Following is a policy piece on transit released by council at-large candidate Hans Riemer’s campaign.##### Hans Riemer has focused his community involvement on supporting public transportation in Montgomery County. As…
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Following is a policy piece released by council at-large candidate Hans Riemer’s campaign connecting transit, the environment and agriculture.##### As we pursue policy change at the national and global level,…
Martin O’Malley’s campaign has released a video mocking a comment about the Purple Line made by Mary Kane, Bob Ehrlich’s running mate, that she could see the need to travel…
Hopkins Attacks Berliner Over Purple Line
In her most pointed attack yet, Council District 1 challenger Ilaya Hopkins is slamming incumbent Roger Berliner over the Purple Line. The district includes Bethesda, the western terminus of the…
O’Malley vs. Ehrlich on Transit Spending
The Post and the Sun both remarked on former Governor Bob Ehrlich’s preference for bus over rail on the Purple Line last week. Governor Martin O’Malley’s administration picked light rail…
Politics, MTA Style
The Purple Line’s top planner was featured in a very unusual article in Southern Maryland Online castigating former Governor Bob Ehrlich for his record on the project. We understand that…
Last week, we wrote about a proposal originating in the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee that would have recommended that the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) study heavy rail for the…
Poison Pill for Transit (Updated)
The Senate Budget and Taxation Committee has recommended that the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA), which is responsible for planning the three major transit projects under consideration by the state, return…
Purple Line NOW Video
Courtesy of Just Up the Pike’s Dan Reed.
Tribute Video for Harry Sanders
Courtesy of Just Up the Pike’s Dan Reed.