What is the Purple Line?
Why do we need it?

Recent highlights

The Montgomery County Council Transportation and Environment Committee voted 2-1 on Feb. 28 to add $55 million to the county capital budget to pay for construction of the south entrance to the Bethesda Metro station.  See details here.

Check the press release on the latest attempts to bring back the Purple Line loop.

Purple Line alignment through College Park is fiercely debated.

The state Purple Line study has a new website. (By the way, they're back to calling it the Purple Line again, instead of the unwieldy Bi-County Transitway.)

The Sligo Avenue route in East Silver Spring has been eliminated.  Read all about it.

The Maryland Transit Administration presented its design concepts for the trail that will run along the Purple Line in Chevy Chase and West Silver Spring.

Secretary of Transportation Porcari announced that completion of the Purple Line draft Environmental Impact Statement will be delayed until next year.

Transit supporters hailed Dec 12th's unanimous endorsement of the Purple Line by the Montgomery County Council. In a landmark 9-0 vote that overcomes 20 years of division, the Council endorsed building the new transit line as a light rail line running generally above ground from Bethesda to New Carrollton. (Read entire press release.)

       History and background

1. General information on light rail.
2. Why cut-and-cover construction doesn't make sense for the portion of the Purple Line in Chevy Chase.
3. Where does the opposition get its money?
4. The County Council has approved funding for final design and engineering of the Purple Line - Red Line connection in Bethesda thanks to your support.
5. How should the Purple Line go through East Silver Spring?  See the ACT resolution.
6. Analysis of Purple Line language in the new federal transportation bill.