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January 12, 2012
Green Line Study: Good Timing for the Purple Line
Washington City Paper
by Lydia Depillis
This is novel: in Maryland, they're actually contemplating using eminent domain for something it's supposed to be used for.
Now, taking out 31 homes and 43 businesses is a different question entirely—that's what Montgomery County is saying will have to happen for the Purple Line to be built from New Carrollton to Bethesda. Losing your home is a lot worse than putting up with open pits for a few years. But the worse bad news, from the public at large's perspective, is how long it could take to get all of those property owners to move. Eminent domain is a nasty business, as a new documentary about a Brooklyn megadevelopment details, and litigation could hold the process up for years.
Posted by eric at January 12, 2012 11:58 PM