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, now under construction, is the key to creating a livable, transit-oriented future for our county, but it is only a first step. The next steps for Montgomery County are:
- Run trains all day on the MARC line to Frederick as part of a comprehensive rail network for Maryland.
- End traffic deaths through Vision Zero.
In the long run, we will need a Red Line extension to Germantown, the Corridor Cities Transitway from Shady Grove to Clarksburg, streetcars on Route 355, and light rail on U.S. 29.
Latest Updates
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Delegate Vaughn Stewart, a former ACT Board member and officer, becomes chair of the Motor Vehicle and Transportation Subcommittee of the House of Delegates. Delegate Robbyn Lewis of Baltimore, a long-time transit advocate, will chair the Land Use and Ethics Subcommittee. Governor Moore announces that the Baltimore Red Line will be built as light rail. Planning Board recommends zoning changes to allow "missing middle" housing, like duplexes, townhouses and 4-unit apartment houses, in single-family neighborhoods. Plan now goes to County Council. General Assembly passes transportation revenue package to avert cuts in service proposed in Governor Moore's budget. |
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 Town Square garage on Ellsworth Drive and at the Wayne Avenue garage, both at reasonable cost.
- August 13 - "Nimbee for housing"
Speaker: Eric Saul - September 10 - Endorsement of candidate for U.S. Senate
Change of location: Council Office Building, 100 Maryland Ave, Rockville Meeting will end early so attendees can watch presidential debate at home - October 8 - Speaker to be announced