Purple Line meetings this week and next

Purple Line Map DC Metro
Originally uploaded by rllayman

The people from Montgomery County's Action Committee for Transit remind us of a new round of public meetings for the Purple Line, starting tonight, in College Park:

Purple Line workshops
Thursday, May 8, 5 to 8 pm
College Park City Hall
4500 Knox Road

Monday, May 12, 5 to 8 pm
West Lanham Hills Recreation Center
7700 Decatur Road

Wednesday, May 14, 5 to 8 pm
East Silver Spring Elementary School
631 Silver Spring Avenue

Thursday, May 15, 5 to 8 pm
Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School Cafeteria
4301 East-West Highway

Wednesday, May 21, 4 to 6:30 pm
Langley Park Community Center
1500 Merrimac Drive
This Open House is being held in conjunction with the Takoma/Langley
Crossroads Sector Plan Community Meeting

According to a Washington Post story, the Maryland Transit Administration forecasts many more riders of a Purple Line Light rail system than did the planners working for the previous anti-transit Governor.

Cities in France and Spain prove to us that light rail can be well integrated into urban and green spaces in a far-friendlier manner than first generation light rail such as in Baltimore.

Light Rail in Barcelona. Photo by John Norquist.
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remember to give credit where credit is due.

The Purple Line idea was first proposed by Mark Jenkins, writing a cover story for the City Paper back in 1989-1991 (I don't remember the exact date).

2. The civic activists of Action Committee for Transit have successfully put the Purple Line back in play, after many thought it was dead because of the previous governor's focus on roads, particularly the Inter County Connector. They deserve a lot of credit.

3. And the Sierra Club Metro DC Challenge to Sprawl campaign has pushed the idea of a true circular Purple Line, connecting Virginia as well. The Sierra Club has also pushed the idea of transit from the Branch Avenue Station across the Wilson Bridge to Alexandria. The image in this post comes from the Sierra Club.