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Why D.C.-Area Commuters Say They Are Dropping Metro

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Call them the Metro quitters. Months of consistently unreliable rush hour service have been emblematic of this rough year for the D.C. region’s transit system. An unknown but seemingly growing number of commuters are dumping Metro, giving up their seats — if seats are even available aboard packed railcars —
White Flint: Suburban Sprawl to a Walkable Win

White Flint: Suburban Sprawl to a Walkable Win

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White Flint was once known as a suburban mall, but today it’s evolving into Montgomery County’s newest walkable district. How did we get from suburban sprawl to such a bright future?

Questions remain on bus-rapid transit in Montgomery Co.

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SILVER SPRING, Md. — As the Purple Line gets closer to construction next year, transit advocates are pushing for a bus-rapid transit network to relieve congestion in Montgomery County. The Coalition for Smarter Growth and Communities for Transit have released a guide that examines how other cities have successfully built such networks. Montgomery County

Bus Rapid Transit Boosters Unveil Wish List for Unfunded Montgomery County System

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Two of the groups pushing hard for bus rapid transit in Montgomery County don't want officials weighing difficult funding questions to forget the features that could make the system a success. The Coalition for Smarter Growth (CSG), a Washington, D.C.-based smart growth advocacy organization, and the Communities for Transit on Tuesday released
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RELEASE: New report identifies key ways to make Montgomery County’s bus rapid transit succeed

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 1, 2015 CONTACT Pete Tomao, Coalition for Smarter Growth 202-675-0016 pete@smartergrowth.net MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD -- In 2013, the Montgomery County Council unanimously approved a plan for an 81-mile Rapid Transit network based on modern bus rapid transit. Today, appointed citizen task forces are working with county and state