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.
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. A Red Line extension to Germantown, the Corridor Cities Transitway from Shady Grove to Clarksburg, all-day MARC service, light rail on U.S. 29, and streetcars on Route 355 are all part of our vision.
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Latest Updates
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ACT's scorecard summarizing candidate positions on transit issues, along with all candidates' answers to ACT's questionnaire, has now been posted on the web. The University of Maryland is accepting public comments on the experimental closing of Campus Drive. If you came to the campus at any time this summer as a student, employee, or visitor, it's important to be heard. Speak out in favor of closing Campus Drive to private automobiles and against closing it to buses. ACT's Richard Hoye writes to the Washington Post about the need for better access to the Medical Center Metro station. For background on this issue, go here. |
Meetings
- September 14 - No meeting; primary day.
- October 12 - Speaker: Ralign Wells, Administrator, Maryland Transit Administration.
Topic: Initiatives to make transit better and more efficient. - November 16 (note change of date) - Speaker: Peter Franchot, Comptroller of Maryland.
Topic: Paying for the Purple Line in an era of fiscal austerity.
Meetings begin at 7:30pm, at the Silver Spring Center, 8818 Georgia Ave. The Center is a ten minute walk north from the Silver Spring Metro Station. Ride On #5 stops two blocks west of the Center at Spring & 1st. Metrobus "Q" and "Y" routes stop in front of the Center.