tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2113903326238372707.post4075025406738954456..comments2008-08-15T18:33:03.025-04:00Comments on Finish the Trail: Town study biased by its scope.silverspringtrailshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12142254843465970449phyilla1@comcast.netBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2113903326238372707.post-77684529943780269432008-08-15T17:45:00.000-04:002008-08-15T17:45:00.000-04:00Further benefit of the combined light rail/hiker p...Further benefit of the combined light rail/hiker plan for CCT should include reclaiming for public use the 100 ft right-of-way for the CCT which currently continues for the exclusive use of the country club. Only then can the reasons for the alliance between the Town and the country club support for the Jones Bridge Rd. alternative for the Purple<BR/>Line. It appears as though a "community" consideration is involved. However, what about the larger community currently served by the CCT? What about the non-stop traffic already endured by the country club's northern neighbor which is bordered by Jones Bridge Road, the Chevy Chase Valley community? What about the member families of CCRA, and the families who must transport their very young children across Jones Bridge Road to the Outdoor Nursery School? These two facilities serve the larger Chevy Chase community, not just the Town! Jones Bridge Road already stresses<BR/>the commuters of Silver Spring who must compete with Beltway traffic at the Jones Bridge Rd/ Conn Ave intersection.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com