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 Silver Spring, MD
Joined July 2022
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Exciting progress this week on the @PurpleLineMD @wmata Red Line interchange at Silver Spring! The escalators and canopy have been moved into position! This will look very cool when completed! 🚊🚇👷🏗️
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New Metro 50th Anniversary Smart Trip card! This is the second of five, celebrating the 1980s.
Smart trip cart with two people wearing hardhats climbing a ladder.

ALT Smart trip cart with two people wearing hardhats climbing a ladder.

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Smart Growth Social last night with Yonah Freemark was a lot of fun! Thanks to @betterDCregion (CSG) for hosting an awesome event! It was great to see so many transit and urbanism advocates and professionals.
Man with microphone in front of coalition for smarter growth banner.

ALT Man with microphone in front of coalition for smarter growth banner.

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This section of the Purple Line, between Silver Spring and Chevy Chase is one of the straightest on the route. Hopefully trains will hit 55 MPH along here!
Purple line tracks extend straingth into the pink sky with trees on either side of the alignment.

ALT Purple line tracks extend straingth into the pink sky with trees on either side of the alignment.

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Silver Spring to Bethesda in under 10 minutes is possible because of this!
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More progress at the Silver Spring Metro! The mezzanine is taking shape with the walls mostly installed.
Silver Spring metro platform showing new mezzanine construction.

ALT Silver Spring metro platform showing new mezzanine construction.

Silver spring metro mezzanine construction above tracks with glass walkway in the foreground.

ALT Silver spring metro mezzanine construction above tracks with glass walkway in the foreground.

Silver Spring mezzanine viewed from the side with metro platform at left. Metal and glass roof over stairs is nearing completion.

ALT Silver Spring mezzanine viewed from the side with metro platform at left. Metal and glass roof over stairs is nearing completion.

Graham Takes the Train@SS_DCTransitSep 20
Some recent progress on the new entrance at the Silver Spring metro. This will be the connection with the Purple Line. The roof looks nearly done and the walls are taking shape.
Silver Spring metro (left) with new entrance walkway under construction.

ALT Silver Spring metro (left) with new entrance walkway under construction.

New metro walkway showing glass roof panels and columns at the location of the walls.

ALT New metro walkway showing glass roof panels and columns at the location of the walls.

New walkway viewed from below showing steel columns in the walls.

ALT New walkway viewed from below showing steel columns in the walls.

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Connecticut Ave station on the Purple Line! Serving northern Chevy Chase, this station has a ton of new development in the surrounding area. The train and Capital Crescent trail cross busy Connecticut Ave on viaduct.
Purple Line station platform with multi use path in foreground, highrise in background.

ALT Purple Line station platform with multi use path in foreground, highrise in background.

Bikeshare station in from of Purple Line station on viaduct over Connecticut Ave

ALT Bikeshare station in from of Purple Line station on viaduct over Connecticut Ave

Station entrance and pylon behind brick builiding

ALT Station entrance and pylon behind brick builiding

Art in Transit blue mosaic with gas station and high rise in background.

ALT Art in Transit blue mosaic with gas station and high rise in background.

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This station has some of the best integration with new development. This plaza connects the elevated station and Capital Crescent trail to the new Chevy Chase Lake district. It will be a real joy to bike here from Silver Spring or Bethesda, or to take the train!
Plaza with benches near Purple Line station, high rise in the background.

ALT Plaza with benches near Purple Line station, high rise in the background.

Doorway from plaza “welcome to Chevy Chase Lake”

ALT Doorway from plaza “welcome to Chevy Chase Lake”

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Pictures from last fall at the same place in Lyttonsville—quite a bit of progress!
Partially constructed tracks and maintenance facility

ALT Partially constructed tracks and maintenance facility

Partially constructed entrance and sidewalk

ALT Partially constructed entrance and sidewalk

Graham Takes the Train@SS_DCTransitOct 17
Lyttonsville Station on the Purple Line! This one is looking nearly done, and there’s a train/LRV parked nearby.
Purple Line vehicle on the tracks at Lyttonsville maintenance facility

ALT Purple Line vehicle on the tracks at Lyttonsville maintenance facility

Station platform viewed from above with trees anf higheise building in the background.

ALT Station platform viewed from above with trees anf higheise building in the background.

Tracks leading into station viewed grom above. To the left is an elevator shaft anf right is a ramp and stairs

ALT Tracks leading into station viewed grom above. To the left is an elevator shaft anf right is a ramp and stairs

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And June 2024, when there was basically nothing here. This is the future station entrance looking east.
View through a fence of under construction sidewalk and the rail station below

ALT View through a fence of under construction sidewalk and the rail station below

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Lyttonsville Station on the Purple Line! This one is looking nearly done, and there’s a train/LRV parked nearby.
Purple Line vehicle on the tracks at Lyttonsville maintenance facility

ALT Purple Line vehicle on the tracks at Lyttonsville maintenance facility

Station platform viewed from above with trees anf higheise building in the background.

ALT Station platform viewed from above with trees anf higheise building in the background.

