Maryland Transit Administration - Purple Line - Free Ridership and Promotional Materials and Services
What this bill does
Requiring the Maryland Transit Administration to develop and implement a program providing for the first month after transit service begins on the Purple Line, free ridership on Purple Line transit vehicles to individuals residing within a one-quarter-mile radius of the Purple Line track; and requiring the Administration to include, beginning on October 1, 2025, for 3 months after service on the Purple Lines begins promotional materials and services at no cost to small businesses located within a one-quarter-mile radius of the Purple Line track.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Hayes-Parker, Patricia | Central Kenilworth Avenue Revitalization Community Development Corporation | Oral |
| FAV | Cross, Dr Cashenna A | Councilwoman At-Large, Glenarden | Oral |
| FAV | Stewart, Frances | Elders Climate Action Maryland | Position only |
| FAV | Bartolomeo, Kathleen | GCAN, MCRT | Position only |
| FAV | Tsegaye, Lene | Kefa cafe | Oral |
| FAV | Zelaya, Michellelobbyist | Maryland Catholic Conference | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Zelaya, Michellelobbyist | Maryland Catholic Conference | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Westervelt, Patricia | Maryland Department of Transportation | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Position only |
| FAV | Huezo, Silvia | Pupuseria El Comalito | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Somashekhar, Sheila | Purple Line Corridor Coalition, National Center for Smart Growth at UMD | Oral |
| FAV | Modali, Rama | REPROCELL USA | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | McNair, Lee | Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry | Position only |
| FAV | Ashmeade, Novlette | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Charkoudian, Lorig | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Charkoudian, Lorig | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cohn, Debbie | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Charkoudian, Delegate Charkoudianlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Charkoudian, Delegate Charkoudianlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Latino Caucus, Maryland Legislative | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Moran, Maria | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Pinto, Vanesa | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Gross, Kenneth | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Searcy, Talisha | City of Takoma Park | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Searcy, Talisha | City of Takoma Park | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Westervelt, Patricia | Maryland Department of Transportation | Written (PDF) |