Montgomery County Department of Transportation to Host Public Forum on Tuesday, Feb. 18 to Discuss Proposed Changes to Ride On Bus Routes

For Immediate Release: Friday, January 31, 2025

The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) will host an in-person public forum on Tuesday, Feb. 18, at 6 p.m. to seek public feedback on proposed changes to several MCDOT Ride On bus routes. The forum will be held at the Mid-County Regional Services Center, 2425 Reedie Drive, 2nd Floor Conference Room in Wheaton. 

The proposed changes include routes 10, 34, 42 and a new route 40, as well as weekend service changes to Metrobus routes L8 and T2. These changes are planned to take effect on Sunday, June 29. Public feedback has the potential to impact these changes.

The following changes are related to the Year 1 implementation phase of the County’s Ride On Reimagined study recommendations and WMATA’s 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 Metro Bus Route M22 will not serve. Discontinue service to Wheaton and Friendship Heights Metro Stations and move the southern endpoint to Bethesda Metro Station. 

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

• Ride On Route 42 (North Bethesda/White Flint-Montgomery Mall):  Move the northern endpoint 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. 

Additional information on the proposed Ride On changes, including maps, is available on the MCDOT website.    

Individuals and representatives of organizations who would like to speak at the public forum are asked to submit testimony in writing by mail or email on or before Sunday, Feb. 16. The testimony should include the participant's full name, home address, telephone number, e-mail address and organization, if applicable.

Testimony can be submitted 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 St., 5th Floor

Rockville, Maryland 20850 

240-777-5800 (phone), 240-777-5801 (fax) 

[email protected] 

Interpreter services, including sign language, 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, 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, Instagram and subscribe to MCDOT’s “Go Montgomery!” newsletter.  

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Release ID: 25-051
Media Contact: Emily DeTitta 240-372-2282
Categories: Transportation