Transport i infrastruktura · 21/09/1994

Environmental Impact Statement for the Georgetown Branch Transitway and Trail, Montgomery County, MD

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and the Maryland Mass Transit Administration (MTA) intend to undertake an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). MTA will ensure that the EIS also satisfies the requirements of the Maryland Environmental Policy Act (MEPA). This effort will be performed in cooperation with the Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT). Other key supporting agencies include the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG), the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), and the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M- NCPPC). The EIS will evaluate transportation improvements in the corridor between the central business districts (CBDs) in Bethesda and Silver Spring, Maryland. In particular, the focus will be on the former CSX Railroad Georgetown Branch right-of-way (ROW) which has been purchased by Montgomery County. Additionally, the corridor will connect the Bethesda and Silver Spring Metrorail stations located in the respective CBDs. In addition to a proposed transitway, which may be either a busway or light rail transit in conjunction with a