Here's a summary of the activities over the past 24 hours: Last night we had folks working on the flier; today we had help from Progressive Cheverly in printing fliers and delivering them. Volunteers reached out to area businesses and posted updates to the blog and Facebook. Residents contacted their representatives and received updates from both Senator Harrington and Delegate Ramirez. The first wave of fliering at the Cheverly metro station started this afternoon, with more to follow.
Thank you to everyone who has assisted in this effort--what a great Cheverly outpouring of energy! Let's keep going through April 5, the last day for public comment!
Please join me tomorrow at 5:30 at the Cheverly metro station for the rally and pictures, followed by the public hearings!
The flier can be downloaded here--thanks to Progressive Cheverly.
If you have time to help flier, please let us know. Here's the current flier schedule--would be great if we could have two people for each shift:
Wednesday
3:30-4:30 pm:
4:30-5:30 pm: Laila and Sophia
5:30-6:30 pm: Tom and Sharon
Thursday
7:00-8:00 am: Daphne
8:00-9:00 am: Bonnie
3:30-4:30 pm:
4:30-5:30 pm: Robin
6:30-7:30 pm: Dan
Rally, 5:30-6:30 pm
Friday
7:00-8:00 am: Daphne
8:00-9:00 am: Heather
3:30-4:30 pm:
4:30-5:30 pm:
5:30-7:00 pm: Daphne and Mindy
Saturday
Angela
Sunday
Daphne and Dan
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Response from State Senator David Harrington
A fellow Cheverly resident received the following from Senator Harrington in response to her concerns about the Cheverly Metro situation:
Hi Katherine,
Hi Katherine,
Having received your message, I contacted the Secretary of Transportation and a member of the board of WMATA regarding the proposed weekend closure of the Cheverly and Morgan Blvd. metro stations. Initially, the Secretary of Transportation was unaware of any closure, but after further review she indicated that there is a proposal and that the department will fight it.
I also contacted one of the two Prince George's County WMATA board members, who indicated that there is no formal proposal, just a collection of staff brainstorming on ways to reduce expenditures. That staff list must be endorsed by the board, after which it would be a serious proposal.
The board member assured me that it was highly unlikely that the weekend Cheverly closure would move from proposal to actual practice. In addition, given the regional makeup of the boards and its practice that any regional board member can veto a proposed service reduction in its area, she further assured me that the Prince George's WMATA members would oppose such a closure.
I hope this is helpful in determining any strategy for addressing this situation. I will certainly work with the Secretary of Transportation and the WMATA board to resist and hopefully defeat any closure proposal.
Sincerely,
David Harrington
Another Update from Delegate Victor Ramirez
From: Ramirez, Victor Delegate
Date: Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 1:29 PM
Subject: Updates on the Metro
Delegate Ivey and I have been in conversations with WMATA board members and MD Dept. of Transportation personnel, and we have strongly expressed our concerns about the weekend closings of the Cheverly Metro Station, as well as other transportation cuts. We have been informed that the weekend Cheverly Metro Station closings are only suggestions and that the closings are not likely to occur. However, we should continue fighting this issue until the final decision is set in stone. I believe that the community's activities will be the deciding factor.
Thanks,
Victor R.
Date: Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 1:29 PM
Subject: Updates on the Metro
Delegate Ivey and I have been in conversations with WMATA board members and MD Dept. of Transportation personnel, and we have strongly expressed our concerns about the weekend closings of the Cheverly Metro Station, as well as other transportation cuts. We have been informed that the weekend Cheverly Metro Station closings are only suggestions and that the closings are not likely to occur. However, we should continue fighting this issue until the final decision is set in stone. I believe that the community's activities will be the deciding factor.
Thanks,
Victor R.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
100+ Members Joined the Facebook Group in under 24 Hours--Can you help us flier?
If you haven't already joined the Facebook group, you can do so here!
It's time to spread the word beyond Facebook, though, and contact those who use the Cheverly metro station. Can you help us flier during rush hour now through Friday evening? If yes--please leave a comment on the blog!
