[RP TownTalk] Purple Line Station Petition

[Charles Schoppet]

The wall looks like a graffiti magnet. Of course, I was not happy with the
bridge, either.

On Sat, Jul 2, 2016 at 10:58 PM, Dwight Holmes <dwightrholmes at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Thanks, Corey.
>
> On Sat, Jul 2, 2016 at 10:49 PM, cqrunx at gmail.com <cqrunx at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> All,
>> Just wanted to follow up (albeit a bit late) to Councilmember Lingua's
>> email regarding the Riverdale Park Station on the Purple Line.  The
>> presentation given to the Town Council by Purple Line representatives on
>> April 25th can be found here:
>>
>> http://www.purplelinemd.com/images/public_involvement/community_meetings/2016/2016-04-25_Riverdale_Town_Council/2016.4.25%20Riverdale%20Town%20Council.pdf
>>
>> See slide 16 for the most recent design of the Riverdale Park Station
>> (the abomination). You can see the original design of the elevated station
>> that was offered here:
>>
>> http://www.hyattsvillewire.com/2014/03/05/the-purple-line-gets-the-nod-from-president-obama/
>>
>> Quite a difference.
>>
>> Regards,
>> -Corey
>>
>>
>> > On Jun 7, 2016, at 7:39 AM, David Lingua <djlingua at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > Neighbours,
>> > The Central Kenilworth Avenue Revitalization CDC has started a petition
>> calling on state officials to reconsider the recently substituted solid
>> wall design for the Purple Line stop at Kenilworth Avenue and MD 410.  CKAR
>> considers this a priority issue and is looking to garner 5,000 signatures.
>> Their concern about the redesign is the use of a solid concrete wall
>> support at this major intersection.The main section, supporting the station
>> stop, will be over 500 feet long and 26-feet high; creating a solid support
>> structure close to a quarter mile in length. It is their belief this
>> structure would visually and physically divide our community in half and
>> that adding a wall of this magnitude would stifle economic growth. CKAR is
>> advocating for a column support structure which it believes would be a
>> positive transit solution. CKAR believes an open design would generate
>> quality economic development, provide safer crossings, increased overhead
>> weather coverage for its patrons and a better d
>>  esign for the elevators and stairs with uninterrupted visibility (from
>> grade) to discourage crime. On this 5.6 billion dollar project, the cost
>> difference is said to be approximately 4.0 million dollars. The petition
>> can be found here:
>> http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/purple-line-no-wall-divide?source=c.fwd&r_by=15695968
>> .
>> > Thank you for your consideration of this very important issue.
>> > Sincerely,
>> >
>> > David
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