[RP TownTalk] Purple Line Station Petition

[bob smith]

Bruce, Did you read the petition and Councilman Linqua note?
It seems to me the petition and the note both cite a viable alternative.
bob smith

On 6/7/16 1:28 PM, Bruce Wernek wrote:
> Neighbors,
> 
> I think the Purple Line team is willing to work with the Town on the
> Purple Line train station at E/W highway and Kenilworth Ave.  The
> biggest hurtle to overcome is cost.  A wall is cheaper than a platform. 
> 
> I'm not sure if a petition is really going to accomplish anything.  Say
> you get 5000 signatures of people who don't like the wall.  Then what? 
> What's next?  Time is a big issue.  The quicker a decision is made the
> better.  With a petition you go back to square one, no wall and no
> alternative. 
> 
> I think it would be more fruitful to offer an alternative(s) to the
> Purple Line team not a petition.  Then setup a meeting with the Town,
> locals, and Purple Line team to review.  Doing so will open the
> discussion for a solution.  I was thinking of perhaps a partial wall
> with a reasonably large platform under the tracks.  It will be cheaper
> to build than a full length platform and may be acceptable to the Purple
> Line team.  I'm certain there are other options.  Any ideas?
> 
> Bruce
>  
>  
> On 06/07/16, bob smith<sfmc68 at verizon.net> wrote:
>  
> Thanks Councilman Lingua, done, saved me from looking for the link.
> And I do like Dwight's comment, right on the mark.
> bob smith
> 
> On 6/7/16 7:39 AM, David Lingua 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 design 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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