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County executive outlines Blue Line Corridor vision and $400M state funding priorities
Summary
Deputy CAO and economic development staff presented a prioritized list of shovel‑ready Blue Line Corridor projects — Morgan Boulevard sports/innovation hub, Park Place at Addison Road, Pavilion at Locksford, Downtown Largo amphitheater and others — intended to use $400 million in state corridor funds to catalyze transit‑oriented redevelopment.
Deputy Chief Administrative Officer Tracy Benjamin told the council on March 17 that the county executive’s Blue Line Corridor initiative will focus state corridor funds on projects that are shovel‑ready or near entitlement so the county can capture available funding and accelerate transit‑oriented redevelopment along Central Avenue from Capitol Heights to Largo Town Center.
Benjamin and the economic development team described priority projects at Morgan Boulevard — including a proposed Board of Education headquarters, a Sports Technology and Innovation Center and a market hall — and identified other projects that staff say are positioned for near‑term implementation: Park Place at Addison…
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