Can't get out but want to help? We need to reach out to area schools, businesses, and places of worship and need your help to do it! We also need help with printing costs, so leave a comment if you can provide assistance.
Thanks!
It's time to spread the word beyond Facebook, though, and contact those who use the Cheverly metro station. Can you help us flier during rush hour now through Friday evening? If yes--please leave a comment on the blog!
Can't get out but want to help? We need to reach out to area schools, businesses, and places of worship and need your help to do it! We also need help with printing costs, so leave a comment if you can provide assistance.
Thanks!
Update from Delegate Victor Ramirez
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Ramirez, Victor Delegate
Date: Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 5:56 PM
Subject: RE: Metro Ridership
Everybody,
I have had several fruitful conversations with WMATA officials throughout the day and they said they would try to get me the ridership information, along with more information about how they reached their projected savings, by tomorrow. They also stressed that the proposed budget cuts actually go further than are needed so the public input will play a large role in which cuts are carried out. We need to keep working on getting people to submit their comments online or in person. I spoke last night at the forum in Lanham, but was not able to get an e-mail out in time to mobilize Cheverly residents. The individuals I spoke with at WMATA ensured me that written testimony submitted to the website would be evenly weighed, but putting a face on the opposition is never bad.
In the coming days, probably early next week, I am working on organizing a meeting with town officials, WMATA and MDOT officials and other decision makers. I’m still in session and its very busy since there is just over a week to go, however I am going to try to pass out information at the Cheverly Metro on how to make a public comment in the coming days. I will keep you posted.
Victor R.
From: Ramirez, Victor Delegate
Date: Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 5:56 PM
Subject: RE: Metro Ridership
Everybody,
I have had several fruitful conversations with WMATA officials throughout the day and they said they would try to get me the ridership information, along with more information about how they reached their projected savings, by tomorrow. They also stressed that the proposed budget cuts actually go further than are needed so the public input will play a large role in which cuts are carried out. We need to keep working on getting people to submit their comments online or in person. I spoke last night at the forum in Lanham, but was not able to get an e-mail out in time to mobilize Cheverly residents. The individuals I spoke with at WMATA ensured me that written testimony submitted to the website would be evenly weighed, but putting a face on the opposition is never bad.
In the coming days, probably early next week, I am working on organizing a meeting with town officials, WMATA and MDOT officials and other decision makers. I’m still in session and its very busy since there is just over a week to go, however I am going to try to pass out information at the Cheverly Metro on how to make a public comment in the coming days. I will keep you posted.
Victor R.
Monday, March 29, 2010
Rally at the Cheverly Metro Station--Thursday, April 1, 2010, 5:30--then head to hearings
Please join us for a group photo at the Cheverly Metro station, then head to the hearings!
Where: Cheverly Metro Station.
When: Thursday, April 1, 2010, 5:30-6:30 PM.
What: Group photo to show your opposition to the proposal to cut metro service to Cheverly. Have Cheverly clothing? Wear it. Creative? Make a sign showing your opposition to close the Chevelry Metro Station on weekends. After the photo, head to the hearings.
Hearings:
All Souls Unitarian Church, Pierce Hall
7 p.m.
1500 Harvard Street, NW
Washington, DC
Montgomery County Executive Office Building, Cafeteria
7 p.m.
101 Monroe Street (entrance on Jefferson Street)
Rockville, MD
Can't be there at the right time? Take a pic anyway and send it to us!
We need you!
Where: Cheverly Metro Station.
When: Thursday, April 1, 2010, 5:30-6:30 PM.
What: Group photo to show your opposition to the proposal to cut metro service to Cheverly. Have Cheverly clothing? Wear it. Creative? Make a sign showing your opposition to close the Chevelry Metro Station on weekends. After the photo, head to the hearings.
Hearings:
All Souls Unitarian Church, Pierce Hall
7 p.m.
