Purple Line Fair Development Rally Planned

The Fair Development Coalition, a grassroots advocacy coalition of Purple Line communities and stakeholders, is organizing a kickoff rally Thursday, Oct. 9, in Silver Spring.

The rally will be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at St. Camillus Church, Camilla Room, 1600 St. Camillus Drive, in Silver Spring.

According to the group’s Facebook page, the rally’s goal is to celebrate the progress moving forward to ensure that homes are affordable, residents get good jobs and local businesses are respected. The COMPACT will present a common vision for the Purple Line communities and a strategy for achieving that vision. The COMPACT seeks to protect and maximize the benefits of a Purple Line rail for the current surrounding communities.

Officials from the State of Maryland and Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties have joined forces with the Purple Line Corridor Coalition (PLCC) and stakeholders to develop a Purple Line Community Compact. The compact will articulate a livability strategy designed to foster vibrant economic and community development for those who live and work along the 16-mile corridor. Leaders from community organizations, civic associations, business and labor associations, and others with a stake in the Purple Line corridor will have an opportunity to help develop the compact through two community workshops this fall.

• Long Branch Community Center, 8700 Piney Branch Rd, Silver Spring

• Prince George’s Welcome Center, 7978-B New Hampshire Ave. Hyattsville

• CASA’s Multi-Cultural Center, 8151 15th Ave, Hyattsville

• St. Bernard’s Church, 5700 St Bernard Dr., Riverdale Park