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Letters Archive

2013

Oct. 6, 2013, Letter to County Council T&E Committee listing changes needed in BRT plan.

Sept. 20, Letter asking State Highway Administration to correct misstatements about crosswalk markings in Olney.

July 22, Letter to County Council asking it to order trial run of BRT and send proposed master plan back to Planning Board for needed fixes.

July 8, Letter to Planning Board opposing watering down of BRT plan.

May 7, Letter to MCDOT Director Arthur Holmes, asking for roads where it is safe to walk to school.

March 23, Letter to Safe Routes to School Coordinator correcting misstatement about legality of crossing streets mid-block.

Mar 21, Letter to Planning Board chair Francoise Carrier in support of converting general traffic lanes to bus-only

Mar 12, Letter to County Council opposing delay in building Bethesda south Metro entrance

Feb 20, Letter to county Transportation Director Arthur Holmes and Planning Board chair Francoise Carrier asking whether the county will no longer include pedestrian facilities when it builds new roads.

Feb 4, 2013, Letter to county Transportation Director Arthur Holmes on pedestrian issues in the upcounty

2012

Dec 4, 2012, Letter to County Council urging implementation of bus priority corridors rather than a third parallel bus rapid transit study

Oct 21, Letter to County Council opposing proposed changes in subdivision staging policy

Oct 6, Letter to County Council PHED Committee opposing proposed Transportation Policy Area Review

Oct 3, Letter to Maryland Transit Administration on a MARC World Series

July 14, Letter to Transportation Planning Board on I-270 Widening and MARC Expansion in the Constrained Long-Range Plan

July 13, ACT calls for public meeting on Silver Spring Transit Center

June 12, Five groups call for action on transportation funding in legislative special session

May 1, 2012, ACT calls for postponement of single-tracking on a busy weekend

2011

December 2, ACT calls for immediate implementation of WMATA bus priority corridors

October 18, Letter to Metro board advocating shorter station names

July 28, Letter to County Council opposing teenage curfew

May 23, Letter to County Council endorsing Casey Anderson for Planning Board

April 11, Letter to County Council on Proposed Park and Planning Budget Cuts

March 12, Letter to Transportation Planning Board on I-270 Widening and MARC Expansion

Feb 07, Letter to County Council T&E Committee on Transportation Priorities

Jan 24, Letter to Legislators Calling for Gas Tax Increase to Pay for Better Transit

Jan 12, Letter from Transit First to public officials about WMATA governance

2010

Nov 30, Letter to County Council and Planning Board on Land-Use Regulation and Fiscal Sustainability

July 27, Letter to Planning Board on Rockville Pike Crossing Study

July 23, Letter to County Council on Ride-On Bus Service and the Lot 31 Garage

June 11, Council of Governments Task Force on Metro Governance

May 25, NEPA Scoping Comments on MD 355 Crossing Study

May 9, Letter to University of Maryland on Closing of Campus Drive to Buses

April 27, Letter to County Council on Cuts in Ride-On Buses and Pedestrian Safety Programs

April 4, Letter to County Council on the LATR Traffic Test and the White Flint Master Plan

Feb 28, Letter to County Council on White Flint and Gaithersburg West Master Plans

Jan 20, Letter to County Council on Ride On Funding

2009

Nov 5, Letter to County Council on Growth Policy

Sep 21, Letter re ARRA TIGER grant for Medical Center Tunnel

Jul 30, Letter to MDOT: An all-transit alternative for the I-270 Corridor

Jul 14, Letter to County Council on the Medical Center Metro Entrance

Jul 12, Letter to County Council on I-270 Corridor Study

Jul 6, Letter to Royce Hanson on I-270 Corridor Study

Jun 8, Transit First! Letter on Bus Priorities

Apr 28, Letter to Council on Wheaton Library

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

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

Earlier items can be found in the Archives