D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 10-A, § 2417
2417.1 The Fort Totten Station is served by the Metro’s Yellow, Green, and Red lines. As the transfer point between two intersecting lines, the station area has strategic importance in plans for the District’s growth. Presently, Fort Totten is adjoined by large surface parking lots, industrial uses, and garden apartments. New residential development is taking place east of the station, and several development projects are in different phases of review or construction. The station itself sits within the boundary of the Fort Circle Parks. Fort Totten Park, immediately west of the station, is an important District historic site and contains the remnants of one of the most important Civil War fortifications in the Fort Circle chain.
2417.2 The large parcels owned by WMATA, located on the east and west sides of the station, present an opportunity for transit-oriented, mixed-use development. A strong emphasis should be placed on housing and local-serving retail uses on these sites, with an orientation to the station and connecting bus lines.
2417.3 The intersection of Riggs Road and South Dakota Avenue is located about a quarter of a mile northeast of the station. The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) has reconstructed the intersection to improve safety conditions for pedestrians and vehicles and made more efficient use of the very large right-of-way. The reconfigured intersection has facilitated the redevelopment of adjacent commercial and residential uses along Riggs Road, including the Walmart Supercenter between 3rd Street NE and Chillum Place.
Encourage the reuse of WMATA-owned land and other underused property in the immediate vicinity of the Fort Totten Metro station, focusing on the area bounded by the Fort Circle Parks on the west and south, Riggs Road on the north, and South Dakota Avenue on the east. This area is envisioned as a transit village, combining housing, ground-floor retail, local-serving office space, new parkland and civic uses, and structured parking. Redevelopment should occur in a way that conserves the lower density residences in the nearby Manor South, Michigan Park, and Queens Chapel neighborhoods, and addresses traffic congestion and other development impacts.
Improve pedestrian access to the Fort Totten Metro station, with a particular emphasis on pedestrian and vehicle safety improvements at the South Dakota/Riggs intersection.
Retain the established municipal/industrial land uses located to the south of the Fort Totten station (including the Trash Transfer Station on the west side of the
tracks and salt dome on the east side). Guide future development in the vicinity of these activities in a way that does not impede their ability to function.
Implement the recommendations of the Riggs Road and South Dakota Avenue Area Final Development Plan.
See the Rock Creek East Area Element for additional information.
SOURCE: District of Columbia Comprehensive Plan Act of 1984, effective April 10, 1984 (D.C. Law 5-76; 31 DCR 1049 (March 9, 1984)); as amended by District of Columbia Comprehensive Plan Act of 1984 Land Use Element Amendment Act of 1984, effective March 16, 1985 (D.C. Law 5-187; 32 DCR 873 (February 15, 1985)); as amended by District of Columbia Comprehensive Plan Amendments Act of 1989, effective May 23, 1990 (D.C. Law 8-129; 37 DCR 55 (January 5, 1990)); as amended by District of Columbia Comprehensive Plan Amendments Act of 1989 NCPC-Recommended Amendments, and Closing of Public Alleys in Square 669, S.O. 88-452, Act of 1990, effective May 23, 1990 (D.C. Law 8-132; 37 DCR 2213 (April 6, 1990)); as amended by District Government Land Use Temporary Amendment Act of 1994, effective October 1, 1994 (D.C. Law 10-190; 41 DCR 5360 (August 12, 1994)); as amended by Comprehensive Plan Amendments Act of 1994, effective October 6, 1994 (D.C. Law 10-193; 41 DCR 5536 (August 19, 1994)); as amended by District of Columbia Comprehensive Plan Act of 1984 Land Use Amendment Act of 1994, effective March 21, 1995 (D.C. Law 10-235; 42 DCR 30 (January 6, 1995)); as amended by Technical Amendments Act of 1996 effective April 18, 1996 (D.C. Law 11-110; 43 DCR 530 (February 9, 1996)); as amended by Second Technical Amendments Act of 1996 effective April 9, 1997 (D.C. Law 11-255; 44 DCR 1271 (March 7, 1997)); as amended by Comprehensive Plan Amendment Act of 1998, effective April 27, 1999 (D.C. Law 12-275; 46 DCR 1441 (February 19, 1999)); as amended by Technical Amendments Act of 1999, effective April 12, 2000 (D.C. Law 13-91; 47 DCR 520 (January 28, 2000)); as amended by Comprehensive Plan Amendment Act of 2006, effective March 8, 2007 (D.C. Law 16-300; 54 DCR 924 (February 2, 2007)); as amended by Technical Amendments Act of 2008, effective March 25, 2009 (D.C. Law 17-353; 56 DCR 1117 (February 6, 2009)); as amended by Comprehensive Plan Amendment Act of 2010, effective April 8, 2011 (D.C. Law 18-361; 58 DCR 908 (February 4, 2011)); as amended by Comprehensive Plan Amendment Act of 2021, effective August 21, 2021 (D.C. Law 24-20; 68 DCR 006918 (July 16, 2021)).