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City Council Consideration of Position on the Takoma Metro Project
WMATA Approval of EYA Plan
Council Resolutions and Ordinances
Videos
WMATA Links and Documents
Transportation Documents
EYA Links and Documents
City Information Presented as Part of Compact Hearing Testimony
WMATA Staff Response to Compact Hearing Testimony and Follow-up
WMATA Board Meeting of October 25, 2007
Letters from Officials on Takoma Metro Project
Friends of Takoma Transit Plan
Information from WMATA’s March 4, 2006 Takoma Metro Planning Workshop

City Council Consideration of Position on the Takoma Metro Project (Spring 2008)

• March 19, 2008 Community Workshop Video
• Background information for March 19, 2008 Workshop
• Questionnaire Results and Comments

WMATA Approval of EYA Plan

• Action Item of November 8, 2007
• Amendment to Action Item

Council Resolutions and Ordinances

• Resolution 2008-37 (urging the FTA to disapprove the sale of land)
• Ordinance 2007-57 (retaining Nelson\Nygaard for transit design work)
• Resolution 2007-41 (urging rejection of WMATA staff report recommendations)
• Ordinance 2006-17 (retaining Nelson\Nygaard for transit analysis)
• Resolution 2006-59 (notifying the FTA of the City’s concerns)
• Resolution 2006-58 (urging WMATA to disapprove the transit changes)
• Resolution 2005-59 (opposing the joint development sales agreement)
• Resolution 2002-30 (calling on WMATA to ensure that transportation remains the primary function of the Takoma Metro site)
• Resolution 2002-27 (opposing adoption of the Central District Plan as drafted)
• Resolution 2000-11 (regarding development of the Takoma Metro property)

Videos

• Video of March 19, 2008 Community Workshop
• Video of Compact Hearing, October 11, 2006
• Video on difficulty of using Takoma Metro if proposal approved (from September 25, 2006 Council meeting)

WMATA Links and Documents

• WMATA’s web site
• WMATA Staff Report of August 13, 2007
• WMATA Compact
• WMATA Compact Public Hearing Process and Staff Requirements
• WMATA Response to October 18 Letter from Mayor Porter and Councilmember Austin-Lane

Transportation Documents

• Regional Bus Study
• Takoma Transportation Study

EYA Links and Documents

• EYA web site
• EYA PowerPoint Presentation to the City Council, October 24, 2005 - Power Point
• EYA’s Proposed Changes to its Site Plan (June 2007)

City Information Presented as Part of Compact Hearing Testimony

• Compact Hearing Council Testimony, October 11, 2006
• Compact Hearing Legal Brief, October 11, 2006
• Nelson\Nygaard Transportation Analysis, September 2006
• Staff Analysis of Impacts on Transit, October 24, 2006
• Staff Report on Financial Projections, October 25, 2006
• City Attorney Review, October 25, 2006

WMATA Staff Response to Compact Hearing Testimony and Follow-up

• WMATA Staff Report of August 13, 2007
• City’s Response to the Staff Report, October 5, 2007
• Cover Letter to City’s Response to the Staff Report, October 5, 2007
• City Attorney Letter to WMATA Board, October 19, 2007
• Mayor Porter Letter to WMATA Board, October 19, 2007
• Nelson\Nygaard Transit Plan (Option A), October 19, 2007
• Comparison of EYA plan to Option A plan, October 19, 2007
• Leggett Letter of October 4, 2007
• Van Hollen letter of October 5, 2007
• Holmes Letter of October 16, 2007
• Leggett Letter of October 23, 2007 (also had attachment of Option A drawing)
• WMATA Letter to Holmes of October 24, 2007
• Catoe Letter to Leggett of November 5, 2007
• Catoe Letter to Porter of November 5, 2007
• Porter Letter to Hewlett of November 7, 2007

WMATA Board Meeting of October 25, 2007

• Mayor Porter’s Testimony
• Bruce Williams' Testimony

Letters from Officials on Takoma Metro Project

• Trachtenberg letter to Leggett of November 2, 2007
• Chris Van Hollen letter of November 6, 2007
• Valerie Ervin letter to John Catoe, October 15, 2007
• Valerie Ervin letter to Peter Benjamin, October 4, 2007
• District 20 letter to Ike Leggett, September 27, 2007
• Statement of Rep. Chris Van Hollen, September 24, 2007

Friends of Takoma Transit Plan

• Plan Summary
• View 1
• View 2
• View 3
• View 4

Information from WMATA’s March 4, 2006 Takoma Metro Planning Workshop

• Information Prepared by the City of Takoma Park for the Planning Workshop
• Alternative Proposal by Frances Phipps
• Alternative Proposal by Lex Ulibarri
• Alternative Proposal by Charlotte Shoeneman
• WMATA’s Summary of the Planning Workshop