New Coalition To Push For Purple Line Funds
'Get Maryland Moving' is calling on the Maryland General Assembly to fund state transportation projects.
A new coalition is advocating for dollars for state transportation projects, including the planned 16-mile Purple Line light rail that would connect Bethesda with New Carrollton, The Washington Post reports. Get Maryland Moving, a coalition of groups, including the Montgomery County and Bethesda-Chevy Chase chambers of commerce, Purple Line Now, Action Committee for Transit, and the League of Women Voters of Maryland, is pushing for state legislators to make new revenue for transportation projects a top priority this legislative session, according to the group’s website. Maryland Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. (D-Dist. 27) of Chesapeake Beach has proposed a 3-cent gas tax that would raise about $300 million for transportation…
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12:20 am on Sunday, February 24, 2013
Like what, the ICC? That really did a whole lot of good. East-west highway is complete joke. The inner Beltway region has extremely poor transportation infrastructure and poorly timed lights. My qualm is that until our state, county and local governments (especially in PG) stop fighting growth, there is no reason to visit any of the destinations on the purple line except for maybe Bethesda. All … more ›