Purple Line

adelphi_sky · October 10th, 2011, 06:32 PM

The Purple is a go! FTA approved it. The engineering phase is to start immediately. We may see the first stations open in the 2020 timeframe.

smokeybandit · October 11th, 2011, 01:21 AM

This article says 2020.

http://bethesda.patch.com/articles/p...s-fta-approval

I wish they would have put that money towards extending the green line to Ft Meade area. $2 billion (which surely will inflate) seems like a waste for what you'll actually end up with.

en1044 · October 13th, 2011, 09:01 AM

Great, now maybe Virginia can get some love. The Silver Line is lame.

Mirage52 · December 30th, 2011, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by en1044

Great, now maybe Virginia can get some love. The Silver Line is lame.

VA is anti-mass transit = republican run.

eallison9 · January 26th, 2012, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Mirage52

VA is anti-mass transit = republican run.

VA may be anti mass transit but they do have the new Hampton Roads Transit TIDE line in Norfolk. I rode it last time I was down there and it was really nice. Too bad they didn't have the initiative to extend it all the way to Virginia Beach, but the part through DT Norfolk is a good start. So mass transit IS possible in VA.

Maryland isn't too much better, I lived in Bowie MD for 18 years and almost always had to get a ride back from New Carrolton because of the limited schedule of the Metro bus lines in Bowie. It took me an hour to get to College Park and 2 hours to get to Beltsville when I worked for USDA one summer.

shakman · April 13th, 2012, 08:57 PM

Boring samples are being taken in Silver Spring.

smokeybandit · April 14th, 2012, 02:58 AM

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Originally Posted by shakman

Boring samples are being taken in Silver Spring.

I'm sure it can't be an exciting process

adelphi_sky · December 31st, 2011, 03:15 AM

Looks like people are starting to commit real money to the project. That's a good sign.

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Maryland has budgeted nearly $69 million in state transportation funds to cover engineering costs for the Purple Line from Bethesda to New Carrollton over the next two years, Gov. Martin O'Malley said Thursday.

The announcement marks the state's first commitment in budget dollars to completing the Purple Line, a proposed 16-mile light-rail line connecting Montgomery and Prince George's counties, which officials now estimate will cost $1.925 billion. It is scheduled to open in 2020.

Mirage52 · December 31st, 2011, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by adelphi_sky

Looks like people are starting to commit real money to the project. That's a good sign.

It is good news...but it's still 8 years away from being completed. That's a long time away and anything can happen before then, and probably will. This is MD after all.

adelphi_sky · January 9th, 2012, 09:39 PM

Here's a neat little video advertising the Purple Line.

Video

October 10th, 2011, 06:32 PM	#1
adelphi_sky Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Adelphi Posts: 480 Likes (Received): 7	Purple Line The Purple is a go! FTA approved it. The engineering phase is to start immediately. We may see the first stations open in the 2020 timeframe. Last edited by adelphi_sky; October 11th, 2011 at 05:25 AM.

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en1044 Unregistered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Clarendon, Virginia Posts: 2,263 Likes (Received): 6	Great, now maybe Virginia can get some love. The Silver Line is lame. __________________ WASHINGTON REDSKINS meh....maybe

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adelphi_sky Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Adelphi Posts: 480 Likes (Received): 7	New Purplie Line Video Here's a neat little video advertising the Purple Line. Video

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October 11th, 2011, 01:21 AM	#2
smokeybandit Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 115 Likes (Received): 0	This article says 2020. http://bethesda.patch.com/articles/p...s-fta-approval I wish they would have put that money towards extending the green line to Ft Meade area. $2 billion (which surely will inflate) seems like a waste for what you'll actually end up with.