1500 Harvard Street, NW
Washington, DC
Montgomery County Executive Office Building, Cafeteria
7 p.m.
101 Monroe Street (entrance on Jefferson Street)
Rockville, MD
Can't be there at the right time? Take a pic anyway and send it to us!
We need you!
Read about the proposed cuts
Here's an article that discusses the proposed cuts:
Metro wants public opinion on fare increases, service cuts
March 21, 2010 - 7:53pm
WASHINGTON - Metro is asking you to weigh in on proposals to close a $189 million budget gap.
Metro says the deficit is mostly because of increased expenses and revenue losses since less people rode the trains that was expected.
Metro has developed a list of proposals to close the gap and wants to get feedback on what riders want. The proposals are a combination of fare increase, service reductions, changes to the fare structure and service area for MetroAccess customers, layoffs, increased money from local jurisdictions that fund Metro and using capital funds.
The Board is also including suggestions from the Riders' Advisory Council, different rider groups, and a local union during the public hearings.
Any of the fare increases, service cuts and MetroAccess changes wouldn't take effect until June 27.
There's a online questionnaire you can fill out. It should take about 5-10 minutes to complete and those results will be put into a final report to Metro's Board in April.
You can also submit written comments by mailing them to the Office of the Secretary, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, 600 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001 or emailing them to public-hearing-testimony@wmata.com. Metro asks that you reference a hearing number (listed below). The deadline for written comments is 5 p.m. April 6.
Here are the proposals:
Fare Increases
Metrorail
* Increase the peak period fare from $1.65 to up to $2
* Increase the maximum peak period fare from $4.50 to up to $5.45
* Implement a surcharge of up to $0.50 for "peak-of-the-peak" trips from 7:30-9 a.m. and 4:30-6 p.m. during the week
* Increase the off-peak boarding charge from $1.35 to up to $1.65
* Increase Metrorail passes so the price is consistent with boarding charges.
Metrobus
* Increase the cash boarding charge from $1.35 to up to $1.70
* Increase the SmarTrip boarding charge from $1.25 to up to $1.60
* Impose a surcharge of up to $0.50 for "peak-of-the-peak" trips from 7:30-9 a.m. and 4:30-6 p.m. during the week
* Increase the express cash boarding charge from $3.10 to up to $4.10
* Increase the express SmarTrip boarding charge from $3 to up to $4
* Increase the SmarTrip boarding charge on the Dulles (5A) and BWI (B30) shuttles from $3.10 to up to $6
* Increase Metrobus passes so the price is consistent with boarding charges.
MetroAccess
* Increase the base fare from $2.50 to up to twice the comparable fixed route fare
* Increase the supplemental fare for service in Zone 1 from $1 to up to $5
* Increase the supplemental fare for service in Zone 2 from $2 to up to $10
* Increase the supplemental fare for service in Zone 3 from $3 to up to $15
* Increase the supplemental fare for service in Zone 4 from $4 to up to $20
Other
* Increase all daily parking rates by up to $1.15
* Increase the hours that Metro charges for daily parking and charge parking fees 24 hours a day, Monday-Friday.
* Increase the fee for reserved parking from $55 to up to $65
* Increase the bicycle locker yearly rental fee from $80 to up to $200
* Institute a special fare of no more than five times the normal rate for fares and passes on Metrobus and Metrorail and to charge up to $25 for parking for special events such as a Presidential Inauguration, historic or political event, major sporting or entertainment event and to implement special emergency fares.
Service Cuts
Metrorail
* Increase intervals between trains as follows:
o Reduce weekday service from 6-6:30 a.m. by increasing intervals between trains from six to eight minutes
o Reduce weekday midday and evening service by increasing intervals between trains from 12 to 15 minutes during weekday midday hours and from 20 to 30 minutes during weekday evening hours
o Reduce weekend service by increasing intervals between trains from 12 to 15 minutes during the day Saturday, from 15 to 20 minutes during the day Sunday, and from 20 to 30 minutes at night on Saturdays and Sundays.
