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Appendix B
Summary of Public Comments as of December 18, 2008The following table presents a summary of public comments received by the
Montgomery County Planning Department Chairman’s Office
via e-mail and/or letter throughDecember 18, 2008. These comments are primarily carbon copies of public testimony providedto the Maryland Transit Administration.A total of 232 e-mails and/or letters have been received. Where applicable, staff hascategorized public comment by Purple Line mode and alignment. On the question of the preferred mode for the Purple Line, about one-sixth of the comments expressed a preference for Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), and fewer supported either Light Rail Transit (LRT) or Metrorail. Theremaining e-mails and/or letters did not express a preference on mode. On the question of alignment, about two-thirds of those commenting want the Purple Line on an alignment that doesnot involve the Capital Crescent / Georgetown Branch Trail.Comments received by
the Chairman’s Office through January
2, 2009 will be compiled
in a separate table and posted prior to the Planning Board’s January 8 public hearing.
Updated table posted January 5, 2009.
Appendix B
ModeConcerned for
Metrorail
LRTBRT MP JBR Other Tunnel Trail MoreNovember 10-16, 2008
Mark Pirone1Exercise & transportationUnderground
November 17-23, 2008
Monir Lashgari1Family use trailPam Browning1Trail & treesNo transit on trail; prefer Purple LineLoop
November 24-30, 2008
Chevy Chase West Neighborhood Association11TrailChoose option efficient in terms of travel times, least expensive in fares,most environmentally sensitiveKristin Schneeman1Trailno guarantee trail will be preserved.
December 1-7, 2008
City of Takoma Park1Med. LRT Investment; attachedresolutionDavid SalzmanLRT & BRT air quality errors in DEISJean Cavanaugh1tunnel Silver Spring CBD & WayneJoe Cholka1tunnel Silver Spring CBD & WayneCarol Leventhal1tunnel Silver Spring CBD & WayneHoward Hughes Medical Institute11Employees use trailWorks long range for HHMI; wanttrail to be completedCarol Jones1tunnel Silver Spring CBD & WayneDavid Stinson1tunnel Silver Spring CBD & Wayne;no station at DaleJonathan Jay1tunnel Silver Spring CBD & WayneTom Armstrong1tunnel Silver Spring CBD & WayneJigar Shah11TrailChristine Arnold-Lourie11Tunnel WayneKevin Keating1Commute on trailJohn Marcus1Trail, kids commute on trailConsider BRACGrace Palladina & Brad Piepmeier1Improve existing bus service J1 & J4.One person in house doesn't drive.Henry & Julie Malouf 11Trail9 bulletsElizabeth Morrison11Trail9 bulletsKent Holland1Live 50 yard from trailNo Purple LineCora Shaw11Trail9 bulletsPhil Stewart1TrailDoesn't want developmentJuan Claudio Devincenti1168 & 74 yrs old bike on trail for errands9 bulletsJoe Frankl1TrailJoe Dura1Trail9 bullets & support Red Line Loop onBeltwayLouis Christopher11Kids use trail to commute9 bulletsAdam Race11Trail /Training for runs9 bulletsJim Roy1Trail
AlignmentName/Group
LRT = Light Rail Transit; BRT = Bus Rapid Transit; MP = Master Plan Alignment; JBR = Jones Bridge Road; Other = Any place but the trail; Tunnel = Wayne Avenue
Appendix B
ModeConcerned for
Metrorail
LRTBRT MP JBR Other Tunnel Trail MoreAlignmentName/Group
Suzanne Richman1TrailMalcolm Burke11TrailMark Mazo1Commute on trailHoward Kaplan1Trailuse buses until soln. FoundTracey Pyles1Trail & recreationBill McCloskey11Peter Beckerman1TrailP. Line go to White OakRoger Coleman1TrailNancy Petrisko1Kids use trail to commuteTimothy Boucher11Commute on trailLive close to JBR; 9 bulletsMary Ann Huntington11Family use trail9 bulletsRamon Daubon11Trail9 bulletsRich McManus1Commute on trail to NIHE-W transit by monorail on MD 410or better bus serviceAmy Young1Kids use trail to commuteAndrew Hill11TrailMonique Shimm1TrailLisa Woods1Trail
December 8-14, 2008
Kevin Iaquinto1TrailMolly Sweeney1TrailIan Kelly11Trail9 bulletsLisa Drazin11Trail for fitness9 bulletsJa Hayes1Trail for fitnessPaula O'Brien11Trail9 bulletsAmy Wooden11Commute on trailOutside beltway subwayStacey Colino1Trail & health of usersHealth journalistAron Friedman11Commute on trail9 bulletsPurple Line NOW!Samuel H. Dean1Complete Purple LineTerry Banks11TrailSuzanne & Jason Matthews11Traillive by trailJulie Stanish11TrailBus & metro commuterMatt Kulpers1Trail recreationMike Baker11User of trailNo better location, time savings,improve bike crossingsMichael McLean & Family11Home by trail & use trail9 bulletsAction Committee for Transit1Support BRT, but suspend advocacyfor BRT on Purple Line pendingexperiment resultsRobert Friedman1TrailHoward & Tricia Sachs11TrailElena Gavidia11Trail recreation9 bulletsBarry Boden11Trail recreationsubway underground or LRT toNIH/NNMCOliver HarrisSupport Purple LineJoan Sterrett11Trail recreationOpposed to Purple Line unlesssubwaySteve Cimino1dig tunnelMartha Beshers11Trail9 bulletsRalph Wooden1Support Purple Line; railroads andhikers were there originallyDavid Greenstein11Trail9 bulletsReid Lewis11Trail9 bulletsLRT = Light Rail Transit; BRT = Bus Rapid Transit; MP = Master Plan Alignment; JBR = Jones Bridge Road; Other = Any place but the trail; Tunnel = Wayne Avenue
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