On Political Pulse

Mike Madden of the Maryland Transit Administration who is the Project Manager for the Purple Line will be on the "Political Pulse" TV Show on Thursday, July 12th at 9 p.m. and Tuesday, July 17th at 9:30 p.m. Many issues relating to the Purple Line (a mass transit system that, if built in its entirety, would run from Bethesda to College Park) will be discussed including:

-Political Considerations relating to whether the Purple Line should be built;

-The effect, if any, that BRAC (Base Realignment and Closing Plan) will have on the Purple Line;

-Studies that are currently being carried out to determine if the Purple Line should be built;

-The financing of the Purple line and, also, the other mass transit projects in Maryland that will compete with it for funds; and

-Whether tunneling is possible or feasible for parts of the planned Purple Line route.

Political Pulse is on Channel 16 TV in Montgomery County.