Action Committee for Transit

The Montgomery County Maryland Advocate for Smarter Transportation

Bus, Rail, Bike, Trail, Sidewalks


Upcoming ACT Meetings

  • July 14 - Program: Nat Bottigheimer, Assistant General Manager of Metro, will speak on "Metro's Planning for Expanded Core Capacity Needs After 2025"

  • August 11 - Program: tbd

  • September 8 - Program: tbd

  • October 13 - Program: Brian Murphy, Bombardier Transportation, LRT systems in North America

    Time & Place:

    Meetings begin at 7:30pm, at the Silver Spring Center, 8818 Georgia Ave.
    The Center is a ten minute walk north from the Silver Spring Metro Station
    Ride On #5 stops two blocks west of the Center at Spring & 1st.
    Metrobus "Q" and "Y" routes stop in front of the Center

    Issues

  • Metrobus and Ride On Service

  • The Purple Line

  • The Corridor Cities Transitway

  • MARC

  • Pedestrians

  • Trails

  • Land Use

  • How can I help?


    Events, Letters, Press, Statements, Testimony

  • Jun 16, ACT testimony on Corridor Cities Transitway and I-270 Widening

  • Jun 13, ACT challenges Senator Madaleno to explain lobbying on Busway

  • Jun 8, Transit First! Letter on Bus Priorities

  • Jun 5, Senator Madaleno stance threatens Corridor Cities Transitway

  • May 4, White Flint Master Plan

  • Apr 29, Testimony on Metro funding

  • Apr 28, Letter to Council on Wheaton Library

  • Apr 21, ACT Testimony at Council hearing on RideOn

  • Parking Fact Sheet

  • Apr 13, Transit First! on Metro hearings this week

  • Apr 2, Transit First! Coalition on Metro and RideOn cuts

  • Mar 26, Gaithersburg West Master Plan is not TOD

  • Mar 16, Transit First! on available funding to prevent RideOn cuts

  • Mar 13, The public will be part of budget-making at Metro

  • Mar 11, Transit First Coalition on proposed Metro Service Cuts

  • Feb 17, Miriam Schoenbaum testimony on MARC Service

  • Feb 11, A new coalition of transit riders, environmental and union groups, is organizing to oppose cuts in public transportation funding

  • Feb 5, Joint letter to Senators Mikulski and Cardin on spending

  • Jan 19, Bus Backers can't dent Purple Line Numbers

  • Jan 12, ACT's letter to MTA with Substantive Comments on the Purple Line

  • Jan 7, Wealthy pay to fight Purple Line

  • Earlier items can be found in the Archives




    Light Rail Transit in the USA


    Light Rail Cities




    Action Committee for Transit (ACT)


    The mission of Action Committee for Transit (ACT) is to advocate policies and practice that promote the use of public transit in Montgomery County Maryland. These include participation in review committees for transportation, environmental impact statements and major investment studies (MIS), advocating transit funding, testifying before governmental agencies and participating in public and private committees in support of transit policies. Contributions to ACT are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions or business expenses. See what ACT has been working on recently in our quarterly newsletter, Transit Times.

    Officers in 2009

    President: Ben Ross (Bethesda) 301-913-2849
    VP: Jim Clarke (Rockville) 301-340-8994
    VP: Hans Riemer (Silver Spring) 301-589-3124
    VP: Tina Slater (Silver Spring) 301-585-5038
    Secretary: Tracey Johnstone (Chevy Chase) 301-951-8963
    Treasurer: John Carroll (Silver Spring) 301-588-7606
    Board Member: Cavan Wilk (Wheaton) 240-461-8862
    Board Member: Jason Waskey (Rockville) 301-801-4687
    Editor Transit Times: Quon Kwan (Rockville) 301-460-7454
    Non-voting ex officio board members:
    Miriam Schoenbaum (Boyds) SMART MARC Riders
    Harry Sanders (Silver Spring) Purple Line Now!
    Webb Smedely (Silver Spring) Purple Line Now!
    Programs: Neil Greene (Bethesda) 301-897-5738
    Staff: Cindy Snow (Germantown) admin@actfortransit.org


    History

    ACT was founded in 1986 by Harry Sanders and Ross Capon.
    Much of the history can be found in the ACT Archives



    Contact

    ACT
    PO BOX 7074
    SILVER SPRING MD 20907-7074

    admin@actfortransit.org

    28 June 2009