PLCC hosted a Community-Led Walk around the Long Branch and Piney Branch Purple Line stations areas on May 18th, 2024. These walks, organized in partnership with community partner CHEER , brought together residents, policymakers, and technical staff to experience and discuss neighborhood changes and challenges firsthand. During the walks, residents guided participants through areas under construction and stopped at key locations to ask questions about pedestrian safety, traffic control, and planned development projects. At the conclusion of each walk, state and local officials helped answer these questions directly, which PLCC published in a “Frequently Asked Community Questions” document linked below. 

The Community-Led Walks emerged from a need to consolidate many different municipal plans and agency documents impacting Purple Line communities, in order to develop a shared understanding of what the post-construction environment will look like. Prior to the walks, PLCC organized technical sessions to confirm insights gained from reviewing technical planning documents across state, county, and local agencies connected to Purple Line development. These sessions helped PLCC develop a comprehensive overview of the improvements planned for each neighborhood.