[RP TownTalk] Purple Line Station Petition

[Dwight Holmes]

I'm assuming it's on the SE corner, stretching along where the Shell
station, Bank of America, Megamart are.

On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 1:53 PM, andre <jounx at yahoo.com> wrote:

> There are four corners to E/W highway and Kenilworth Ave.  Can someone
> please paint me a picture of where precisely this would be?
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* bob smith <sfmc68 at verizon.net>
> *To:* Bruce Wernek <bruce.wernek at verizon.net>; towntalk at riverdale-park.org
> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 7, 2016 1:49 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [RP TownTalk] Purple Line Station Petition
>
> 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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