Press Releases - Department of Transportation
MCDOT Hosts Open House and Public Forum on Microtransit Pilot Program
For Immediate Release: Monday, April 8, 2019
MCDOT will hold an open house and public forum on Thursday, April 25, to introduce plans for a pilot program to test a new on demand transit option in the Rockville, Glenmont and Wheaton service areas. The pilot program will allow riders to request trips from a designated pick up and drop off location using an app on their mobile phones. An 11-passenger bus will provide service within a pre-defined geographical zone at specific times of the day. Riders will be given an estimated time for pick up and drop off and directed to a nearby virtual bus stop.
The public forum will be held on Thursday, April 25, starting at 6:30 p.m. and ending after the last speaker at A. Mario Loiederman Middle School at 12701 Goodhill Road, Silver Spring, Maryland 20906. Learn more.
Media Contact: Maureen McNulty 240-777-7199