* Reduce weekday rush hour service by operating only six-car trains
* Reduce service on holidays and during the holiday season by operating fewer trains
* Restructure rush-hour service on the Red Line from 2.5 to 3 minute intervals between Grosvenor-Strathmore and Silver Spring and from five to six minute intervals between Silver Spring and Glenmont and between Grosvenor-Strathmore and Shady Grove
* Close one Metrorail station entrance at stations with low ridership and multiple entrances during evenings and weekends:
o One station entrance at the following five Metrorail stations would close at 8 p.m. weeknights: Friendship Heights, King Street, McPherson Square, Shaw-Howard U and Stadium-Armory Metrorail stations
o One station entrance at the following 10 Metrorail stations would close on weekends: Anacostia, Friendship Heights, King Street, L'Enfant Plaza, Navy Yard, New York Ave, Shaw-Howard U, Silver Spring, Stadium-Armory and U St/African-Amer Civil War Memorial/Cardozo
o Close the following three Metrorail stations with low ridership on weekends: Cheverly, Deanwood and Morgan Boulevard.
* Reduce the hours of Metrorail service:
o Open the Metrorail system at 5:30 a.m. instead of 5 a.m. on weekdays
o Open the Metrorail system at 8 a.m. instead of 7 a.m. on Saturdays and Sundays
o Close the Metrorail system at midnight, 1 or 2 a.m. instead of 3 a.m. on Friday and Saturday nights
* Reduce Yellow Line Metrorail service late night weekdays and on weekends to a Metrorail shuttle between Huntington and King Street
* Eliminate the Yellow Line extension to Fort Totten
Metrobus
* Reduce the frequency of service at certain times on the following bus routes: 7B, 7C, 7E, 7X, 7W, 8X, 8W, 8Z, 9E, 10A, 10B, 16G-W, 52, 53, 54, 62, 64, 70, 80, 94, A12, B8, G2, G8, H6, H8, L1, L2, N6, P6, V8, W2 and W3
* Alter or eliminate certain trips on the following bus routes: 1C, B24, C4, C11, C22, C26, D12, D14, F2, F12, F13, H12, H13, J1, J2, J4, J11, J12, K6, K11, K12, K13, P12, R2, R4, T2, V12, V14, V15 and Y9
* Eliminate entire routes or portions of routes on the following bus routes: 1E, 2T, 3T, 13A, 13B, 15M, 16G-W, 17A, 17B, 17F, 17M, 18P, 18R, 18S, 23C, 24T, 42, 52, 53, 54, 60, 80, A9, B27, B29, B31, C8, C12, C14, H1, J1, K1, L4, M2, N3, N8, P2, P17, P18, P19, V5, W13, W14, X1 and X3
* Restructure service on the following bus routes: 7W, 7X, 16F, 16H, 16W, 18P, 25C, 28G, 28T, 28X, C2, C4, C8, E6/M4, F4, F6, H2, H3, H6, J5, N2, N4, N6, R3, R12, T16 and T17
* Eliminate overlap with local service on the following bus routes: 7A, 18E, 18F, 29K, 29N, 38B, and 70
MetroAccess
* Reduce the MetroAccess service area (within Americans with Disabilities Act guidelines) to reflect actual fixed-route bus and rail service areas reflecting the actual time, day and location
* Charge a premium for service provided to locations beyond the .75 mile corridor around fixed-route services. The premium for zones would be up to $5 for zone 1, up to $10 for zone 2, up to $15 for zone 3 and up to $20 for zone 4
* Align the MetroAccess fare structure to the maximum allowed under the ADA definition (twice the equivalent of fixed-route fare)
* Restrict the use of the Free Ride Program to only those MetroAccess certified persons with conditional eligibility
If you want to speak at any of the public hearings you have to register first. Metro asks that you mail your name, address, telephone number and any organization affiliation to the Office of the Secretary, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, 600 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20001. You can also fax requests to 202-962-1133 or email them to public-hearing-testimony@wmata.com. You're limited to one speaker's information per letter or email and you have to reference the hearing number.
