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Revisiting yet again the Capital Crescent Trail underground tunnel debacle: Bethesda/Purple Line light rail

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

That would delay its opening until at least late 2030, four years after the adjacent light-rail Purple Line is scheduled to begin carrying passengers in late 2026. Under Elrich’s proposal, an expected 2½ years of tunnel construction would start sometime after mid-2028, beyond the county’s six-year capital spending plan.

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Transit as a formula for local economic success and improvements in regional quality of life

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Putting a Bias for Action into Planning Agency Management: A Practitioner's Perspective ," Public Administration Review , 1986). A bias for inaction is a riff on the "bias for action" element of forward-looking corporations as discussed in the book The Search For Excellence.("