INTERVIEW — MONTGOMERY COUNTY COUNCILMEMBER ROGER BERLINER — representing Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Potomac, Kensington, Poolesville. Berliner is Chair of the Transportation and Environment Committee
Montgomery Council To Consider $400K Bus Line For A Tiny Village. ROCKVILLE – (WMAL) The Montgomery County Council says the remote, low-income community of Tobytown, a cluster of modest housing in the midst of stately Potomac mansions, is being held back by its lack of public transportation. The nearest Ride On bus stop is three miles away, with most residents too poor to own a car. Tuesday, the Council takes up a proposal to bring a bus line to the community that would connect them to schools, libraries and a Metro station. “There are times when you have to make choices between being fiscally responsible and being socially responsible, and I think this is one of those times where being socially responsible is our highest priority,” Transportation Committee chairman Roger Berliner told WMAL. “It’s not inexpensive, but it does seem appropriate.”
