Rapid Transit System Roundtable Meeting
A community roundtable forum on Montgomery County’s proposed Rapid Transit System along MD 355 is scheduled for Oct. 3 from 6 – 9 p.m. at the Executive Office Building Cafeteria, 101 Monroe Street, Rockville. Join residents, local businesses, institutions, and stakeholders of all kinds to learn about the County’s Rapid Transit proposal, get your questions answered by County officials, and engage in a collaborative discussion about Rapid Transit and other solutions for turning MD355 into a safe, sustainable, multimodal boulevard of the future.
This event is co-sponsored by Coalition for Smarter Growth and Communities for Transit. Co-hosts include Montgomery County Sierra Club, TAME Coalition, the White Flint Partnership, and Friends of White Flint.
Speakers will include Casey Anderson, Montgomery County Planning Board, Larry Cole, Master Planner at the Montgomery County Planning Department, and Chuck Lattuca, Rapid Transit System Development Manager at MCDOT.
Register to attend the roundtable here.
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