Public officials will go first and have 5 minutes each. All other speakers will be given 2 minutes each.
If you haven't registered but show up at the hearing you can be heard after all the registered speakers.
If you need a sign-language interpreter or another type of accommodation to participate call Danise Peña at 202-962-2511 or TTY: 202-638-3780.
Here are the hearings scheduled (all locations are wheelchair accessible):
Monday, March 22
Hearing No. 548
Oakton High School Lecture Hall, 2900 Sutton Road, Vienna, VA
Wednesday, March 24
Hearing No. 549
St. Francis Xavier Church, Bailey Room, 2800 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, D.C.
Monday, March 29
Hearing No. 550
Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, 5120 Whitfield Chapel Road, Lanham, MD
* Shuttle service to the hearing will be provided by Prince George's County TheBus from the east side bus bays of the New Carrollton Metrorail station.
Wednesday, March 31
Hearing No. 551
Arlington County Board Room, 3rd Floor, 2100 Clarendon Boulevard, Arlington, VA
Thursday, April 1
Hearing No. 552
All Souls Unitarian Church, Pierce Hall, 1500 Harvard Street, NW, D.C.
Thursday, April 1
Hearing No. 553
Montgomery County Executive Office Building, Cafeteria, 101 Monroe Street (entrance on Jefferson Street), Rockville, Md
Metro wants public opinion on fare increases, service cuts
March 21, 2010 - 7:53pm
WASHINGTON - Metro is asking you to weigh in on proposals to close a $189 million budget gap.
Metro says the deficit is mostly because of increased expenses and revenue losses since less people rode the trains that was expected.
Metro has developed a list of proposals to close the gap and wants to get feedback on what riders want. The proposals are a combination of fare increase, service reductions, changes to the fare structure and service area for MetroAccess customers, layoffs, increased money from local jurisdictions that fund Metro and using capital funds.
The Board is also including suggestions from the Riders' Advisory Council, different rider groups, and a local union during the public hearings.
Any of the fare increases, service cuts and MetroAccess changes wouldn't take effect until June 27.
There's a online questionnaire you can fill out. It should take about 5-10 minutes to complete and those results will be put into a final report to Metro's Board in April.
You can also submit written comments by mailing them to the Office of the Secretary, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, 600 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001 or emailing them to public-hearing-testimony@wmata.com. Metro asks that you reference a hearing number (listed below). The deadline for written comments is 5 p.m. April 6.
Here are the proposals:
Fare Increases
Metrorail
* Increase the peak period fare from $1.65 to up to $2
* Increase the maximum peak period fare from $4.50 to up to $5.45
* Implement a surcharge of up to $0.50 for "peak-of-the-peak" trips from 7:30-9 a.m. and 4:30-6 p.m. during the week
* Increase the off-peak boarding charge from $1.35 to up to $1.65
* Increase Metrorail passes so the price is consistent with boarding charges.
Metrobus
* Increase the cash boarding charge from $1.35 to up to $1.70
* Increase the SmarTrip boarding charge from $1.25 to up to $1.60
* Impose a surcharge of up to $0.50 for "peak-of-the-peak" trips from 7:30-9 a.m. and 4:30-6 p.m. during the week
* Increase the express cash boarding charge from $3.10 to up to $4.10
* Increase the express SmarTrip boarding charge from $3 to up to $4
* Increase the SmarTrip boarding charge on the Dulles (5A) and BWI (B30) shuttles from $3.10 to up to $6
* Increase Metrobus passes so the price is consistent with boarding charges.
MetroAccess
* Increase the base fare from $2.50 to up to twice the comparable fixed route fare
* Increase the supplemental fare for service in Zone 1 from $1 to up to $5
* Increase the supplemental fare for service in Zone 2 from $2 to up to $10
* Increase the supplemental fare for service in Zone 3 from $3 to up to $15
* Increase the supplemental fare for service in Zone 4 from $4 to up to $20
Other
* Increase all daily parking rates by up to $1.15
* Increase the hours that Metro charges for daily parking and charge parking fees 24 hours a day, Monday-Friday.
* Increase the fee for reserved parking from $55 to up to $65
* Increase the bicycle locker yearly rental fee from $80 to up to $200
* Institute a special fare of no more than five times the normal rate for fares and passes on Metrobus and Metrorail and to charge up to $25 for parking for special events such as a Presidential Inauguration, historic or political event, major sporting or entertainment event and to implement special emergency fares.
Service Cuts
Metrorail
* Increase intervals between trains as follows:
o Reduce weekday service from 6-6:30 a.m. by increasing intervals between trains from six to eight minutes
o Reduce weekday midday and evening service by increasing intervals between trains from 12 to 15 minutes during weekday midday hours and from 20 to 30 minutes during weekday evening hours
o Reduce weekend service by increasing intervals between trains from 12 to 15 minutes during the day Saturday, from 15 to 20 minutes during the day Sunday, and from 20 to 30 minutes at night on Saturdays and Sundays.
* Reduce weekday rush hour service by operating only six-car trains
* Reduce service on holidays and during the holiday season by operating fewer trains
* Restructure rush-hour service on the Red Line from 2.5 to 3 minute intervals between Grosvenor-Strathmore and Silver Spring and from five to six minute intervals between Silver Spring and Glenmont and between Grosvenor-Strathmore and Shady Grove
* Close one Metrorail station entrance at stations with low ridership and multiple entrances during evenings and weekends:
o One station entrance at the following five Metrorail stations would close at 8 p.m. weeknights: Friendship Heights, King Street, McPherson Square, Shaw-Howard U and Stadium-Armory Metrorail stations
o One station entrance at the following 10 Metrorail stations would close on weekends: Anacostia, Friendship Heights, King Street, L'Enfant Plaza, Navy Yard, New York Ave, Shaw-Howard U, Silver Spring, Stadium-Armory and U St/African-Amer Civil War Memorial/Cardozo
o Close the following three Metrorail stations with low ridership on weekends: Cheverly, Deanwood and Morgan Boulevard.
* Reduce the hours of Metrorail service:
o Open the Metrorail system at 5:30 a.m. instead of 5 a.m. on weekdays
o Open the Metrorail system at 8 a.m. instead of 7 a.m. on Saturdays and Sundays
o Close the Metrorail system at midnight, 1 or 2 a.m. instead of 3 a.m. on Friday and Saturday nights
* Reduce Yellow Line Metrorail service late night weekdays and on weekends to a Metrorail shuttle between Huntington and King Street
* Eliminate the Yellow Line extension to Fort Totten
Metrobus
* Reduce the frequency of service at certain times on the following bus routes: 7B, 7C, 7E, 7X, 7W, 8X, 8W, 8Z, 9E, 10A, 10B, 16G-W, 52, 53, 54, 62, 64, 70, 80, 94, A12, B8, G2, G8, H6, H8, L1, L2, N6, P6, V8, W2 and W3
* Alter or eliminate certain trips on the following bus routes: 1C, B24, C4, C11, C22, C26, D12, D14, F2, F12, F13, H12, H13, J1, J2, J4, J11, J12, K6, K11, K12, K13, P12, R2, R4, T2, V12, V14, V15 and Y9
* Eliminate entire routes or portions of routes on the following bus routes: 1E, 2T, 3T, 13A, 13B, 15M, 16G-W, 17A, 17B, 17F, 17M, 18P, 18R, 18S, 23C, 24T, 42, 52, 53, 54, 60, 80, A9, B27, B29, B31, C8, C12, C14, H1, J1, K1, L4, M2, N3, N8, P2, P17, P18, P19, V5, W13, W14, X1 and X3
* Restructure service on the following bus routes: 7W, 7X, 16F, 16H, 16W, 18P, 25C, 28G, 28T, 28X, C2, C4, C8, E6/M4, F4, F6, H2, H3, H6, J5, N2, N4, N6, R3, R12, T16 and T17
* Eliminate overlap with local service on the following bus routes: 7A, 18E, 18F, 29K, 29N, 38B, and 70
MetroAccess
* Reduce the MetroAccess service area (within Americans with Disabilities Act guidelines) to reflect actual fixed-route bus and rail service areas reflecting the actual time, day and location
