thus, it no longer services this station.[4]
Station layout
The station has an island platform located below New Hampshire Avenue, with street-level access from the intersection with Georgia Avenue.
References
^"Metrorail Ridership Summary". Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
^"Georgia Ave-Petworth rail station west entrance to close for construction" (Press release). WMATA. December 7, 2006. Archived from the original on January 10, 2007. Retrieved December 25, 2006.
^ a b c d"Georgia Avenue–Petworth Metro Station Area and Corridor Plan" (PDF). DC Office of Planning. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
^"Metro's Yellow Line reopens Sunday with controversial turnback". WJLA-TV. Sinclair Broadcast Group. May 7, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
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
