FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 2, 2016 CONTACT Pete Tomao, Coalition for Smarter Growth 516-318-0605 pete@smartergrowth.net Montgomery County – Earlier today, County Executive Ike Leggett released an update to his proposed transportation budget, adding funding to make near term improvements to bus service and continue Bus Rapid Transit studies. “When the

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?

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

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

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