I was shocked to see that improving pedestrian safety at Rt. 1 and Jefferson Street was omitted from this report. This intersection is unsafe and I fear for my family whenever we cross here. Please please consider adding it to the plan.

• How will we have events like the cyclocross and carnival without the parking lot?
• This development encroaches on the playground at Magruder Park. That is not ok. Even if they redesign the playground it will still be looming in the shadow of these new houses.
• The amount of traffic this development will bring in is untenable - it will make it even more dangerous for kids, joggers, bikers, etc. to get from the neighborhood into Magruder park. That intersection (at the entrance to Magruder Park) is already at capacity.
• We need this space for our community. There would be little to gain for current residents by building this development, but the developers have a lot to gain ($$$).
• It is highly likely that PGCPS will choose to build a new school in this location once they get to that point in the CIP process. If the land is already gone, this will no longer be a possibility. There are really no other places central to the neighborhood for a rebuild of Hyattsville Elementary. HES is high on the county CIP list, just not at the point right now where the school district can act so it's really up to us to leave this space available.
• Impact on the environment - the developer says there will be no impact but what form of accountability will the developer have? For how long?