Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett credits County Council member Marc Elrich for outlining the plans for Bus Rapid Transit. In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Elrich talks about why BRT is so important now, how important it is for the system to operate efficiently for ridership, and the four year timeline. When it comes to the […]

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 […]

The Metro Board of Directors has unanimously appointed Paul Wiedefeld as the system’s General Manager and Chief Executive Officer under a four-year contract. According to a news release, Wiedefeld will assume his position on November 30th and receive an annual salary of $397,500 plus standard benefits. “Paul’s three decades of public and private sector transportation […]

Are you ready to take the pledge? Car Free Day is set for Tuesday, Sept. 22nd. Find out more about Car Free Day, here. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

Here are your five things to know today, Sept. 9, in Montgomery County. 1. Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) officials are phasing out some final exams in high school courses, and they want your input about potential changes to the grading policy and options. 2. Rockville’s Nov. 3rd election ballot is now complete. Find out […]

Metro’s Board of Directors gave Interim General Manager Jack Requa the authority to accept the Silver Spring Transit Center from Montgomery County. On Thursday, Aug. 6, board members approved the measure that now allows Requa to make the decision to accept the facility. “The reason this is important is that, in order to accept the […]

Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal recently visited Charlotte, North Carolina where he rode the city’s light rail system. He talked about how impressed he was with that system at his weekly briefing with reporters on July 13th. In his mind, he said it reinforced the need for the Purple Line here. In this MyMCMedia […]

Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal met with reporters on July 13th and the Fiscal Year 2016 Savings Plan dominated the conversation. Leventhal said he was concerned about some of the county executive’s proposed cuts, including $500,000 that the Council added to the budget’s reconciliation list to assist homeless veterans. He also suggested that county […]

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced last month that the state is moving forward with construction of the Purple Line. He also announced state transportation funds for improvements to I-270 in Montgomery County. Susan Kenedy has County Council reaction to this big transportation news. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett has not given up on a proposed Montgomery County Transit Authority project. In this MyMCMedia Extra, Leggett said the long-term projection of transit for Montgomery County needs to have some additional resources. On June 17, County Executive’s Transit Task Force hosted a public forum in the Montgomery County Council’s third-floor […]