Action Committee for Transit meets Tuesday, January 8

2006 Gillig Advantage Hybrid Electric Bus
Originally uploaded by Dan Dan The Binary Man | a.k.a Tech Support

(From email. ACT is the leading transit advocacy group in Montgomery County. They also have an affiliate in Prince George's County. ACT was key in bringing the Purple Line back on the government agenda using the 2006 election as the fulcrum.)

Annual Meeting: Election of Officers Board of Directors
(see below for nominations)

Meeting topic: Proposed cuts in Ride-On Service

On December 21, Montgomery County announced a plan to cut Ride-On bus service at a time when the bus system has just been awarded millions of dollars in new state aid. $580,000 in service will be cut, including rush hour, mid-day and evening service, and weekends. In addition, the county's program of free rides in the afternoon for middle school and high school students will be ended.

Just one month ago, Montgomery County members of the General Assembly won a pledge from Gov. Martin O'Malley to provide additional aid for Ride-On from Maryland's Transportation Trust Fund. Tax increases were approved on the basis that some of the new revenues would go to help transit riders.

Montgomery County should keep faith with the taxpayers and use the new state aid to maintain and expand Ride-On service.

Please take action - whether or not you will be able to attend the meeting - send emails to County Executive Leggett and the County Council.
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Nominating committee report

President - Ben Ross
Vice Presidents - Jim Clarke, Hans Riemer, Miriam Schoenbaum
Secretary - Tracey Johnstone
Treasurer - John Carroll
Board members - John Fay, Jason Waskey

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Location:
Silver Spring Center, 8818 Georgia Ave
- ten minute walk north of Metro
- on Metrobus "Q" and "Y" routes
- two blocks from Ride On #5

(Flickr photo by Dan Dan The Binary Man | a.k.a Tech Support.)