Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett is surprised by a request from WMATA for $15 million to cover future repairs and maintenance at the Silver Spring Transit Center. According to Leggett, this is an attempt by WMATA to get more money from the county that is not authorized. Take a look: At the same time, WMATA […]

Metro and other transit agencies will begin the process of training and familiarizing bus operators with the new Silver Spring Transit Center on Monday, July 27. So when will the facility finally open? Metro Spokesperson Morgan Dye said she’s not in the position to answer that question quite yet. During the training period, out-of-service buses […]

The Paul Sarbanes Transit Center in Silver Spring is moving closer to completion and transfer to WMATA. General Services Director David Dise says the last inspections are taking place as WMATA reviews the final punch list before taking over. Dise says the transfer is expected in the next few weeks when WMATA will start training […]

All remediation work at the Silver Spring Transit Center will be completed by the end of the week and the project will be handed over to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority by mid-July, the project manager told MyMCMedia Tuesday. According to David Dise, the county’s director of General Services, the project is in its final […]

Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal met with members of the media Monday and discussed some of his upcoming priorities this summer, including the Earned Sick and Safe Leave bill, Pesticide bill and the Economic Development Corporation. You can watch the full news briefing in its entirety, below:

The Silver Spring Transit Center just might be open by late August. Montgomery County Councilmember Craig Rice told MyMCMedia Monday that he has heard an opening date is planned for late August for the transportation hub that is years behind schedule and more than $50 million over budget. “It is one more thing to put behind […]

Remediation work at the Silver Spring Transit Center is coming to an end, according to General Services Director David Dise. Find out more in this MyMCMedia Extra video:

Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal met with reporters for his weekly briefing earlier today, April 20th. The first topic he wanted to talk about was the Purple Line. Other topics discussed included the Silver Spring Transit Center, free range parenting and more. Watch the briefing in its entirety here:

Work at the Silver Spring Transit Center is on track for a late spring release, according to General Services Director David Dise. In an interview on April 6th, Dise said he is preparing to transmit a memo to County Council President George Leventhal to update the County Council next week about the status of the […]

Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal met with reporters on March 30 to discuss a variety of topics, including news that Montgomery County is the healthiest county in Maryland. Other topics discussed included the camaraderie and productivity of the County Council, the Department of Liquor Control, the Purple Line, Silver Spring Transit Center, the Pepco/Exelon […]