Purple Line Named Among Country's Best Transportation Projects
Sierra Club lauded the light rail project in its list of country's best and worst transportation projects.
The Sierra Club has named the Purple Line amongst the best transportation projects in the country in its list of 50 best and worst projects nationwide. The 16-mile light rail line will connect Bethesda to New Carrollton. It's scheduled to open in 2020, but the project is not yet fully funded. According to the Sierra Club, good transportation projects should "provide an opportunity to further reduce our dependence on oil, reverse climate disruption, and save money." "Because transportation infrastructure lasts for decades, the impacts of transportation investments are felt for many years to come, with huge consequences for America’s ability to move beyond oil," read the report. The light rail line has been hotly contested by some advocates…
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Woodside Park Bob
10:06 am on Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Even if we don't go over the "fiscal cliff," it is clear that there will be less federal money for everything, including transportation projects. The Purple Line cannot be built without substantial federal funding, which is increasingly unlikely to be available. The state would be better off using the money it is spending to plan the Purple Line for transportation projects that can actually be … more ›