Montgomery Community Media

A real-time digital trail display that counts the number of bicyclists and pedestrians who use the Capital Crescent Trail in Bethesda was installed April 9 next to Ourisman Honda in Bethesda. The counter display is approximately eight feet tall and two feet wide. It is double-sided and displays the number of pedestrians on one side […]

Things were not looking good for a man who was stuck in the mud at the edge of the Potomac River near Brookmont Dam at the C&O Canal on Monday. According to Pete Piringer, the spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire & Rescue, the man was playing fetch with his two dogs about 50 yards away […]

The Pike District now has one-half mile of separated bike lanes located on both sides of Nebel Street between Randolph Road and Marinelli Road in Rockville. Find out more in the video report, below. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

Montgomery County police officers are planning to escort approximately 2,000 motorcyclists to the Pentagon as part of the annual Rolling Thunder motorcycle ride into Washington, D.C. this Memorial Day weekend. The escort is scheduled to depart from Battley Harley Davidson, located at 7830 Airpark Road in Gaithersburg, at 8 a.m. on Sunday, May 29. As […]

Hikers and cyclists who use a popular trail in Montgomery County will soon enjoy an improved walk or ride in Takoma Park. The Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration (SHA) is beginning a $1.9 million bicycle and pedestrian improvement project in the southeast quadrant of the Piney Branch Road and Sligo Creek Parkway intersection. […]

Jennifer Toole headlined the Planning Department’s Winter Speaker Series this month. Bridget Schwiesow has a recap. The next Speaker Series event takes place on Wednesday, March 16 at 6 p.m. at the Planning Department’s auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, in Silver Spring. Transportation planner Jeffrey Tumlin, principal and director of strategy for San Francisco-based Nelson/Nygaard, will […]

Montgomery County’s Bikeways Program has a new online look. Check out the updated website to learn more about the program, check out bikeways using the interactive map, find out about ongoing projects, save the date for the next Bicycle Action Group meeting and learn the rules of the road. Montgomery County has 90 miles of […]

Four cyclists were transported to the hospital on Saturday morning after a collision in the 10300 block of Glen Road, according to a Montgomery County fire official. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the collision occurred when one cyclist went down causing a chain reaction with the others. Piringer described the injuries on his […]

Good news for cyclists: In an effort to make bicycling safer, the county’s Department of Transportation has completed the county’s first protected bike lane in Rockville. Take a look: