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Ride On to Hold Three Public Forums Regarding Proposed Service Changes on Six Routes

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, February 14, 2017

The public will have a chance to comment on a series of proposed changes to Ride On bus service at three public forums, presented by Montgomery County Department of Transportation, Division of Transit Services, to be held in March. The County will consider all comments received by March 16, 2017.

Ride On is expanding its services by proposing a new service in the Cabin Branch community as well as restructuring its current services to meet the demands of the Clarksburg community.  Ride On also is expanding its services in the Mid County region to address the needs of the residents who reside in the Connecticut Avenue Estates and Poplar Run communities. 

Residents along these roads and surrounding areas are invited to share their interest in these proposed new services.  In keeping with operating procedures for service changes, Ride On conducts public forums to solicit comments from concerned parties prior to implementation of proposed changes.

Changes to the below routes are being proposed: 

  • Route 31: Proposal to divert current route to serve the Poplar Run community and terminate at Glenmont station
  • Route 33: Proposal to divert current route to serve the Connecticut Avenue Estates community, with direct connection to local schools and Glenmont Station
  • Route 58: Proposal to divert current route to serve the new Multi-Agency Service Park during morning and evening peak periods
  • Route 73: (new service) Proposal to serve new Cabin Branch communities near the Clarksburg Premium Outlets and the community along W. Old Baltimore Road. Gateway Center Business Park will also be served by Ride On Route 73 (currently served by Route 75)
  • Route 75: Proposal to divert current route to serve Snowden Farm Parkway and Little Seneca Parkway with weekday trips to and from Clarksburg High School, avoiding duplication of service while connecting the most developed area of Clarksburg to Germantown and Clarksburg Premium Outlets
  • Route 79: Proposal to shift the routing to Snowden Farm Parkway, New Cut Road, and Little Seneca Parkway to better serve the densest areas of Clarksburg

More information about proposed route changes is available here.

The forums will be held at the following dates, times and locations:

  • Thursday, March 2, 2017 at 7 p.m. (Connecticut Avenue Estates Community)
    Highland Elementary School (All-Purpose Room - Cafeteria), 3100 Medway Street, Silver Spring
  • Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. (Cabin Branch/Clarksburg Communities)
    Clarksburg at Rocky Hill Middle School, 22401 Brick Haven Way, Clarksburg
  • Thursday, March 9, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. (Poplar Run Community)

Poplar Run Community Center/Clubhouse, 13500 Stargazer Lane (off Poplar Run Drive), Silver Spring

Visit Ride On’s website to obtain additional information regarding these public forums.  Each person will have three (3) minutes to speak if they have submitted a request to speak in advance.  These forums will end after the last registered speaker. If a forum is cancelled due to inclement weather, a public forum will be held on March 14, 2017.

Individuals and representatives of organizations who wish to speak at the public forum are requested to provide in writing their name, home address, telephone number, email address and organization to the Division of Transit Services, Ride On Public Forum, 101 Monroe Street, 5th Floor, Rockville, MD 20850 or to mcdot.rideonpublicforums@montgomerycountymd.gov . Those wishing to speak must provide such information no later than three (3) days before the forum.  Those who have signed up to speak must bring two printed copies of their testimony for the record.

Sign and non-English language translation services will be provided upon request by emailing mcdot.rideonpublicforums@montgomerycountymd.gov no later than three (3) days before the forum.

Additionally, comments may be submitted in writing, by email, or by fax by March 16, 2017 to:

Large print format or information in other languages is available upon request with five (5) business days of notice.  All comments, including alternatives, will be considered before any changes are finalized.

En Español aquí.

Title VI: Montgomery County assures that no person shall, on the grounds of race, color, or national origin, as provided by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Civil Rights Act of 1987, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity. 

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Release ID: 17-439
Media Contact: Lorraine Driscoll 240-777-6507