SILVER SPRING, MD – On Thursday, at approximately 10:30 a.m., the Board is scheduled to consider whether to authorize staff to begin the planning process for the Purple Line, a 14-mile proposed transit corridor that will link Bethesda with New Carrollton by light rail or a rapid bus line.
Part of the process will include community outreach, encompassing a master plan advisory group and a team of technical advisors to help analyze the proposed Purple Line’s impacts on Montgomery County communities from Bethesda to Takoma-Langley Crossroads. While Planning Department staff will participate in community meetings conducted by the Maryland Mass Transit Administration, they plan to hold additional outreach activities.
Called a functional master plan, the process would establish alignment and station locations as well as address environmental issues, resident concerns and conformance with other county plans. The resulting master plan also would provide a framework for the Board to react to the Maryland Mass Transit Administration’s recommendations for the alignment of either light rail or rapid bus transit, expected by next summer.
WHO:
Montgomery County Planning Board
Planning Department staff
WHAT:
Purple Line Master Plan kick-off
WHEN:
Thursday, May 17, 2007 – approximately 10:30 a.m.
WHERE:
Montgomery County Planning Board Auditorium
8787 Georgia Avenue
Silver Spring, MD
