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

• Delegate Vaughn Stewart, a former ACT Board member and officer, becomes chair of the Motor Vehicle and Transportation Subcommittee of the House of Delegates. Delegate Robbyn Lewis of Baltimore, a long-time transit advocate, will chair the Land Use and Ethics Subcommittee.
• Governor Moore announces that the Baltimore Red Line will be built as light rail.
• Planning Board recommends zoning changes to allow "missing middle" housing, like duplexes, townhouses and 4-unit apartment houses, in single-family neighborhoods. Plan now goes to County Council
• General Assembly passes transportation revenue package to avert cuts in service proposed in Governor Moore's budget.
• ACT Board recommends endorsement of Angela Alsobrooks for US Senate. Endorsement to be voted upon by members at the September Meeting.

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:

• September 10 - There will be a membership vote on endorsement of a candidate for U.S. Senate. The ACT Board recommends an endorsement of Angela Alsobrooks. Please attend and cast your vote!

  NOTE LOCATION CHANGE: The September meeting will take place at the County Council Office Building at 100 Maryland Avenue, Rockville. Also, this meeting is scheduled to end by 8:30pm so attendees can watch the scheduled presidential debate.

• October 8 - Speaker TBA