* Charge a premium for service provided to locations beyond the .75 mile corridor around fixed-route services. The premium for zones would be up to $5 for zone 1, up to $10 for zone 2, up to $15 for zone 3 and up to $20 for zone 4
* Align the MetroAccess fare structure to the maximum allowed under the ADA definition (twice the equivalent of fixed-route fare)
* Restrict the use of the Free Ride Program to only those MetroAccess certified persons with conditional eligibility
If you want to speak at any of the public hearings you have to register first. Metro asks that you mail your name, address, telephone number and any organization affiliation to the Office of the Secretary, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, 600 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20001. You can also fax requests to 202-962-1133 or email them to public-hearing-testimony@wmata.com. You're limited to one speaker's information per letter or email and you have to reference the hearing number.
Public officials will go first and have 5 minutes each. All other speakers will be given 2 minutes each.
If you haven't registered but show up at the hearing you can be heard after all the registered speakers.
If you need a sign-language interpreter or another type of accommodation to participate call Danise Peña at 202-962-2511 or TTY: 202-638-3780.
Here are the hearings scheduled (all locations are wheelchair accessible):
Monday, March 22
Hearing No. 548
Oakton High School Lecture Hall, 2900 Sutton Road, Vienna, VA
Wednesday, March 24
Hearing No. 549
St. Francis Xavier Church, Bailey Room, 2800 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, D.C.
Monday, March 29
Hearing No. 550
Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, 5120 Whitfield Chapel Road, Lanham, MD
* Shuttle service to the hearing will be provided by Prince George's County TheBus from the east side bus bays of the New Carrollton Metrorail station.
Wednesday, March 31
Hearing No. 551
Arlington County Board Room, 3rd Floor, 2100 Clarendon Boulevard, Arlington, VA
Thursday, April 1
Hearing No. 552
All Souls Unitarian Church, Pierce Hall, 1500 Harvard Street, NW, D.C.
Thursday, April 1
Hearing No. 553
Montgomery County Executive Office Building, Cafeteria, 101 Monroe Street (entrance on Jefferson Street), Rockville, Md
Metro's budget threatens to close the Cheverly metro station
WMATA 's proposed budget completely closes our Cheverly Metro on weekends. All three proposed weekend closures take place either in Southeast Washington or Prince George's County. The stops affected are Deanwood, Cheverly and Morgan Avenue. Obviously this would have a devastating impact on Cheverly and the surrounding areas.
Please spread the word and ask people to complete the survey and to send e-mail written testimony to public-hearing-testimony@wmata.com. Submissions must be received by 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 6.
There are also going to be public hearings on April 1st at two locations. They are:
All Souls Unitarian Church, Pierce Hall
7 p.m.
1500 Harvard Street, NW
Washington, DC
Montgomery County Executive Office Building, Cafeteria
7 p.m.
101 Monroe Street (entrance on Jefferson Street)
Rockville, MD
The loss of service on the weekends will have a terrible effect on the community and we need to work together to stop it!
Please spread the word and ask people to complete the survey and to send e-mail written testimony to public-hearing-testimony@wmata.com. Submissions must be received by 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 6.
There are also going to be public hearings on April 1st at two locations. They are:
All Souls Unitarian Church, Pierce Hall
7 p.m.
1500 Harvard Street, NW
Washington, DC
Montgomery County Executive Office Building, Cafeteria
7 p.m.
101 Monroe Street (entrance on Jefferson Street)
Rockville, MD
The loss of service on the weekends will have a terrible effect on the community and we need to work together to stop it!
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