The Action Committee for Transit has a vision of a Montgomery County where it is easier to travel and more pleasant to live — a county built for people and not for automobiles.

Years of experience have shown, and studies have proven, that building and widening more highways leads to more traffic and more congestion. Affordable, convenient, frequent, reliable transit gives us a way to get past the traffic jams and fosters a better quality of life in our neighborhoods.

It is time to change priorities:

• Connect our communities with a network of rail and bus lines
  
  
• Redesign streets for easy, safe walking and cycling
  
  
• Create diverse neighborhoods where all are welcome

ACT LEADS THE WAY

Thirty five years ago, ACT's first six members gathered in a living room to plan the light rail line that eventually became the Purple Line. After decades of struggle, we will soon be riding these long-needed trains from Bethesda to New Carrollton, but it is only a first step. Today, ACT is building on our past success with a broader vision for a more livable Montgomery County:

• Run MARC trains all day, both ways, connecting Silver Spring, Kensington, Rockville, Gaithersburg, Germantown and beyond.
• Make walking and cycling safe and convenient in all our neighborhoods
• Build more homes near transit so that everyone can afford to live here
• Create a network of frequent bus lines spanning the county
  
  

You can help make that vision a reality. Join the Action Committee for Transit today.

Latest Updates

• ACT launches "More Trains, No Cuts" campaign demanding full funding of Metro and mid-day trains on MARC Brunswick Line. After ACT leaflets Metro stations, more than 400 transit riders send emails. If you haven't written to your legislators yet, click here to send your message.

• ACT calls on County Council to pass More Housing N.O.W. bill to build more homes near transit. Urges Council to expand bill to legalize duplexes and triplexes within one mile of Red Line and Purple Line stations.

• ACT testifies in favor of state legislation for safer streets. HB 348 expands speed camera enforcement. HB 963 makes it easier to lower speed limits. HB 915 enables state to collect fines from out-of-state speeders.

Meetings

ACT's monthly meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month, at the Silver Spring Civic Center. Meetings begin at 7:30pm and are livestreamed on Facebook and YouTube.

The Silver Spring Civic Center faces the ice rink and Ellsworth Avenue. It is an eight minute walk north from the Silver Spring Metro Station. Many bus routes can take you to and from the meeting. Ride-On #15 and #19 stop at the corner of Wayne Ave. & Fenton St.; Metrobus routes Z6 and Z8 and Ride-On routes #9 and #12 stop along Colesville Road; Ride-On #16, #17, and #20 pass by on Fenton St. If coming by car, plentiful evening parking is available at the Wayne Avenue garage.

Upcoming meetings:

• April 8: VIRTUAL Affordable, safe, quality housing in Montgomery County
  
  • Speaker: Chelsea Andrews, Executive Director Housing Opportunities Commission
  • Note: this is an ONLINE meeting
• May 13: The Week Without Driving (Sept. 29-Oct. 5)
  
  • Speaker: Ruth Rosas, America Walks, Program Manager
  • Note: this is an ONLINE meeting
• June 10: Public transportation, equity and housing in Montgomery County
  
  • Natali Fani-Gonzalez - County Councilmember, Montgomery County, MD, District 6
• July 8: ONLINE meeting, Topic to be announced