Feature Articles
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MARC is Coming to Delaware (p. 1)
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District of Columbia (DC) Commuter
Benefits Ordinance (p. 2)
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Papal Proponent of Public Transportation
(p. 3)
ACT’s monthly meetings are held at the
ACT’s monthly meetings are held at the ACT’s monthly meetings are held at the
ACT’s monthly meetings are held at the Silver Spring
Silver Spring Silver Spring
Silver Spring
Civic Building,
Civic Building,Civic Building,
Civic Building, One Veterans Place 20910, in the
One Veterans Place 20910, in the One Veterans Place 20910, in the
One Veterans Place 20910, in the
Ellsworth Room at 7:30 PM, the second Tuesday of
Ellsworth Room at 7:30 PM, the second Tuesday of Ellsworth Room at 7:30 PM, the second Tuesday of
Ellsworth Room at 7:30 PM, the second Tuesday of
each month.
each month.each month.
each month.
The Silver Spring Civic Building is located at the
The Silver Spring Civic Building is located at the The Silver Spring Civic Building is located at the
The Silver Spring Civic Building is located at the
corner of Fenton St & Ellsworth Dr.
corner of Fenton St & Ellsworth Dr.corner of Fenton St & Ellsworth Dr.
corner of Fenton St & Ellsworth Dr.
It is an eight
It is an eight It is an eight
It is an eight
minute walk north from the Silver Spring Metro
minute walk north from the Silver Spring Metro minute walk north from the Silver Spring Metro
minute walk north from the Silver Spring Metro
Station.
Station.Station.
Station.
The nearest bus routes are:
The nearest bus routes are: The nearest bus routes are:
The nearest bus routes are: Ride
RideRide
Ride-
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-On
OnOn
On routes
routes routes
routes
#9, #12, #15, #16, #17, #19 and #20; and,
#9, #12, #15, #16, #17, #19 and #20; and, #9, #12, #15, #16, #17, #19 and #20; and,
#9, #12, #15, #16, #17, #19 and #20; and, Metrobus
MetrobusMetrobus
Metrobus
routes Z6 and Z8.
routes Z6 and Z8.routes Z6 and Z8.
routes Z6 and Z8.
Parking is available at the
Parking is available at the Parking is available at the
Parking is available at the Town Square Garage
Town Square GarageTown Square Garage
Town Square Garage just
just just
just
across Ellsworth Dr from the Civic Building; it is free
across Ellsworth Dr from the Civic Building; it is free across Ellsworth Dr from the Civic Building; it is free
across Ellsworth Dr from the Civic Building; it is free
after 6:00pm.
after 6:00pm.after 6:00pm.
after 6:00pm.
For
ForFor
For meeting updates check our website listed on pg
meeting updates check our website listed on pg meeting updates check our website listed on pg
meeting updates check our website listed on pg 2.
2. 2.
2.
Jan 12:
Jan 12: Jan 12:
Jan 12: Annual Meeting & Election of ACT Officers
Annual Meeting & Election of ACT Officers Annual Meeting & Election of ACT Officers
Annual Meeting & Election of ACT Officers -
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see p. 8 for nominations
see p. 8 for nominations see p. 8 for nominations
see p. 8 for nominations -
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- Come & Vote;
Come & Vote; Come & Vote;
Come & Vote;
Speaker: Paul Wiedefeld, Metro’s new
Speaker: Paul Wiedefeld, Metro’s new Speaker: Paul Wiedefeld, Metro’s new
Speaker: Paul Wiedefeld, Metro’s new
General Manager, questions & answers
General Manager, questions & answersGeneral Manager, questions & answers
General Manager, questions & answers
Feb 9:
Feb 9: Feb 9:
Feb 9: Candidate Forum on Transportation, District 8
Candidate Forum on Transportation, District 8 Candidate Forum on Transportation, District 8
Candidate Forum on Transportation, District 8
Republican congressional primary candidates
Republican congressional primary candidatesRepublican congressional primary candidates
Republican congressional primary candidates
March 8: Speaker TBD
March 8: Speaker TBDMarch 8: Speaker TBD
March 8: Speaker TBD
In Case of Inclement Weather
In Case of Inclement Weather In Case of Inclement Weather
In Case of Inclement Weather -
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if the Silver Spring
Civic Building is closed, the meeting is canceled. A
notice will be posted on the ACT
website, ACT
Facebook page and ACT Twitter account, if this is the
case. Please check before going to the meeting, if
the weather is questionable.
Transit Times
The Newsletter of the Action Committee for Transit of Montgomery County, Maryland
Volume 30, Number 1, January 2016
MARC is Coming to Delaware
Quon Kwan
Delaware Authority for Regional Transit
(DART) and Maryland Transit Administration (MTA)
transit officials are conferring on the possible
extension of Maryland Area Rail Commuter
(MARC) from Perryville, MD to Wilmington, DE.
They indicated the service could start as early as
2018, after reconstructing the Newark, DE train
station, 20 miles north of Perryville.
That project, which will increase train
capacity at the station, will also allow additional
South Eastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority
(SEPTA) trains to go to Newark from Philadelphia.
The project will add one more track there and will
begin next year under a $10 million Federal grant.
The Newark, DE station also serves Amtrak.
Undecided is whether to run a commuter
rail service from Philadelphia to Baltimore,
Wilmington to Baltimore, or Newark to Baltimore.
DART will have to analyze the different costs.
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Birth of Modern Graphics and Typography
for Public Transit (p. 4)
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Office Parks Are Declining in Montgomery
County: Is Lack of Rail Connectivity a
Factor? (p. 6)
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Stop Building New Roads Until Old Ones
Are Safe (p. 7)
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ACT in Thanksgiving Parade (p. 8)