Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Changes affect bus routes and numbers serving Rockville's periphery.
Ride On bus riders take note: Routes and bus number changes went into effect Sunday. The changes mean some communities around Rockville will be better served, but also mean longer rides on some routes and the elimination of others as the county tries to better serve new locations. Expanded routes include daily service to Park Potomac, Seven Locks Road, Interstate 270 and Montrose Road. The changes, effective Sunday, are part of a larger expansion of Ride On routes across the county. Southwest of Rockville's city limits, a new route, Route 42, will run between the White Flint Metro station and Westfield Montgomery, with service to the Park Potomac mixed-use development at Seven Locks and Montrose roads. Route 47 also now follows its …
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Changes aim at expanding service to new areas and reducing service on less-used routes.
Montgomery County will host a public forum tonight in Rockville about proposed changes to the county’s Ride On bus service. The forum will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the cafeteria on the terrace level of the Executive Office Building, at 101 Monroe St. Reservations for speaking spots closed Sept. 22, but written comments are being accepted through 5 p.m. on Monday. Mail or deliver comments to: Division of Transit Services, Ride On Public Forum, 101 Monroe Street, 5th Floor, Rockville, MD 20850; email: mcdot.rideonpublicforums@montgomerycountymd.gov; or fax: 240-777-5801. Ride On has proposed changes to six Ride On routes and one Metrobus route operated on Saturday by Ride On. The proposed changes seek to better serve “areas that have been …
Friday, July 20, 2012
Find out everything you need to know about how to find your bus route this year.
Getting ready for school in the morning is always hectic—lunches need to be packed, outfits picked out, breakfast served—all in time to get your kids on the bus. So amidst all the chaos, knowing which bus stop to go to and when is essential. In Montgomery County, bus transportation is provided to elementary school students who live further than 1 mile from the school, middle school students who live further than 1.5 miles from the school and high school students who live more than 2 miles from the school. Parents should help their children remember their bus route numbers, which are located in the windows on the left and right sides of the bus, near the front. According to the county, students should arrive at their bus stop about five …
Nettie Harris
11:51 am on Friday, September 28, 2012
I welcome the forum,. I live in a senior citizen building where there is a bus stop up a incline, that would be dangerous in inclement weather and when you get to the bus stop, there is no shelter. Do you guys ever think about senior citizens? more ›