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2010

Nov 1, Fear the purple, by Ralph Bennett, from Diamondback

Oct 26, Ehrlich would cancel Purple Line on first day in office and transfer $300 million out of transit budget, from Washington Post

Oct 25, Light Rail Line Hangs By a Thread as Maryland Goes to the Polls, from Streetsblog

Oct 20, Bethesda station escalator to return to service, from Gazette

Oct 15, Point/Counter Point: The Purple Line, from 270 Inc. Business Magazine

Oct 15, O’Malley, Ehrlich clash over Purple Line, from Diamondback

Oct 14, Purple Line: Predictions vary around potential Dale Drive station, from TBD Neighborhoods

Oct 14, O'Malley, Ehrlich vigorously debate social issues, Purple Line, from Washington Post

Oct 8, New website urges voters to consider candidates' positions on Purple Line, from Prince George's Sentinel

Oct 8, Choice of Maryland governor will determine fate of Purple Line, from Washington Post

Oct 2, O'Malley-Ehrlich transportation gulf is wide - Incumbent would build light rail; challenger would scrap it, from Baltimore Sun

Sept 23, Plans unveiled for second Bethesda Metro station entrance, from Gazette

Sept 21, State transportation budget adds $48 million for Purple Line, from Baltimore Sun

Sept 18, ACT testifies on Metro governance, from Washington Post

Sept 10, Purple line to proceed in East Campus despite new development plans, from Diamondback

Sept 8, Bethesda Metro station closer to second entrance, from Gazette

Aug 26, PGACT releases Smart Growth Platform for Prince George's County, from Gazette

Aug 23, Washington Post editorial bases District 18 endorsements on Purple Line support

Aug 23, Bus Rapid Transit not more cost-effective than rail from The Baltimore Sun

Aug 17, Transportation Becomes Key Issue In Race For Governor, from WJZ

Aug 12, Approval of Purple Line engineering contract delayed, from the Daily Record

Aug 10, O'Malley supports Purple Line, from the Baltimore Sun

Aug 3, Riverdale Park discusses Purple Line, from the Patch

July 30, The myth of “highway user revenues,” letter to the Gazette

July 29, A state proposal to build a 16-mile Purple Line is now officially part of Montgomery County's master plan from the Washington Post

July 26, Montgomery's urban residents spend far less on transportation from the Examiner

July 16, Berliner agrees Purple Line must have two tracks; trail cost rises, from Examiner; more details in Silver Spring Trails

July 6, Howard University biotech campus should go near Metro, letter from ACT member Todd Reitzel to Washington Post

June 29, Transportation debate in governor's race about roads, too, from Baltimore Sun

June 28, The Medical Center Metro station's looming crisis, from Washington Post

June 24, Frederick County should care about Purple Line, from Frederick News-Post

June 23, Hundreds remember Red Line crash, from Gazette

June 21, Is Metro any safer one year after deadly crash?, from Examiner

June 17, Ehrlich's transit stand risks backlash, from Baltimore Sun

June 17, Washingtonians say commutes haven't changed, from Examiner

June 11, Transit and rider advocates want to be represented on Metro task force, from Washington Post

May 26, MTA Tightens Screws on University of Maryland’s Purple Line Recalcitrance, from City Paper

May 21, University of Maryland Announces Compromise on Campus Drive Closure, from Rethink College Park

May 19, Ehrlich Prefers Bus Not Rail for Purple Line, from Washington Post

May 13, Administration still insists on closing Campus Drive, from Diamondback

May 12, MTA pushing for additional Purple Line stop in Silver Spring, from Gazette

May 12, Montgomery council approves keeping bus routes, from Examiner

May 11, ACT joins student government in opposing Campus Drive closure, from Diamondback

May 7, Maryland will pay Metro money owed this year, in slightly different versions from Washington Post and Examiner

May 7, Campus Purple Line alignment still up in the air, from Diamondback

May 6, Del. Carr lobbies USDOT against Purple Line and for busway, from High Green, newsletter of the Chesapeake Railway Association

May 5, Oversized Bethesda parking garage now justified as Purple Line parking, from Gazette

May 5, Students blast Campus Dr. summer plans, from Diamondback

May 3, Metrobus riders losing out in Metro budget proposal, from Examiner

April 29, UMD rethinks pushing bus routes to fringe of campus, from Diamondback

April 28, ACT rides to Ride-On's rescue, from Gazette

April 28, UMD bus ban seen as attack on Purple Line, from Diamondback

April 26, Maryland moves slightly on operating funds, but plans more bus cuts for Prince George's Greater Greater Washington

April 26, Metro's maintenance projects deferred for lack of cash from Examiner

April 20, Ehrlich win could stunt Purple Line from Southern Maryland Online

April 19, ACT's Cavan Wilk praises White Flint plan from Examiner

April 16, Maryland student government reaffirms backing of Campus Drive route for Purple Line from Diamondback

April 8, Lawmakers reject attempt to stall Purple Line from Baltimore Sun

April 7, Md. budget puts D.C. area Metro funding in doubt from Washington Post

April 1, Underfunding of Metro could endanger Purple Line from Washington Post

March 29, State senate committee calls for restudy of heavy rail Purple Line from Diamondback

March 10, More Metro funding demanded by coalition to avoid service cuts from Washington Post