Talking Seriously About the Purple Line
May 11th, 2007 | by David Daddio | Published in On Campus Development, Purple Line, Transportation
On March 30th, 2007 Interim University Vice President of Administrative Affairs Frank Brewer sent a letter to the Maryland Transit Administrations stating the University’s opposition to an “at-grade” light rail crossing of campus:
“we stress that the University does not see “at-grade” LRT as an option in the center of our campus.”
On April 25th, RTCP joined with every major student leader in writing a letter to President Mote voicing our strong opposition to this new (and until now not public) position. Simply put: UMD needs to support the Purple Line unconditionally:
“we urge that your administration reconsider its position on the potential for an at-grade alignment and make every effort to assist MTA in the development of the best possible options for the Purple Line. “
For more details on our position read the original University letter and the student response:
—> Original Frank Brewer Letter
GSG Resolution in Support of the Purple Line
SGA Resolution in Support of the Purple Line
