Metro News Release
For immediate release: June 16, 2014
Metro seeks public input on proposed changes to Takoma Metro facilities
Proposed redevelopment includes multifamily residences, relocation of existing Kiss & Ride lot
Metro will host a public hearing to solicit comment on the changes to transit facilities associated with the proposed redevelopment of 6.8 acres of property located at the Takoma Metrorail station. The proposal includes plans to develop a multifamily residential project on approximately 2.9 acres of the 6.8-acre site and would relocate and reconfigure the existing Kiss & Ride lot and increase the capacity of the current bus loop.
The public hearing will be held:
Wednesday, June 18, 2014 – 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Takoma Education Campus
7010 Piney Branch Road NW
Washington, DC
Free shuttle service provided from the Takoma station every 20 minutes starting at 4:20 p.m.
The hearing will be preceded by an “Information Session,” starting at 4:30 p.m. During the information session, Metro staff will be available to talk about the proposal and answer questions about how to provide testimony. The public hearing will begin at 5:00 p.m. to provide an opportunity to give formal testimony on the docket of proposed redevelopment actions. To review the docket, visit wmata.com/hearings.
How to register to speak at the public hearing
To establish a witness list for the public hearings, individuals and representatives of organizations who wish to be heard at the hearings are asked to provide in writing their name, address, telephone number and organization affiliation, if any, to Office of the Secretary, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, 600 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20001. Alternatively, requests to speak may be faxed to 202-962-1133 or e-mailed to speak@wmata.com. Please submit only one speaker’s name per letter and reference the hearing number. Lists of individual speakers will not be accepted. Others present at the hearing may be heard after people who have registered have spoken. Please note that this information may be releasable to the public under the WMATA Public Access to Records Policy (PARP). The PARP can be viewed on WMATA’s website under the link marked “Legal Affairs.” Public officials will be heard first and will be allowed five minutes each to make their presentations. All other speakers will be allowed three minutes each. Relinquishing of time by one speaker to another will not be permitted.
The locations of all public hearings are wheelchair accessible. Any individual who requires special assistance such as a sign language interpreter or additional accommodation to participate in the public hearings, or who requires these materials in an alternate format, should contact Danise Peña at 202-962-2511 or TTY: 202-962-2033 as soon as possible in order for Metro to make necessary arrangements.
How to submit written comments
Written statements and exhibits may be sent to the Office of the Secretary, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, 600 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001, or e-mailed to writtentestimony@wmata.com. Statements also may be faxed to 202-962-1133. Please reference Docket R14-01 in your submission. Submissions must be received by 5 p.m. on Monday, June 30. Please note that any personal information such as name, e-mail address, address, or telephone number you provide in the statement may be releasable to the public under the WMATA Public Access to Records Policy.
News release issued at 5:42 pm, June 16, 2014.