Montgomery Community Media

Ride On will add more buses to it’s regular weekday service while the Metro rail service remains closed for inspection. Although the majority of buses are deployed during rush hour, Ride On officals say they will “assist” Metro during the shutdown. “We will be operating our regular weekday service and will supplement it with the […]

Across Montgomery County, commuters have had trouble accessing sidewalks and bus stops. Under county law, property owners must remove snow from sidewalks within 24 hours of snowfall. In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Carolyn Biggins, Division Chief of Montgomery County’s Division of Transit Services discusses safety tips for commuters. Sidewalk snow removal efforts ramping up. Some […]

Here are your five things to know today, Jan. 27, in Montgomery County: 1. Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) are closed today. Administrative offices will open two-hours late. 2. Montgomery County Government facilities will open at 10 a.m. today. 3. Ride On will operate most route services today. 4. The City of Takoma Park will […]

Ride On bus service will operate most routes on Jan. 27 as crews continue to clear County roads. According to a news release, Ride On will operate its weekday routes, except Route 94, with some service. The “S” service plan can be viewed online in both English and Spanish. Customers can expect possible delays and […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Hans Riemer is touting the county’s free bus service in downtown Silver Spring, which is expanding its hours of service. The Silver Spring circulator, also known as “VanGo,” will now run later into the evening and on Saturdays. “The Silver Spring VanGo Circulator service forms an important part of the urban area’s […]

One year after the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro) created the K9 limited-stop bus service from the Fort Totten Metro Station to Northwest Park, it is extending the service to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)/Federal Research Center beginning December 29. The service will further help relieve crowding along the busy New Hampshire Avenue […]

Montgomery County’s Ride On bus service will be adding new service in 2014. Following review of comments from a public forum held in September to consider the new service, Ride On will be offering a new Route 94 “Meet the MARC” bus service during rush hours between Clarksburg and the Germantown MARC Train Station beginning […]

Metro announces limited restoration of rail and bus service beginning at 2 p.m. on Oct. 30. According to an announcement on WMATA’s website, Metro will restore bus and rail service Tuesday afternoon with Sunday-level service on most lines, and expects to resume normal service levels (i.e. rush hour service) for Wednesday morning’s commute. Metrorail: Service restoration […]