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2/26/13 – In praise of a reliable workout buddy (Washington Post)
The CCT has its problems, not the least of which is that the currently unfunded Purple Line light rail would run right down the Georgetown Branch. Even if a proposed 12-foot-wide paved trail is built alongside it, I’d have to reserve judgment about using it. That would be a very different experience from running on crushed gravel beneath overhanging limbs.
2/12/13 – FCCT Urges State Lawmakers to Halt Purple Line Funding
In light of recent developments concerning Maryland’s lack of a funding source for the Purple Line, Friends of the Capital Crescent Trail president Ajay Bhatt today urged the state’s legislative leadership to cease funding the project.
2/10/13 – Purple Line advocates in Maryland worry about losing momentum (Washington Post)
Last week’s news that without additional tax revenue Maryland would halt design work on a light-rail line between Montgomery and Prince George’s counties has renewed fears that the proposed Purple Line might never make it off the drawing board.
2/7/13 – Purple Line Design Will Stop if Maryland Doesn’t Get More Transpo Funding (Transportation Nation)
“The bottom line is, without a revenue increase, the state will simply not have the money to construct any new highway or transit projects,” says Cahalan. “That’s the reality.”
2/5/13 – Maryland House Minority Leader calls for delay of Red, Purple lines (Baltimore Business Journal)
“We can’t shock the economy,” Anthony O’Donnell, R-St. Mary’s and Calvert counties, told the audience of several hundred businesspeople at the Renaissance Inner Harbor hotel. “The citizens are hurting. They can’t take any more tax increases.”
1/15/13 – Montgomery County projects tied to Purple Line delayed (Washington Examiner)
Currently, the state has none of the money it needs to build the line, or a proposed $2.5 billion light rail in Baltimore. State officials are hoping the federal government will fund part of the project, though federal dollars are capped at $900 million per project — and to win the funding, Maryland first must demonstrate where its share will come from.
9/26/12 – Preserve the Capital Crescent Trail (MoCo Gazette)
September 26, 2012 Preserve the Capital Crescent Trail Montgomery County Gazette I want to thank Jake Lynch for his letter to the editor, “Trail leads to more than just area’s past,” (Sept. 12), in which he reminds us of our own local history in creating the current Capital Crescent Trail (CCT) from the abandoned CSX [...]
7/16/12 – Planning Board considers Purple Line-inspired master plan at Chevy Chase Lake
July 16, 2012 Planning Board considers Purple Line-inspired master plan at Chevy Chase Lake Testifying at the Montgomery County Planning Board’s public hearing in Silver Spring today, Friends of the Capital Crescent Trail president Ajay Bhatt questioned why the board’s review of proposed zoning changes of the Purple Line-inspired development had failed to establish traffic [...]
6/13/12 – Parks are needed in Lower Montgomery County (MoCo Gazette)
Now it’s time, County Council, to drop the Purple Line and recognize this park for what it is: an irreplaceable asset for the health and happiness of our community.
5/28/12 – Let’s put a stop to the Purple Line (Washington Post)
Did anyone else notice that 160 miles of bus rapid transit could be built for about $2 billion, while the same amount of money buys only 16 miles of light rail?