Montgomery Community Media

Surge No. 16 — the last — will close the Shady Grove and Rockville Red Line stations from June 17 through June 25, prompting the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to urge commuters to consider alternatives. Shuttle bus service will be available, but Metro suggests subway riders to consider Brunswick Line MARC trains or starting […]

Purple Line construction could potentially be delayed following a federal judge’s decision on Wednesday, which orders additional studies to take into account Metrorail’s deterioration and declining ridership. According to court documents, which can be found on Bethesda Beat’s website, U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia Richard Leon ordered the defendant, the  Maryland Transit […]

The Corridor Cities Transitway, a busway from the Shady Grove Metro to Clarksburg, has a new price tag of up to $800 million and a target date to be up and running by 2021, according to planners. Rick Kiegel, Maryland Transit Administration’s manager for the CCT updated the Montgomery County Council’s Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and […]

A Montgomery County Council Committee will learn more about the status of the Corridor Cities Transitway (CCT) on Monday morning. The Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment Committee is scheduled to receive an update on the CCT, which is a planned busway extension from the Shady Grove Metrorail Station north to Clarksburg. The Committee is chaired […]

AAA Mid-Atlantic released the following statement after Gov. Larry Hogan committed to moving forward with plans to build the Purple Line: “We applaud the Governor for moving the Purple Line light-rail project forward. AAA has long been a supporter of the Purple Line and recognizes the importance of continuous improvement of mass transit systems in […]

The project manager for the Corridor Cities Transitway, Rick Kiegel, updated Gaithersburg leaders on Monday night about the status of the transportation project. In this MyMCMedia Extra Video, Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman shares what he learned from that presentation and notes that some Montgomery County residents along the CCT’s alignment are voicing concerns about noise […]

Maryland Department of Transportation and the Maryland Transit Administration is looking for a private partner to help the agencies build, maintain and operate the proposed Purple Line and Monday the state agencies released a request for proposals to a short list of bidders who might want the job. The state expects to partner with a […]

The Action Committee for Transit (ACT), issued a statement claiming the Town of Chevy Chase aims to keep outsiders away as the town continues to fight against the Purple LIne. “With their arguments against the Purple Line blown away by the state’s new environmental study, opponents in Chevy Chase are falling back on undisguised stalling […]

The Maryland Transit Administration (MTA), in coordination with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), has extended the time period in which residents can comment on the Final Environmental Impact Statement and Draft Section 4(f) Evaluation (FEIS) on the proposed Purple Line from 30 days to 45 days. The comment period, which began on September 6 and […]

The Maryland Transit Authority (MTA) proposed the elimination on August 1 of three MTA bus commuter routes that utilize the Inter County Connector (ICC): Nos. 202, 203, and 205. Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett wrote today (May 24) to the MTA stressing the importance of the routes to the Bethesda BRAC and Shady Grove Life […]