Purple Line

Most Recent PL-Related Meetings in the Park Hills Community

Safety on Wayne Avenue: Wayne Working Group’s slide presentation = Meeting with State Highway Administration on May 23, 2019 at Silver Spring International Middle School hosted jointly by PHCA & SOECA
Summary Notes — PHCA & SOECA Mtg with SHA (5-23-19) = report courtesy of Maryland Del. Jheanelle Wilkins

Silver Spring “CAT” Team Meetings Hosted by MTA & Purple Line Transit Partners:

Silver Spring CAT Team Mtg #4 = MTA/PLTP’s slide presentation from June 2019 CAT Team meeting
Silver Spring CAT Team Mtg #3 = MTA/PLTP’s slide presentation from Oct. 2018 CAT Team meeting
Silver Spring CAT Team Mtg #2a = MTA/PLTP’s slide presentation from May 2018 CAT Team meeting
Silver Spring CAT Team Mtg #2b = Questions & responses from May 2018 CAT Team meeting
Silver Spring CAT Team Mtg #1a = MTA/PLTP’s slide presentation from Nov, 2017 CAT Team meeting
Silver Spring CAT Team Mtg #1b = Questions & responses from Nov, 2017 CAT Team meeting

Purple Line, Park Hills & the Residential Wayne Avenue Corridor: Overview

Wayne Working Group’s safety presentation = May 23, 2019 joint PHCA/SOECA civic meeting with the State Highway Administration at the Silver Spring International Middle School
Summary Notes — PHCA & SOECA Mtg with SHA (5-23-19) = report courtesy of Maryland Del. Jheanelle Wilkins
Wayne Working Group’s slide presentation = Sept. 20, 2018 public meeting at the Silver Spring Civic Building
MTA Slide Presentation @ PHCA/SOECA Joint Civic Assn. Mtg. = May 22. 2017 meeting at SS Civic Bldg.
Briefing Document from County Executive to Wayne Working Group = Oct. 2016 meeting in Rockville
MTA Responds to Questions from May 26, 2016 Meeting = Silver Spring Civic Building
Letter from Wayne Working Group to County Exec. Leggett (Jun. 2016) = May 26, 2016 Meeting
Letter from Marc Elrich to MD Transportation Secretary (Jun. 2016) = full-text
Letter from Jamie Raskin to MD Transportation Secretary (May, 2016) = full-text
Year-End Status Report (Dec. 2015) = Residential Wayne Avenue Working Group
Wayne Avenue Purple Line Primer (Oct. 2015) = “How [road widening] grew as elements were added”
Wayne Avenue Widening – Aerial Photos (Mar 2015) = 5-page visually-rich annotated overview
Dale & Wayne Rendering — MTA images = 2014 update to the community
Sligo Creek Elementary & SSIMS Middle Schools — Purple Line Concerns (Dec 2014) = full-text
Letter from Sen. Chris Van Hollen to US Transportation Secretary (Apr. 2014) = Power substation & other concerns
Letter from Wayne Ave Group to Governor (Apr 2014) = Power substation concerns
Joint Response to Purple Line FEIS from PHCA & SOECA (Oct. 2013) = 13-page report
FEIS Response – Wayne Working Group (Oct. 2013) = 14-page report
MTA’s Photos of Light Rail in Residential Settings (Jul. 2013) = Note absence of road widening
Dale Station & Wayne Ave – MTA Responses to Questions (Aug 2013) = 5-page report
Letter from Valerie Ervin to MD Transportation Secretary (Oct 2013) = Response to FEIS
Letter from MTA’s Mike Madden to Silver Spring Civics (May, 2012) = Response to March, 2012 letter
Letter from Silver Spring Civics to MTA’s Mike Madden (Mar. 2012) = Concerns about property acquisitions
PHCA Purple Line panel discussion (Oct. 2010) = 17-page summary report
MTA Responds to Questions from Oct. 2010 Purple Line Panel = 6-page report
TBD news blog article — summary of Oct. 2010 PHCA panel discussion = full-text
Amer. Univ. magazine piece on Purple Line — PHCA featured = January, 2010 item in American Observer
Letter from Valerie Ervin — proposed Dale station (Jul. 2010) = “No intent or desire to change zoning”
Letter from Valerie Ervin to O’Malley – Wayne tunnel (Jul. 2009) = “Both alternatives into preliminary engineering”
Letter from MD Transportation Secretary (Aug. 2009) = “Surface alternative will work” on Wayne Ave.
Dale Drive Station white paper – MTA (Aug. 2009) = 5-page report
Dale & Wayne MTA Renderings (2009) = Letter to community from MTA’s Mike Madden
Letter from Ike Leggett to MD Transportation Secretary (Feb. 2009) = Recommends Dale as “future” station
Letter from Valerie Ervin to MD Transportation Secretary (Jan. 2009) = Dale station “not currently justified”
Letter from Country Council to Silver Spring Advocates (Feb. 2008) = Recommends at-grade on Wayne Ave.
MTA Response to PHCA & SOECA (Dec. 2007) = Discusses 2 tunnel options for bypassing DTSS (Georgia Ave.)
Bi-County Transitway Update to Park Hills (Nov 2004) = MTA Open House Summary

Downtown Silver Spring/Wayne Avenue Tunnel Bypass

Wayne & Cedar Tunnel Portal – MTA Rendering = Rendering of the shorter of two proposed tunnel bypasses
Letter from Ike Leggett to SOECA (July, 2009) = Wayne Tunnel & Proposed Dale Station
Gazette article on Wayne Tunnel = May, 2009 MTA meeting at Oak View Elementary
Wayne Tunnel Evaluation (May, 2009) = MTA draft report (updated)
Letter from MD Transportation Secretary (Feb. 2009) = Downtown Tunnel Bypass
Wayne Avenue Tunnel Data from MTA (Dec 2008) = Chart #1
Wayne Avenue Tunnel Data from MTA (Oct 2008) = Chart #2

Detailed MTA Maps & Images — Wayne Avenue Corridor

Community Safety Resources

Community Safety Tips – Cincinnati Streetcar (2016) = Safety Brochure

Additional Purple Line Documentation

PL Functional Master Plan – Final Draft (Apr. 2010) = “Potential” Dale Station
PL Ridership, Costs & Travel Times (Dec. 2007) = MTA

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