Purple Line Planning
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T he Maryland Transit Administration crossed a planning threshold last month when it released several hundred pages of study and analysis that could lead to the construction of an east-west transitway in the middle of the next decade. Here's a look at what the Alternatives Analysis/Draft Environmental Impact Statement says and where the project stands.
What Are the New Documents?
A lot of transit projects are competing for a very limited amount of federal money. Federal law requires that the projects' sponsors consider its potential impact on the environment as well as on transportation services.
The sponsors must also demonstrate the need for the project and consider alternatives to address the need. The full text of the study is available online at http:/
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What Do We Know So Far?
· The Purple Line would be a 16-mile east-west rapid transit line extending inside the Beltway from Bethesda in Montgomery County to New Carrollton in Prince George's County.
· It would be a bus rapid transit or light rail line.
· A bus rapid transit system would have permanent stations and operate large buses on streets with regular traffic or in dedicated lanes or a separate right-of-way.
