Montgomery Community Media

Here are your five things to know today, Jan. 19, in Montgomery County: 1. Bundle up: It’s dangerously cold outside, and the National Weather Service has issued a wind chill advisory that doesn’t expire until noon today. In other words, don’t leave the house without a coat, scarf, hat and gloves. 2. Montgomery County Councilmembers […]

During the holiday season, the Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP) is offering a free, cab ride service for drivers who have been drinking. Find out more about SoberRide in this week’s Transportation Update: Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

Construction of the Needwood Road Bike Path, located on the south side of Needwood Road from Redland Road to Deer Lake Road, is now underway. The off-road, concrete bike path will be eight feet wide and about 1,300 feet long, according to an update from the Montgomery County Department of Transportation.  This portion of the […]

Montgomery County held a Snow Summit earlier this month where county officials discussed how the county’s agencies are preparing for the upcoming winter season. Learn more in this video: Related:

Lorna Virgili hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week, which includes reports on a community meeting at the Airpark, the Department of Transportation’s Snow Summit, a county delegation’s trip to El Salvador and more.

Montgomery County held a Snow Summit on Nov. 5th where county officials discussed how the county’s agencies are preparing for the upcoming winter season. You can watch the chiefs of the divisions of Transit Services, Parking Management, Traffic Engineering and Operations, and Highway Services explain how they prepare for snow and winter storms, below: Speakers […]

Beginning the week of November 2, the Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) Parking Management Division is scheduled to begin replacing more than 1,100 on-street parking meters in Silver Spring with new “smart” parking meter heads that expand payment options. The smart meters accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover credit cards in addition to […]

The Montgomery County Department of Transportation’s parking management division is installing electric vehicle charging stations at five more County-owned parking garages this month. The five locations will each have one station providing service to two parking spaces. You can find the new locations at: Woodmont Corner Garage (Garage 11) and Waverly Garage (Garage 47) in […]

The Montgomery County Department of Transportation held its annual bus “Roadeo” at the driver facility on Great Seneca Highway this past Saturday, October 10. A total of 11 bus operators competed in team and individual events. This year’s participants, who competed as individuals, were Leslie St. Lewis, Lawrence Marshall, George Agyekum, Patrick Simen, Julio Fernandez, […]

The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) has won a $300,350 Maryland Bikeways Program grant from the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) to establish a six-station Bikeshare network in Wheaton. The grant will cover the purchase of the stations and bikes and the installation of the stations. “I would like to thank the Maryland Department […]