The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) is hosting an in-person public forum on Tuesday, Feb. 18, at 6 p.m. at the Mid-County Regional Services Center, 2425 Reedie Drive, 2nd Floor Conference Room in Wheaton. 

MCDOT is seeking public feedback on proposed changes to MCDOT Ride On bus and Metrobus routes 10, 34, 40, 42, L8 and T2. If supported, these changes will take effect on Sunday, June 29. 

The following changes are related to the first, year 1, implementation phase of the Ride On Reimagined study recommendations and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s (WMATAs) Better Bus network redesign: 

• Ride On Route 10 (Twinbrook Station-Hillandale):  Discontinue and replace with new Metrobus Routes M42, M44 and M60. 
  

• Ride On Route 34 (Aspen Hill-Friendship Heights):  Realign to Connecticut Avenue between University Boulevard and Veirs Mill Road, to serve portions of Connecticut Avenue that Metrobus Route M22 will not serve. Discontinue service to Wheaton and Friendship Heights Metro Stations and continue service to Bethesda Metro Station. 
  

• Ride On Route 40 (new):  This new bus route will replace portions of Metrobus Routes Q2, Q4, and Q6 between Wheaton Metro Station and Montgomery College-Rockville. 
  

• Ride On Route 42 (North Bethesda/White Flint-Montgomery Mall):  Move northern terminus to Twinbrook Metro Station. Discontinue low-ridership service to Boiling Brook Parkway and to the William F. Bolger Center/U.S. Postal Service training facility. 
  

• Metrobus Route L8 (Aspen Hill-Friendship Heights):  WMATA will replace Route L8 with Metrobus Route M22 and provide service on weekdays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Ride On will no longer provide weekend service on this route. 
  

• Metrobus Route T2 (Rockville-Friendship Heights):  WMATA will replace Route T2 with Metrobus Route M82 and provide service on weekdays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Ride On will no longer provide weekend service on this route. 

For additional information on the proposed changes, including maps riders can click here.  

Individuals and representatives of organizations who would like to speak at the public forum are asked to submit testimony in writing by mail or by email, on or before Sunday, Feb. 16. Testimony should include participants full name, home address, telephone number, e-mail address, and organization if applicable, to the MCDOT Division of Transit Services, Ride On Public Forum at [email protected]. Individuals who have signed up to speak in person must provide a printed copy of their testimony for the record by Monday, Feb. 17. 

Written testimony will carry the same weight as spoken testimony. Comments may be written, faxed, or e-mailed on the proposed service changes to the Division of Transit Services by 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 28. Send comments to: 

MCDOT Division of Transit Services 
Ride On Public Forum 
101 Monroe Street, 5th Floor 
Rockville, Maryland 20850 
(240) 777-5800 (phone) 
(240) 777-5801 (fax) 
[email protected] 

Sign language interpreter services will be provided upon request with notice as far in advance as possible but not less than five (5) business days prior to the date of the forum. Large print format is available upon request. All comments will be considered before any changes are finalized. Public feedback and information provided will become a matter of public record.  

For the most up-to-date bus service information, riders should follow @RideOnMCT on X, Facebook and Instagram and YouTube. In addition, information is available at rideonbus.com, by subscribing to receive email alerts, or by texting MONTGOMERY RIDEON to 468311 to receive text alerts.   

For more information on MCDOT programs and services visit montgomerycountymd.gov/mcdot, follow @MCDOTNow on  X, Bluesky, Facebook and Instagram and subscribe to MCDOT’s “Go Montgomery!” newsletter.    

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