ACT Letters and Testimonies

Public Testimony

December 9, 2021, Testimony to Montgomery County Planning Board, saying that Corridor Forward plan for I-270 corridor must make expanded MARC service the highest priority.

February 11, 2021, Testimony to Montgomery County Council in favor of expanded housing options within one mile of a Metro station.

December 1, 2020, Testimony to Montgomery legislative delegation in support of traffic camera enforcement by the county Transportation Department.

March 9, Testimony to County Council on Transportation Priorities Letter.

March 4, Testimony to General Assembly on Modest Home Choices Act.

February 27, Testimony to General Assembly on Pedestrian Safety Act.

January 29, Testimony to General Assembly on county consent requirement for new toll roads and bridges.

January 28, 2020, Testimony to General Assembly favoring repeal of 3% cap on WMATA operating budget contribution.

September 7, 2019, Testimony to public hearing on reduction of MARC train service to West Virginia.

July 11, Testimony to Planning Board on Route 355 bus rapid transit.

June 12, Testimony to Planning Board on trail crossing of Little Falls Parkway.

April 22, Testimony to County Council on MARC Communities Master Plan.

March 1, Testimony to General Assembly on all-day MARC train service.

February 28, Testimony to General Assembly on Vision Zero.

February 7, Testimony to General Assembly on county consent requirement for new toll roads and bridges.

January 22, 2019, Testimony to General Assembly on P3 procurement for Lexus Lanes.

February 1, 2018, Testimony to Planning Board on MARC Communities Master Plan.

December 5, 2017, Testimony to County Council on affordable housing.

December 7, 2016, Testimony to Legislative Delegation on speed limit bills.

November 16, Testimony to Legislative Delegation on transportation priorities.

June 2, 2016, Testimony to Planning Board on Subdivision Staging Policy.

December 15, 2015, Testimony to Planning Board on Langley Park Taco Bell.

June 24, Testimony to Planning Board on Bethesda Downtown Plan.

March 6, Testimony to State Senate supporting amendments to Public Information Act.

January 30, 2015, Testimony to legislative delegation on enabling legislation for a transit authority.

January 23, 2014, Testimony to County Council on Urban Road Code.

November 21, 2013, Testimony to Planning Board against Mid-County Highway Extended.

November 20, Testimony to Montgomery legislative delegation on transportation priorities.

November 7, Testimony to Planning Board in favor of minor master plan amendment on Bethesda Purple Line station.

September 13, Testimony to Planning Board opposing development of Ten Mile Creek until Clarksburg becomes the transit-oriented community its residents were promised.

August 7, Testimony to Army Corps of Engineers urging rejection of M83 highway.

July 17, Testimony to MWCOG TPB that traffic trends do not show benefit from ICC

July 11, Testimony asking Planning Board to require less parking at the Woodmont View apartments in Bethesda

June 11, Testimony to County Council calling for abolition of minimum parking requirements

May 23, Testimony to Planning Board in favor of White Oak Science Gateway master plan

May 16, Testimony to Planning Board in favor of BRT and MARC expansion

April 23, Testimony to Planning Board calling for elimination of minimum parking requirements

April 11, Testimony to County Council on FY2014 budget

March 15, Testimony to House of Delegates on Transportation Funding

March 5, Testimony to County Council on Chevy Chase Lake Master Plan

February 24, 2013, Testimony to Hearing Examiner on 4831 West Lane

Archive of earlier testimonies

Letters to Officials

September 15, Letter urging County Council not to undercut Pedestrian Master Plan by designating improvements in pedestrian access as "non-priority"

June 28, Letter to Maryland Secretary of Transportation seeking dedicated lane for the Purple Line on Wayne Avenue

May 5, Letter to Council endorsing Sunil Dasgupta for Planning Board member and either Hans Riemer or Artie Harris for Planning Board chair

February 13, Letter to Council endorsing James Hedrick for Planning Board

February 03, 2023, Letter to Council on County's Transportation Priorities Letter

September 13, 2022, Letter to Transportation Director Chris Conklin seeking better communication of Ride-On schedule changes

February 15, 2022, Letter to Council opposing delay in approval of Thrive 2050 master plan

October 23, 2021, Letter to Council urging approval of Thrive 2050 master plan

October 9, Letter to Council endorsing Carol Rubin for Planning Board

June 15, 2021, Letter to Executive and Council on actions needed to achieve Vision Zero

August 13,2020, Letter to Dept. of Transportation opposing widening of Schaeffer Road bridge

July 21, Letter to Executive and Council on racial equity, economic justice, and transit reform

July 14, Letter to Planning Board opposing use of Highway Capacity Manual in development review

July 9, Letter to Maryland Dept. of Transportation seeking improved pedestrian crossings of MD 355 at Rockville Metro during closure of pedestrian bridge for structural repairs

February 20, 2020,, Letter to County Council in support of comprehensive study of I-270 Corridor transportation alternatives

June 13, 2019, Letter to County Council in support of appointment of Partap Verma as member of the Planning Board

March 7, 2019, Letter to County Council in support of reappointment of Casey Anderson as chair of the Planning Board

April 25, 2018, Letter to Planning Board complaining of MCDOT non-compliance with urban road code in Clarksburg

March 12, Letter to County Councilmember Craig Rice urging immediate action on pedestrian safety near Seneca Valley High School

March 7, 2018, Letter to County Council opposing construction of Montrose Parkway East and Observation Drive Extended

December 21, 2017, Letter to public officials about bad pedestrian crossing of Rockville Pike.

December 20, Letter to Planning Board on basic concepts for the Master Plan rewrite.

July 9, Letter to County Council in support of height bonuses for affordable housing throughout downtown Bethesda.

June 26, 2017, Letter to County Council demanding that Metro be included in county transportation priorities.

November 29, 2016, Letter to County Council supporting Lyttonsville master plan.

August 2nd, Letter to County Executive regarding on-street parking in Silver Spring and Bethesda.

June 26, Letter to Council on Medical Center appropriation.

February 1, County Council commitment to Vision Zero.

January 25, Bethesda Master Plan And Metro station entrance.

January 25, 2016, MARC Rail Communities Master Plan.

November 4, 2015, Stop building new roads until old ones are safe.

April 21, Ensuring fulfillment of Purple Line agreement by Columbia Country Club and State of Maryland.

March 10, Restroom access for bus drivers (joint letter from ACT, ATU Local 689, and MCGEO).

Jan. 29, Transportation priorities.

Jan. 12, 2015, Finish the Silver Spring Transit Center.

Dec. 23, 2014, Criteria for New MCDOT Director (joint letter from ACT, Sierra Club, Chamber of Commerce, Realtors, and Bicyclists).

Sept. 16, Safe Walks to School Require Safe Street Design and Driver Education.

Feb. 4, Letter to Chevy Chase Town Council requesting lobbying documents.

Jan. 28, Letter to Maryland Open Meetings Compliance Board asking whether Chevy Chase Town Council violated Open Meetings Law over lobbying.

Jan. 27, 2014, Letter to County Executive Leggett in support of on-street parking on Wisconsin Ave. in Friendship Heights.

Archive of earlier letters