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Concerned neighbors against the Silver Spring/Thayer alignment of the Purple Line

The proposed Silver Spring/Thayer Purple Line route will:

  • Threaten a large portion of Sligo Creek Park and the Sligo Creek Watershed, home to diverse wildlife and fish.

  • Take portions of over 50 properties with no legal basis other than through the lengthy and expensive eminent domain process.

  • Destroy over 200 trees and one of the few significant tree canopies near downtown Silver Spring.

  • Cross in back of East Silver Spring Elementary School,  where children in Pre-kindergarten through 2nd grade attend.  Two tunnels openings are expected near the crosswalk.

  • Decrease bus service on Thayer Avenue.

  • Widen Thayer Avenue 8 Feet, allowing for 4 lanes of traffic.  This will eliminate on-street parking.  Children will have to cross 4 lanes of traffic to get to East Silver Spring Elementary School.

  • Result in such a circuitous route that ridership gains and greater community benefits are in dispute. 

  • Threaten the viability of the East Silver Spring community, an economically and racially diverse neighborhood.

  • Require tearing down buildings on Fenton St. and Silver Spring Ave, including the corner breakfast shop, the Globe hi-rise and the R&R lighting building.  

  • Result in increased traffic delays and allow additional hi-rise buildings with a proposed stop on Fenton St.

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Update!

SLIGO CREEK PARK CLEANUP:

The third park cleanup was a success.  Thanks to everyone who helped. Please stop by Dale Drive at Thayer Avenue  to see what a difference we made.

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Pro SSTOP editorial letters have been published in the Gazette.  Click here to read them.

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Walking Tours are provided to all who want to learn about the impact of the proposed Thayer/Sligo Purple Line Route. Contact: Karen Roper at karroper@aol.com
 

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STOP.ORG and the effects of the purple line route discussed in the Gazette.

 

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