Tracks leading into station viewed grom above. To the left is an elevator shaft anf right is a ramp and stairs

ALT Tracks leading into station viewed grom above. To the left is an elevator shaft anf right is a ramp and stairs

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A north entrance at Baltimore Penn would be so great! There’s a lot on the north side of the station and the platforms basically extend to the underused parking lot of up there. The station is really cut off from the surrounding area.
Railroad tracks with row houses in the background, looking at the northern side of Penn station.

ALT Railroad tracks with row houses in the background, looking at the northern side of Penn station.

View north from Penn station, high rise building and row houses behind railroad platform roof.

ALT View north from Penn station, high rise building and row houses behind railroad platform roof.

Michael Starnes@_michaelstarnesOct 8
Replying to @SS_DCTransit
I wish there were access to the station from the north side so it was quicker to walk, you can see where a second entrance could let people in as a shortcut from where you were standing
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Graham Takes the Train retweeted
Michael Starnes@_michaelstarnesOct 8
Replying to @SS_DCTransit
I wish there were access to the station from the north side so it was quicker to walk, you can see where a second entrance could let people in as a shortcut from where you were standing
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Renovated platforms at Baltimore Penn station (as opposed to the one on the end which was newly built.) These are good compared the the old ones with crumbling stairs!
Passengers leaving train on the right, walking towards stairs in platform

ALT Passengers leaving train on the right, walking towards stairs in platform

Locomotives and cars on renovated platform with display screens

ALT Locomotives and cars on renovated platform with display screens

train opinion haver@bipbipletuchaOct 9
Replying to @SS_DCTransit
Not a renovated platform but a completely new one that was built in 2023
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Work on the Capital Crescent trail Silver Spring approach this week. This final section will take the trail into downtown Silver Spring, right past the Metro station.
Path construction behind railroad tracks, with high rise buildings in the background

ALT Path construction behind railroad tracks, with high rise buildings in the background

Guideway under construction with buildings in the background.

ALT Guideway under construction with buildings in the background.

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Great to see the system support big events like this! Moving this kind of crazed efficiently is where Metro shines.
Metro Forward
@wmataOct 13
Sunday, the runners were out! We had 9,500 trips at Pentagon station before the start of the Army Ten-Miler and about 29,000 trips systemwide before 9 a.m.! Congrats to all the race participants and thank you for taking Metro to the starting line! #RunArmyRunStrong
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Manchester Place tunnel on the Purple Line. This tunnel lets the Purple Line go through the hilly area between Long Branch and Sligo Creek and includes a station serving the housing near Wayne Ave.
Tunnel portal for Manchester Place tunnel

ALT Tunnel portal for Manchester Place tunnel

Tunnel portal on Wayne Ave with midrise buildings

ALT Tunnel portal on Wayne Ave with midrise buildings

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Long Branch is a suburban node with a library, community/rec center, and a lot of commercial. Also some housing density and trail connections. Hopefully it works well with the Purple Line!
Map of Long Branch Station area.

ALT Map of Long Branch Station area.

Long Branch Library

ALT Long Branch Library

Trail bridge near Long Branch library and recreation center

ALT Trail bridge near Long Branch library and recreation center

Graham Takes the Train@SS_DCTransitOct 11
Long Branch station on the future Purple Line. Like many parts of the line, this one looks nearly done!
Station platform with Long Branch sign

ALT Station platform with Long Branch sign

Station platform with information screen

ALT Station platform with information screen

Station behind intersection

ALT Station behind intersection

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Long Branch station on the future Purple Line. Like many parts of the line, this one looks nearly done!
Station platform with Long Branch sign

ALT Station platform with Long Branch sign

Station platform with information screen

ALT Station platform with information screen

Station behind intersection

ALT Station behind intersection

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Road closed ❌ Road open for walking and rolling ✅ Open Parkways, Sligo Creek
Vehicle barrier with road closed sign

ALT Vehicle barrier with road closed sign

Vehicle barrier with road open for pedestrian/cyclist sign

ALT Vehicle barrier with road open for pedestrian/cyclist sign

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Two weeks later and the paving for this section of the MBT is done! Hopefully this opens soon!
Paved section of trail approaching Georgia Ave overpass with high rise buildings in the background.

ALT Paved section of trail approaching Georgia Ave overpass with high rise buildings in the background.

Paved section of trail with passing metro train.

ALT Paved section of trail with passing metro train.

Graham Takes the Train@SS_DCTransitSep 29
Metropolitan Branch Trail construction in Silver Spring. This section will connect the metro station (ultimately including the Capital Crescent Trail) with the southern part of town, where existing trail connects with Takoma. Overpass at Georgia Ave will be very nice!
Georgia avenue overpass with metro train on the left and high rises in the background.

ALT Georgia avenue overpass with metro train on the left and high rises in the background.

Trail construction along Selim rd with steamrollers on the right.

ALT Trail construction along Selim rd with steamrollers on the right.

Construction along Selim Rd approaching Burlington Ave.

ALT Construction along Selim Rd approaching Burlington Ave.

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