MCDOT to host public forum regarding proposed Ride On, Metrobus changes
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. () — The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) is set to host a forum next month where people can provide feedback on potential changes to several Ride On and Metrobus routes.
The in-person forum will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 18, at the Mid-County Regional Services Center in Wheaton at 6 p.m. It will be held in the second-floor conference room.
If supported by the public, Ride On and Metrobus routes 10, 34, 40, 42, L8 and T2 will see the following changes take effect on June 29:
Ride On Route (Twinbrook Station-Hillandale): Discontinue and replace with new Metrobus Routes M42, M44 and M60.
Ride On Route (Aspen Hill-Friendship Heights): Realign to Connecticut Avenue between University Boulevard and Veirs Mill Road, to serve portions of Connecticut Avenue that Metrobus Route M22 will not serve. Discontinue service to Wheaton and Friendship Heights Metro Stations and continue service to Bethesda Metro Station.
Ride On Route 40 (new): This new bus route will replace portions of Metrobus Routes Q2, Q4 and Q6 between Wheaton Metro Station and Montgomery College-Rockville.
Ride On Route (North Bethesda/White Flint-Montgomery Mall): Move northern terminus to Twinbrook Metro Station. Discontinue low-ridership service to Boiling Brook Parkway and the William F. Bolger Center/U.S. Postal Service training facility.
Metrobus Route (Aspen Hill-Friendship Heights): WMATA will replace Route L8 with Metrobus Route M22 and provide service on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Ride On will no longer provide weekend service on this route.
Metrobus Route (Rockville-Friendship Heights): WMATA will replace Route T2 with Metrobus Route M82 and provide service on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Ride On will no longer provide weekend service on this route.
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The modifications are related to the first-year implementation of recommendations and WMATA's . Riders can click for more information on the proposed changes and maps.
Anyone who would like to speak at the forum should submit testimony by mail or email on or before Sunday, Feb. 16, according to MCDOT.
Testimony should include the participant's full name, home address, telephone number, e-mail address and organization (if applicable), addressed to the MCDOT Division of Transit Services, Ride On Public Forum at mcdot.rideonpublicforums@montgomerycountymd.gov.
Those planning to submit written testimony can mail, fax or email their comments to the Division of Transit Services by 5 p.m. on Feb. 28.
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