Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett announced the launch of the new Recreation Senior Center Transportation Initiative.  This new service supports Montgomery County’s commitment to ensure a viable lifetime community, a goal laid out in “A Community for a Lifetime:  The Senior Agenda,” produced by the County’s Commission on Aging and Office of the County Executive, and adopted […]

Montgomery County Recreation is providing free curb-to-curb and fixed-route transportation service, Monday through Friday, to our five senior centers. County residents aged 55 and over are eligible for this program if they are within the service area for one of the centers. If you are interested in the service, please call your local senior center […]

Montgomery County is trying to stay ahead of what may be a bumpy ride for area motorists: potholes. The freeze and thaw of this cold winter may mean there are more potholes to patch. So far, county officials say there is no evidence of an increase in potholes this week on county roads. If that […]

MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke hosts this special edition of County Report This Week: 2013 Year in Review.

The Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) continues winter operations as the winter storm moves out of Maryland. Crews have been out plowing and salting as the year’s first winter storm brought between four and eight inches of snow to most of Maryland.  Motorists should use extreme caution as bitter cold temperatures will turn any wet […]

With snow, high winds and bitter cold expected later today into Friday throughout Maryland, the Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) encourages all travelers to plan ahead. While forecasts are for moderate snow accumulations, wind gusts could blow snow and reduce visibility and extremely low temperatures pose dangers for motorists who become stranded with broken down […]

The Montgomery County Council will hold several public hearings on issues impacting the current or future transportation network of the county. January 14, 2014, 7:30 pm: Bethesda Purple Line Station Minor Master Plan Amendment. Sign up to testify by January 14th at 10 a.m. January 23, 2014, 7:30 pm: Bill 33-13, Streets and Roads – […]

Montgomery County’s Department of Transportation (DOT) is launching the “Walk Your Way” project as part of an initiative to educate high school students about the importance of pedestrian safety. DOT Community Relations Manager Tom Pogue has more details. Related Posts:

County residents may soon see bus designated lanes pop up on area roads following the unanimous approval of the countywide Transit Corridors Functional Master Plan by the Montgomery County Council Tuesday. The plan establishes routes and possible station locations of the proposed Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, with 80 percent of the buses having dedicated […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment (T and E) Committee will hold a worksession at 9:30 a.m. on Nov. 25 to follow up on the Office of Legislative Oversight report “Coordinating Utility and Transportation Work in County Rights-of-Way.” The report, released in July, identified opportunities to better coordinate projects in County rights-of-way […]