Montgomery County Makes Its Case for the Red Line Extension.Event on Monday 10-23 Will Promote New Light-Rail Service for I-270 Corridor GAITHERSBURG, Md. -- A newly formed coalition invites citizens to join the call for new light-rail service along the I-270 corridor from Shady Grove to Clarksburg (and eventually beyond). On Monday 10-23 at 8:00 AM, coalition representatives including business leaders, community activists, and city, county, and state officials will be at the Shady Grove Metro station For the band, see . A metro station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines they are multi-level. to officially announce their campaign support for the Corridor Cities Transitway The Corridor Cities Transitway (CCT) is a proposed light rail or bus rapid transit line in Maryland, USA, that would run from the Shady Grove Metro station in Gaithersburg northwest to Clarksburg. (CCT CCT Circuit CCT Commission Canadienne du Tourisme (Canadian Tourism Commission) CCT Correlated Color Temperature CCT Common Customs Tariff (EU) CCT Certificate of Completion of Training ), an extension of the Metro's Red Line that goes from Shady Grove to Clarksburg. They seek the support of commuters and other citizens for county, state and federal funding of the service. Officials expected to attend the event include: * City of Gaithersburg Mayor Sidney Katz * City of Rockville Mayor Larry Giammo Larry Giammo is the current mayor of Rockville, Maryland. He was first elected on November 6, 2001, and was reelected in 2003 and 2005. On March 2, 2007, he announced that he would not be seeking a fourth term as mayor in the November 2007 election. * U.S. Congressman Albert Wynn * Montgomery County Councilmember Mike Knapp * Montgomery County Councilmember Nancy Floreen * Montgomery County Councilmember Phil Andrews * Maryland State Senator PJ Hogan * Maryland State Senator Rob Garagiola * Maryland State Senator Jennie Forehand forehand the head, neck, shoulders, withers and forelimbs of the horse. * Maryland State Delegate Charlie Barkley * Maryland State Delegate Nancy King * Maryland State Delegate Jean Cryor * M-NCPPC M-NCPPC Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission Planning Board Chair Royce Hanson * Business Leaders - Jim Muir, Hughes Network Systems Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HNS), is a provider of broadband satellite network products for businesses and consumers. HNS pioneered the development of high-speed satellite Internet access services and IP-based networks with its original DirecPC service but which it now markets * Community Leaders The CCT is a light rail systemCocompared with Metro, which is heavy railCowith planned stations including a link with Metro at Shady Grove, around Gaithersburg, northwest through Germantown, and on to Clarksburg. "The CCT is a project whose time has come," says Mike Knapp, District 2 County Councilmember. "This light rail, mass transit solution will relieve congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. along the I-270 corridor. Unlike other transportation options for the state, the CCT has an established right-of-way and the support of all municipalities along the route." Approximately 80% of the right-of-way is already committed to the CCT, with much of that land already publicly owned, in accord with the Montgomery County Master Plan. In addition to having the land secured, the CCT, a light rail system is less expensive to build than heavy rail and less expensive to operate than a bus system. "The CCT will be a friendly, easy ride for commuters who wish to avoid the congestion on I-270," says State Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15. "A few years from now, people will say 'I ride the CCT,' just as they say 'I ride the Metro' today." |
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