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Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich and other local officials unveiled the county’s first four electric Ride On buses at the David F. Bone Equipment Maintenance and Transit Operations Center in Rockville.  The buses produce zero greenhouse gas emissions and each saves the county about $100,000 per year. 10 more buses are expected to be introduced […]

In a year of disappointment, we have some hopeful news for 2020: you can finally use your iPhone and Apple Watch as your SmarTrip card when riding the Metro. WMATA officially launched a SmarTrip app on Apple devices, allowing riders a “touch-free” experience when paying for rides with Metro and regional transits providers. A news […]

Montgomery County’s first electric Ride On buses will make their official debut Thursday morning at 10 a.m. in Rockville. The four electric buses will be unplugged and displayed at the David F. Bone Equipment Maintenance and Transit Operations Center, 16700 Crabbs Branch Way. Executive Marc Elrich, Council President Sidney Katz, Council Vice President Tom Hucker, […]

Rockville City Police Department announced Monday that drivers can officially pay for parking via the ParkMobile app at more than 500 metered parking spaces in the City of Rockville. The news comes more than three months after the parking app MobileNOW! announced they were ceasing operation because of the coronavirus. ParkMobile will be replacing city […]

Section of Wisconsin Avenue in Downtown Bethesda Closes for Construction Motorists travelling on Wisconsin Avenue (MD 355) in Downtown Bethesda will experience significant traffic disruption due to construction activities around 7272 Wisconsin Avenue. Traffic will be reduced to a single southbound travel lane between Elm Street and Bethesda Avenue from now through Friday, Aug. 28 […]

A man has been charged with multiple handgun and traffic offenses after fleeing from officers in his vehicle during an August 5 traffic stop in downtown Silver Spring. 21-year-old Robert Emmanuel Aderoju of Northwest Washington, D.C., turned himself in to police on Tuesday and is being held without bond according to a Montgomery County Police press […]

Está programado que el 8 de septiembre sea el primer día en que todas las estaciones de Metro estarán abiertas, anunció la agencia el lunes. Metro duplicó los viajes semanales el domingo, en lo que la agencia dijo que fue su mayor aumento en la historia. Los viajes aumentaron de 511, todos los días de […]

Sept. 8 is scheduled to be the first day all Metro stations will be open since March 19, the agency announced Monday.  Metro more than doubled weekly rail trips on Sunday in what the agency said was its largest ramp-up in history. Trips increased from 511 every weekday to more than 1,200, Metro reported. Six […]

The Montgomery County Police Department continues to investigate the hit-and-run collision involving a pedestrian in Aspen Hill on August 11. The victim, 62-year-old Robert Lawrence of Silver Spring, died at a local hospital on Friday, according to MCPD. A preliminary investigation revealed that on August 11, around 10:00 a.m. Lawrence stopped his vehicle in the far right […]

Two in-person and four virtual public hearings concerning the widening and managed lanes plans on I-495 and I-270 will be held over the new few weeks. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT), the State Highway Administration (SHA) and the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) will jointly host the public […]