Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space

"A community’s physical form, rather than its land uses, is its most intrinsic and enduring characteristic." [Katz, EPA] This blog focuses on place and placemaking and all that makes it work--historic preservation, urban design, transportation, asset-based community development, arts & cultural development, commercial district revitalization, tourism & destination development, and quality of life advocacy--along with doses of civic engagement and good governance watchdogging.

Friday, January 23, 2009

Whatever happened to the Purple Line? Now, we probably know.

Maryland Politics Watch reports that Ike Leggett, Montgomery County Executive, has issued his verdict, of support for the light rail option, for the Purple Line in Montgomery and Prince George's Counties in Maryland. See "Leggett Supports Light Rail for the Purple Line (Updated)." MPW reprints Mr. Leggett's full letter, which is interesting reading.

The photo is from 2005, and depicts a Washington Post advertising campaign. At that time, for all intents and purposes, the Purple Line, under the Republican Ehrlich Administration in Maryland, was dead, at least as far as fixed rail was concerned.

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