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FITZGERALD et al v. FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION et al

  1. August 02, 2017

    FTA To Appeal Order On Md. Purple Line Ridership Review

    The federal government on Tuesday said it plans to appeal a D.C. federal judge's decision ordering the Federal Transit Administration to more properly weigh how declining ridership on Washington's problem-plagued Metrorail would impact Maryland's proposed $5.6 billion Purple Line rail extension.

  2. July 18, 2017

    Md. Locals Seek Clarity In Enviro Fight Against Purple Line

    A group of Maryland residents urged a D.C. federal judge Monday to make a firm ruling on their claims that officials failed to properly consider noise and air pollution impacts from construction of the proposed $5.6 billion Purple Line extension to the Metrorail, as the two sides battle over just what a recent judgment means.

  3. June 12, 2017

    Md. Purple Line Still Needs Ridership Evaluation, Judge Says

    A D.C. federal judge said Friday that Maryland and federal officials properly considered a $5.6 billion Purple Line rail extension's impact on stormwater runoff, local parks and trails, and endangered species, but indicated declining ridership on the D.C. Metro has not been adequately considered in justifying the project.

  4. May 26, 2017

    Md. Urges DC Circ. To Force Ruling In Purple Line Review

    The state of Maryland on Thursday further pushed the D.C. Circuit to require a lower court to quickly resolve a lawsuit challenging a proposed $5.6 billion Purple Line rail extension, saying the project is currently in limbo.

  5. May 22, 2017

    DC Judge Orders FTA To Redo Purple Line Enviro Review

    A D.C. federal judge on Monday ordered the Federal Transit Administration to more properly weigh how declining ridership on Washington's problem-plagued Metrorail would impact Maryland's proposed $5.6 billion Purple Line rail extension.

  6. April 13, 2017

    Feds Back Md. Bid To Rush Purple Line Review Ruling

    The federal government on Thursday backed Maryland's recent request to have the D.C. federal court quickly resolve a lawsuit alleging officials rammed through the $5.6 billion Purple Line rail project without doing a thorough enough environmental review.

  7. April 06, 2017

    Residents Say Maryland Can't Rush Purple Line Review Ruling

    Maryland has overblown claims that its deal with a private development consortium for the $5.6 billion Purple Line rail project is in jeopardy, potentially costing it about $13 million a month, if the D.C. federal court doesn't quickly resolve an ongoing environmental challenge, residents said Wednesday.

  8. January 05, 2017

    Feds Rubber-Stamped Poor Purple Line Review, Court Told

    A group of Maryland residents told a D.C. federal judge Thursday that the Federal Transit Administration's recent "one-sided" do-over of ridership forecasts for the proposed $5.6 billion Purple Line rail project doesn't mean officials can skirt doing a court-ordered supplemental environmental review to justify the project.

  9. December 19, 2016

    Feds, Md. Say Purple Line Needs No More Enviro Review

    The federal government told a D.C. federal judge Friday that it has concluded the $5.6 billion Purple Line rail project in Maryland needs no additional environmental review, saying it has considered and evaluated new information over safety and ridership issues.

  10. November 22, 2016

    Transit Officials Can Mull Redo Of Purple Line Enviro Review

    A D.C. federal court Tuesday stood behind its ruling that Maryland should have done a more thorough environmental review of the $5.6 billion Purple Line rail project, but offered an olive branch to transit officials who wanted a chance to examine whether a deeper analysis was truly needed.