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Approved and Adopted September 2010 purple line F u n c t i o n a l P l a n Montgomery County Planning Department The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission P u r p l e L i n e F u n c t i o n a l P l a n I A p p r o v e d a n d A d o p t e d 1 p u r p l e l i n e f u n c t i o n a l p l a n Approved and Adopted a b s t r a c t The Commission is charged with preparing, adopting, and amending or extending The General Plan (On Wedges and Corridors) for the Physical This plan for the Purple Line transit facility through Montgomery County Development of the Maryland-Washington Regional District in Montgomery contains route, mode, and station recommendations. It is a comprehensive and Prince George’s Counties. amendment to the approved and adopted 1990 Georgetown Branch Master Plan Amendment. It also amends The General Plan (On Wedges and The Commission operates in each county through Planning Boards Corridors) for the Physical Development of the Maryland-Washington appointed by the county government. The Boards are responsible for all Regional District in Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties, as local plans, zoning amendments, subdivision regulations, and amended, the Master Plan of Highways for Montgomery County, the administration of parks. Countywide Bikeways Functional Master Plan, the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Master Plan, the Bethesda Central Business District Sector Plan, the Silver The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission encourages Spring Central Business District and Vicinity Sector Plan, the North and West the involvement and participation of individuals with disabilities, and its Silver Spring Master Plan, the East Silver Spring Master Plan, and the facilities are accessible. For assistance with special needs (e.g., large print Takoma Park Master Plan. materials, listening devices, sign language interpretation, etc.), please contact the Community Outreach Office, 301-495-4600 or TDD 301-495- s o u r c e o f c o p i e s 1331. The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission 8787 Georgia Avenue Silver Spring, MD 20910-3760 Online at: www.montgomeryplanning.org/transportation/projects/purple_line.shtm THE MARYLAND-NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission is a bi- county agency created by the General Assembly of Maryland in 1927. The Commission's geographic authority extends to the great majority of Montgomery and Prince George's Counties; the Maryland-Washington Regional District (M-NCPPC planning jurisdiction) comprises 1,001 square miles, while the Metropolitan District (parks) comprises 919 square miles, in the two counties. 2 P u r p l e L I n e F u n c t I o n a l P l a n I A p p r o v e d a n d A d o p t e d P u r p l e L i n e F u n c t i o n a l P l a n I A p p r o v e d a n d A d o p t e d 3 4 P u r p l e L I n e F u n c t I o n a l P l a n I A p p r o v e d a n d A d o p t e d Prepared by The Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission April 8, 2010 Approved by The Montgomery County Council July 27, 2010 Approved and Adopted purple line Adopted by The Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission September 8, 2010 Philadelphia, PA David Pirmann F u n c t i o n a l P l a n P u r p l e L i n e F u n c t i o n a l P l a n I A p p r o v e d a n d A d o p t e d 5 c o n t e n t s t a b l e s i n t r o d u c t i o n 1 Table 1 Purple Line Characteristics and Objectives 5 b a c k g r o u n d 1 Table 2 Woodmont Avenue to Pearl Street 9 County Council Policy Direction 2 Table 3 Pearl Street to East-West Highway 11 State Selection of Locally Preferred Alternative 2 Table 4 East-West Highway to Kentbury Way Extended 13 Community Outreach 2 Table 5 Kentbury Way Extended to Connecticut Avenue 15 Maryland Transit Administration 3 Table 6 Connecticut Avenue to Jones Mill Road 17 Montgomery County Planning Department 3 Table 7 Jones Mill Road to Lyttonsville Place 19 v i s i o n 5 Table 8 Lyttonsville Place to Stewart Avenue 21 Why a Purple Line Functional Plan? 6 Table 9 Stewart Avenue to CSX/WMATA Right-of-Way 23 Land Use and Zoning 6 Table 10 CSX/WMATA Right-of-Way to 16th Street Station 25 Light Rail as the Mode 6 Table 11 16th Street Station to Paul S. Sarbanes Silver Spring Transit Center 27 t r a n s i t w a y s e g m e n t s 7 Table 12 Paul S. Sarbanes Silver Spring Transit Center to Fenton Street Station 29 Table 13 Fenton Street Station to Sligo Creek Parkway 31 m a s t e r p l a n o f h i g h w a y s 40 Table 14 Sligo Creek Parkway to Manchester Place Station 33 Table 15 Manchester Place Station to Arliss Street Station 35 Table 16 Arliss Street Station to Gilbert Street Station 37 c o n c e p t u a l c r o s s s e c t i o n s 43 Table 17 Gilbert Street Station to County Line 39 Table 18 County Line to City of Takoma Park 39 g l o s s a r y 46 Table 19 Amendments to Master Plan of Highways Rights-of-Way 41 6 P u r p l e L I n e F u n c t I o n a l P l a n I A p p r o v e d a n d A d o p t e d m a p s f i g u r e s Map 1 Purple Line Alignment and Stations in Montgomery County 4 Figure 1 Bonifant Street 43 Map 2 Woodmont Avenue to Pearl Street 8 Figure 2 Wayne Avenue 44 Map 3 Pearl Street to East-West Highway 10 Figure 3 Arliss Street 44 Map 4 East-West Highway to Kentbury Way Extended 12 Figure 4 Piney Branch Road 45 Map 5 Kentbury Way Extended to Connecticut Avenue 14 Figure 5 University Boulevard 45 Map 6 Connecticut Avenue to Jones Mill Road 16 Map 7 Jones Mill Road to Lyttonsville Place 18 Map 8 Lyttonsville Place to Stewart Avenue 20 Map 9 Stewart Avenue to CSX/WMATA Right-of-Way 22 Map 10 CSX/WMATA Right-of-Way to 16th Street Station 24 Map 11 16th Street Station to Paul S. Sarbanes Silver Spring Transit Center 26 Map 12 Paul S. Sarbanes Silver Spring Transit Center to Fenton Street Station 28 Map 13 Fenton Street Station to Sligo Creek Parkway 30 Map 14 Sligo Creek Parkway to Manchester Place Station 32 Map 15 Manchester Place Station to Arliss Street Station 34 Map 16 Arliss Street Station to Gilbert Street Station 36 Map 17 Gilbert Street Station to County Line 38 P u r p l e L i n e F u n c t i o n a l P l a n I A p p r o v e d a n d A d o p t e d 7 8 P u r p l e L I n e F u n c t I o n a l P l a n I A p p r o v e d a n d A d o p t e d i n t r o d u c t i o n b a c k g r o u n d The Purple Line alignment within Montgomery County travels from Bethesda In January 1990, Montgomery County approved and adopted the to Takoma/Langley Crossroads, parallel to the Capital Crescent Trail, over Georgetown Branch Master Plan Amendment. This master plan amended a the CSX railroad and Metrorail tracks, through a new tunnel under Plymouth prior Georgetown Branch plan of 1986 and established as County policy Street, and in certain locations, traveling with traffic on public roadways. the intent to construct, operate, and maintain a trolley and adjacent trail between Bethesda and Silver Spring on the Georgetown Branch right-of- The goal of this Purple Line Functional Plan is to identify the specific way. The County purchased the Georgetown Branch right-of-way in alignment and station locations within the County so that existing and future December 1988. master, sector, station area, and other plans will have the benefit of adopted policy guidance as to the location, mode, function, and general operational Other County plans subsequently were adopted confirming County policy to characteristics of the Purple Line. This Plan makes no recommendations for utilize the right-of-way as a combined transit/trail facility between Bethesda zoning or land use changes, but identifies alignment and station locations to and Silver Spring.