Corridor Cities Transitway
Corridor Cities Transitway Study Area.The Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) is studying various alternatives for providing bus or light rail service along or near I-270 to become the Corridor Cities Transitway (CCT). The route would extend from the Shady Grove Metrorail Station to Clarksburg.
Planners posted recommendations for the CCT in advance of a July 6, 2009 Planning Board public hearing.
Download the staff report. View the appendices:
- Attachment A - MDOT Public Hearing Brochure
- Attachment B - HOV ETL Sensitivity Analysis
- Attachment C - I-270 Volume to Capacity Ratios
- Attachment D - Environmental Planning Staff Memorandum
Read the press release.
Proposed Master Plans for Germantown and Gaithersburg West rely on the CCT as a means to cluster houses, jobs, and retail near transit to support uptown activity centers and lessen reliance on automobiles.
Master Plans in both Frederick and Montgomery counties call for the eventual extension of the CCT north to Frederick, Maryland. The CCT study is part of a larger effort, the I-270-/US 15 Multi-Modal Corridor Study, that is being conducted by the Maryland Department of Transportation. That study is examining a wide range of roadway improvements, including the introduction of Express Toll Lanes on I-270.
View a detailed CCT map (pdf, 152KB)
Progress
MTA estimates released in summer 2008 suggest the CCT ridership would be 26,000-30,000 on a typical weekday in 2030.
At the request of the Planning Department, the MTA is examining the feasibility and impact of changing the proposed alignment to better serve the life sciences area of Gaithersburg West. Work continues on the review of planned development along the corridor so that the right-of-way remains protected and consistent with adopted master plans. The review of development activity is carried out jointly between the MTA project team, the Planning Department, and the County Department of Transportation.
Learn more about the CCT study and the related I-270 component.The MTA project team is available to make presentations on the CCT study activities to interested Civic Associations and other groups along the corridor.
Planning items
In Montgomery County, a partial list of major items to be addressed in the study include the mode (bus or light rail), the design and location of an associated hiker/biker trail, station location and configuration, development review along the corridor, and the potential location of an operations and maintenance site and storm water maintenance areas.
Schedule
The tentative milestone dates associated with this study and a related but separate analysis of an alternative alignment for the CCT in the Life Sciences area include the following:
- May 29, 2009 – AA /EA made available by Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT)
- June 11, 2009 – Planning Board Worksession
- June 16, 2009 – MDOT Montgomery County Public Hearing – Gaithersburg Middle School
- June 18, 2009 – MDOT Frederick County Public Hearing – Monocacy Middle School
- July 6, 2009 – Planning Board Public Hearing On AA/EA
- July 13, 2009 – T&E Committee Review of AA/EA
- July 31, 2009 – Planned 60-Day Public Comment Period Ends
- Late Summer or Early Fall 2009 – Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) Completes Analysis of Alternative CCT Alignment in Life Sciences area.
- Fall 2009 – Locally Preferred Alternative For I-270 and CCT Selected By State After Local Input
M-NCPPC staff contact
Tom Autrey, Transportation Planning
301-495-4533
Thomas.Autrey@mncppc-mc.org
Date of last update: January 20, 2010
Montgomery County Planning Department