THE CORRIDOR CITIES TRANSITWAY (CCT)
Routes for transit north of Shady Grove
OUR RESOLUTION ON TRANSIT NORTH OF SHADY GROVE
Adopted by Action Committee for Transit, October 12, 2004
Amended October 10, 2006
ACT favors the following course of action:
1) Proceed immediately with the final EIS and engineering to build a
rail line from Shady Grove through the King Farm and Crown Farm town
centers to Kentlands Boulevard on the Kentlands side of Great Seneca
Highway. Consider the possibility that this line would be opened to
Kentlands served by smaller streetcar-style vehicles, but the track(s)
would be built to light rail standards to make future expansion possible.
The segment from Shady Grove to Kentlands may have a better
cost-effectiveness rating from FTA and thus should be evaluated in order
to have a more competitive project in the federal funding process. We
support construction of a hiker-biker trail on the currently reserved
right of way as part of the project.
2) Initiate a study of a fast, direct rail connection from Shady Grove
to Metropolitan Grove, Germantown, the Clarksburg and Urbana town centers,
and downtown Frederick. A variety of options for alignment, mode, and
integration with the Kentlands line must be considered.
Related Information Sources
Maryland MDOT
The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce Corridor Cities Transitway Coalition
ACT's 2002 letter to the County Council expressing ACT's position
June 5 2009