This week, Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks announced a new median beautification program led by the Prince George’s County Department of Public Works & Transportation. The County Executive joined school and community leaders in the Woodlawn neighborhood to highlight the new program and discuss the importance of partnership between government, community members, schools, faith leaders, and other stakeholders to keep Prince George’s County clean and beautiful.
“We are excited to roll out this new program that will beautify neighborhoods and help us continue moving forward on our beautification efforts,” said Alsobrooks. “We must continue working together as a community to keep our County clean and beautiful. Litter doesn’t grow like grass, and every single one of us has a responsibility to pick up after ourselves, and to remind people close to us that they should do the same thing. The less we spend collecting litter, the more we can spend expanding programs that beautify medians, plant trees, and so much more in the future.”
The median beautification program revitalizes medians throughout the County by planting trees, shrubs, flowers, and ornamental grasses, helping beautify nearby communities. The Woodlawn neighborhood is one of 10 areas in the County that has benefitted from the new program. An additional eight medians across the County are also in the pipeline for this program. Current medians that are already complete include:
- Beltsville: Old Gunpowder Rd. & Ammendale Rd.
- Langley Park: Merrimac Dr. & New Hampshire Ave./12th Ave.
- College Park: Adelphi Rd. near Metzerott Rd.
- Woodlawn: Greenvale Pkwy. & 70th Pl.
- Bowie: Mitchellville Rd. at Elder Oaks Blvd.
- Bowie: Mount Oak Rd. at Church Rd.
- Landover: Garrett Morgan Blvd. & Morgan Blvd. Metro
- Landover: Garrett Morgan Blvd. & Riggs Way
- Largo: Campus Way S. and Prince Pl.
- Eagle Harbor: Banneker Blvd. & Trueman Point Rd.
“The County’s beautification program not only allows us to partner with the Department of the Environment and community residents, but it also instills or creates a greater sense of civic pride for their neighborhood,” said Director Michael Johnson, Department of Public Works & Transportation.
“The Department of the Environment is thrilled to see the progress of the Beautification Initiative throughout Prince George’s,” said Acting Director Adriana Caldarelli, Department of the Environment. “Expanded waste collection services combined with efforts to plant trees, improve water quality, and curb illegal dumping not only empowers everyone to be ‘Part of it, Proud of it,’ but also helps foster a sense of unity among residents and visitors alike.”
This new beautification program represents the latest step forward for one of the County Executive’s Proud Priorities, “Beautification.” The Alsobrooks Administration is committed to reducing litter to improve the health of the environment and aesthetics of the County, investing tens of millions of dollars into programs across government to beautify local communities.
