"Our over-reliance on cars and $4-per-gallon gasoline has led us to dig a really deep hole for ourselves. The Purple Line is the ladder that helps us climb up out of this hole toward the light of rational land use, friendly commutes and a stable climate." Mike Tidwell, director of CCAN

1999 Archives Proposed Purple Line Puts Campus on Smart Growth Path, ... ... Proposed Purple Line Puts Campus on Smart Growth Path One month after Charles Sturtz sent a letter to the Montgomery County Planning Board advocating a light ... see: U.Md. Outlook, Nov. 1999 University Eyes Transit Oriented Development Faculty Voice More documents from 1999 will be accessible here (under construction).

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