Montgomery Community Media

County residents may soon see bus designated lanes pop up on area roads following the unanimous approval of the countywide Transit Corridors Functional Master Plan by the Montgomery County Council Tuesday. The plan establishes routes and possible station locations of the proposed Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, with 80 percent of the buses having dedicated […]

The Montgomery County Council unanimously approved the Countywide Transit Corridors Functional Master Plan on Nov. 26. The main purpose of that plan is to establish the routes and possible station locations of the proposed countywide Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system. BRT is a plan for specially designed buses to travel over mostly dedicated lines throughout […]

The Montgomery County Council is scheduled to receive updates on the delayed Silver Spring Transit Center and on the status of the Affordable Care Act on Nov. 19 The Council also is scheduled to take action on the Long Branch Section Plan and to hold its second worksession on the Countywide Transit Corridors Functional Master […]

On Nov.4, the Coalition for Smarter Growth joined Bethesda-Chevy Chase area residents and businesses calling for Montgomery County officials to ensure that the rapid transit line proposed for 355 connect Friendship Heights’ jobs and homes to the rest of the county. “Connecting the Montgomery Rapid Transit to Friendship Heights will enhance transit connections with D.C […]

The Montgomery County Council is scheduled to take action on the Glenmont Sector Plan at 10 a.m. on Nov. 5. The plan is a guideline for future redevelopment for the area of the county that straddles Georgia Avenue north of Wheaton. The Council’s weekly session will begin at 9:30 a.m. in the Third Floor Hearing […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment (T and E) Committee will hold the second of five planned work sessions on the Countywide Transit Corridors Functional Master Plan at 9:30 a.m. on Oct 14 in the third floor hearing room of the Council Office Building. The proposed Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) would be […]

On Thursday, November 8, transportation planners hoping to increase the appeal of transit for people living in Montgomery County’s centers – Silver Spring, Bethesda, White Flint, and Germantown – will present the Planning Board with  preliminary recommendations for a countywide transit network. The recommended transit corridors will accommodate bus rapid transit (BRT) with all-day service, […]

Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner updates reporters at his weekly press conference about the Governor’s decision to select bus rapid transit (BRT) over light rail as the mode of the Corridor Cities Transitway (CCT). Berliner consistently refers to the mode as the “rapid transit line” and when asked by a reporter about if the […]

Governor Martin O’Malley announced on May 11 that the locally preferred alternative for the Corridor Cities Transitway (CCT) will be Maryland’s first Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system operating along a 15-mile south corridor from the Shady Grove Metrorail station to the COMSAT facility near Clarksburg in Montgomery County. “The CCT Bus Rapid Transit line will […]