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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ouch. Covenants and historic neighborhoods people. Protect your property [/quote]

Do what you can, but it’s coming.  All Thrive 2050.

Now they are establishing transportation corridors with “mass transit.”  You know, the BRT, aka the bus.  Mink, Friedson and Glass are right now proposing to end residential parking requirements within so far of a bus stop, and I think that it is one quarter of a mile.  One half mile from the purple line. Then they will say, oh look, a perfect opportunity to build density here!!  Great mother urbanism is coming whether you like it or not.  Remember in November.[/quote]

Yes, a bus is mass transit. Yes, the Purple Line is mass transit. No, they are not proposing to end parking requirements near a bus STOP. Yes, I will remember their support for housing and mass transit in November, even though they will not be on the ballot.[/quote]

Did you read the legislation?  It’s easy to look up.  Within 1/4 mile of BRT stops.  Do you know what BRT stands for?

The BRT is a bus.  It’s the first word, even.

I’ll even paste it here.

https://www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgportalapps/Press_Detail.aspx?Item_ID=44361

It won’t be on the ballot, no, for the same reason that they never put Thrive 2050 on the ballot.  It would get voted down, hard.  People will be on the ballot.[/quote]
People who never take a bus don't know the difference between a bus stop and a BRT station, I guess.

Thrive 2050 wasn't on the ballot because the county doesn't adopt land use plans by referendum. The county also doesn't adopt zoning code changes by referendum.[/quote]

If that’s all you have then I am feeling pretty confident that it won’t happen, especially if residents start organizing now.  Thank you for the BUS rapid transit pedantry. You know, the BUS “rapid” transit that they are building all over the county as part of the needed “infrastructure” to sneak in zoning changes.

Everyone that has a planned BRT line or purple line stop can look forward to living the urban dream, I guess.
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