Transit group questions future of Silver Spring center

A Montgomery County activist group is questioning whether county officials are serious about completing the Silver Spring Transit Center, as one year has passed since problems with the three-level concrete structure were revealed and little progress has been made.

The project, which began construction in 2008 and was originally proposed in April 1997 by then-County Executive Doug Duncan, has had multiple delays since inception. Members of the Action Committee for Transit are demanding a public meeting on the future of the $112 million facility, which would provide connections among MARC, Metrorail and Purple Line trains and hold bus bays, a kiss & ride stop and a taxi stand.