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TAME Coalition in Gaithersburg Labor Day Parade back

 

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Bus Rapid Rabbit Transit pulls into Gaithersburg

by Miriam Schoenbaum   •   September 5, 2014
Bus Rapid Transit is years away in Montgomery County, but residents got a preview when Action Committee for Transit and Transit Alternatives to Mid-County Highway Extended brought a bus rapid rabbit transit bus to the 76th annual Gaithersburg Labor Day Parade.
 

County Executive Ike Leggett at the Gaithersburg Labor Day Parade. Photos by Tracey Johnstone.
ACT's Tina Slater and Bee Ditzler conceived of, designed, and built the bus, which traveled the one-mile parade route in a rapid 45 minutes. It sports drawings of rabbits riding the bus, making this not just Bus Rapid Transit, but Bus Rapid Rabbit Transit.
 
In addition, a dance team performed a routine ably choreographed by the Coalition for Smarter Growth's Kelly Blynn to the sounds of the Hollies' Bus Stop, the Fatback Band'sDo the Bus Stop, and the Four Tops's bus stop song.
 
But don't feel bad if you missed it. ACT is already planning its second year of marching in the Silver Spring Thanksgiving parade. If you have ideas or want to join, please visitACT's website and get in touch! But don't delay, because the big day is only 11 weeks away.
 
 
TAME Coalition mission is to:
 
  • Protect the last remaining high bio-diverse wetlands, interior forests and stream valleys in North Germantown-Greenway Stream Valley Pk, Seneca Creek Watershed, and Whetstone Run Watershed in Montg Village.
  • Preserve the well-established residential neighborhoods in Montgomery Village, Gaithersburg and east Germantown.
  • Protect Dayspring Silent Retreat Center.
  • Support a fundamental change in balanced transportation planning that moves toward a greener use of public transportation.
  • Replace M-83 Highway with viable and available transportation systems: Corridor Cities Transitway, Rapid Transit System, Purple Line, Full Service Marc Rail
  • Advocate for Montgomery Co, Md to become a leader of public transit development in the Washington DC metro area for the 21st century.