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Grosvenor Metro
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The information below was provided by Jane Lewin, Chair, Ad Hoc Committee to Monitor Grosvenor Development.

SOS To All Parkside Residents

Without sufficient funding, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA, or Metro) will have to cut service drastically for the second half of the agency's fiscal year 2022, i.e., for the first half of calendar 2022 (January through June). Among the cuts being proposed is the closure of up to 22 stations, and Grosvenor-Strathmore is on that list.

If you would be adversely affected by the closure of Grosvenor-Strathmore in January 2022, PLEASE send a message to Metro's board -- boardofdirectors@wmata.com -- BEFORE close of business on Tuesday, March 16. Tell the board members specifically what impact the closure would have on you, with the emphasis on facts. A short, concise message is more effective than a long, overly wordy one.

Montgomery County is one of the jurisdictions that contributes to Metro funding, so it is equally important to send a message to the county council -- county.council@montgomerycountymd.gov -- telling members why, for you specifically, full funding of Metro is critically important.

Let's inundate the WMATA board and the County Council with messages from Parkside, showing these groups and not just telling them that we really, really need the Grosvenor-Strathmore station.


The following information was submitted to the office by a resident on Weymouth Street, requesting that it be shared with the community:

Metro has proposed cuts that include possibly closing the Grosvenor-Strathmore station along with increasing the times between trains to 30 mins.

The link to Metro's explanation and survey of rider opinion is https://metro2022budget2.questionpro.com/. When you click on your preferred language, you will be taken to the survey. People can also call 844-468-5748.

Virtual public hearings are scheduled in early March. Each public hearing will focus on a different region of the D.C. metro area:

  • The first hearing is March 8 at 6 p.m. and will focus on D.C.
  • Maryland will be the focus at the hearing March 9 at 6 p.m.
  • Changes proposed for Virginia will be the focus in the March 10 hearing at 6 p.m.

There will be comment periods where riders can leave oral testimonials on March 8, at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.

We really need our voices to be heard because this impacts us greatly and is especially scary with the new development being built around the metro station not having a metro station to help move those people.

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