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Broad Coalition Stands Up for the Purple Line
May 2, 2017 @ 8:30 am - 9:30 pm
Purple Line NOW will hold a press conference in collaboration with a strong a coalition of organizations including Action Committee for Transit, CASA and the Fair Development Coalition, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, Coalition for Smarter Growth, DC Area Ironworkers Movement for Justice, Laborers Local 11, Montgomery, Greater Bethesda and Silver Spring Chambers of Commerce, Purple Line Corridor Coalition, Sierra Club – Maryland Chapter, City of Takoma Park, and Washington Area Bicyclist Association on Tuesday, May 2, 8:30 a.m. in the future tunnel of the Purple Line in front of the Silver Spring Library.
The half-hour press conference will feature county officials including both the Montgomery and Prince George’s County Executives, county council leadership, delegation and congressional representatives and others. A full list of program speakers will be available later in the week. Elected officials, community groups, unions, and businesses are expected to attend.
Watch purplelinenow.org for emerging details.
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