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Purple Line Faces At Least a 1 Year Delay

Purple Line RenderingSORRY, PURPLE LINE FANS. Officials from the Maryland Department of Transportation say that because of a flawed study that underestimated projected ridership, the proposed transit link connecting Bethesda, Silver Spring, College Park and New Carrollton will be delayed at least a year as the mess is sorted out and the planning project gets back on track.

As The Post's Ovetta Wiggins reports, state Transportation Secretary John Porcari "said he only recently became aware of the projections in the study, which could affect the amount of federal money the projects received." And when you're talking about federal funds "more accurate figures ... may help us to leverage more federal transit dollars," Del. William Bronrott of Montgomery County tells The Post.

Also affected is the Corridor Cities Transitway project, which is slated to connect Clarksburg with the Shady Grove Metrorail station via bus or light rail.

» "Purple Line, Two Other Transit Projects Delayed" [WaPo]

Rendering courtesy MTA

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  • Ben Ross of ACT discusses the Purple Line on Episode 101 of "Perils For Pedestrians".

    Tuesday, March 13, DISH Network will show Episode 101 of "Perils For Pedestrians".

    Contents of Episode 101 (2004):
    --We look at Intelligent Speed Adaptation (ISA) in Sweden.
    --We meet the president of the Action Committee for Transit (ACT) in Maryland.
    --The Surface Transportation Policy Project (STTP) releases their fifth "Mean Streets" report.
    --We drop in on the Active Living Partnership in Charleston, SC.
    --We talk with an engineer in Seattle about pedestrian signals.

    DISH Network Channel 9411 -- The Universityhouse Channel
    Tuesday -- 9:30 pm Eastern, 6:30 Pacific

    Episode 101 is also available on Google Video:
    http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8646489702884508537

    Note: Public access cable channels are showing different episodes than DISH Network.

    Thank you.

    By John Z Wetmore , Posted March 10, 2007 10:12 AM
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