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A Vision of Better Transit and Better Communities
The Action Committee for Transit has a vision of a Montgomery County where it is easier to travel and more pleasant to live — a county built for people and not for automobiles.
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Years of experience have shown, and studies prove, that building highways leads to more traffic and more congestion. Affordable, convenient transit gives us a way to get past the traffic jams and fosters a better quality of life in our neighborhoods.
It is time to change priorities:
- Connect our communities with a network of rail lines.
- Redesign our streets to make it easier and safer to walk and to ride a bike.
- Create the kind of neighborhoods we want to live in.
The Purple Line from Bethesda to New Carrollton is the key to creating a livable, transit-oriented future for our county, but it is only a first step. The I-270 corridor needs a comprehensive transit system including a Red Line extension to Germantown, the Corridor Cities Transitway from Shady Grove to Clarksburg, all-day MARC service, and streetcars on Route 355. Light rail on U.S. 29 is part of our vision as well.
Latest Updates
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Purple Line contracting delayed five months; ACT issues statement. ACT sues Town of Chevy Chase over secrecy in its lobbying campaign against Purple Line. County Council votes for building Purple Line as first priority & adds planning for all-day MARC in county's transportation priorities letter. Columbia Country Club members donate $35,000 to Gov. Hogan's political committee at post-election anti-Purple Line fundraiser. |
Meetings
ACT's monthly meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month, at the Silver Spring Civic Center, One Veterans Place. Meetings begin at 7:30pm.
The Silver Spring Civic Center faces the ice rink and Ellsworth Avenue. It is an eight minute walk north from the Silver Spring Metro Station. Many bus routes can take you to and from the meeting. Ride-On #15 and #19 stop at the corner of Wayne Ave. & Fenton St.; Metrobus routes Z6 and Z8 and Ride-On routes #9 and #12 stop along Colesville Road; Ride-On #16, #17, and #20 pass by on Fenton St. If coming by car, plentiful evening parking is available at the Wayne Avenue garage and is (despite ACT's advocacy against subsidies for drivers) free.
- March 10 - Ride-On Service Upgrades: What We've Done and Where We're Going
Speaker: Phil McLaughlin, Ride-On Chief of Operations Planning - April 14 - Purple Line - End-Of-Session Legislative Update
Speaker: Del. David Moon, District 20 - May 12 - Creating Complete Streets in the Suburbs
Speaker: Bill Schultheiss, Vice President, Toole Design Group