[RP TownTalk] Purple Line Station Petition

[Charles Schoppet]

I noticed that all the neighborhoods in Montgomery County have Community
Advisory Teams.  Who is advocating for the Riverdale area?

They get "Safety Culture/Good Neighbor Policy" and "Mitigating Impacts
During Construction", we get a wall.



On Sun, Jul 3, 2016 at 7:46 AM, Charles Schoppet <schoppet at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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