June 2nd, 2011 | by Clay Gump | published in Purple Line, Transportation, Wallace Loh
The Washington Post is reporting that University has officially dropped its long opposition to the Campus Drive alignment to the Purple Line. The debate has raged on since 2007 but in the end University officials have agreed with the steps MTA plan on taking to address their concerns. Frank Brewer, the university’s vice president for [...]
February 7th, 2011 | by Colin Phillips | published in Purple Line, Transportation, Wallace Loh
I wasn’t able to attend last Tuesday’s Purple Line forum, as I was happily riding a crowded Amtrak train. But the university helpfully posted a high-quality video of the event online. You can watch it here. If you don’t have 2 hours to spare, here’s what you missed: This forum had a lot in common [...]
December 21st, 2010 | by Colin Phillips | published in Purple Line, Wallace Loh
“This may be the most important decision of your presidency.” This is how new University of Maryland President Wallace Loh reports a piece of advice that he received from the federal Department of Transportation, when discussing the preferred alignment for the Purple Line. No pressure. The DOT only holds the keys to hundreds of millions [...]
