Press Releases - Department of Transportation

For Immediate Release: Monday, September 21, 2020

Visit Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) Commuter Services staff on Wednesday, September 22, between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. at multiple locations. Staff will greet riders at the locations listed below and and pass out free hand sanitizer, face coverings and transit information. Check in with the MCDOT team for a chance to win a $200 SmarTrip Card, Capital Bikeshare annual membership, or other gift card at:

Friendship Heights, Friendship Boulevard (across from Metro)
Bethesda Metro Plaza, 7450 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda
Silver Spring Transit Center, 8400 Colesville Road, Silver Spring
Shady Grove Metro, Rockville
Germantown Transit Center, Aircraft Drive, Germantown
Lake Forest Transit Center, Lost Knife Drive, Gaithersburg. The TRiPS Mobile Commuter Store will be available between 7:00 a.m. and 10 a.m., offering transit information and passes including SmarTrip cards and MARC Commuter Rail passes. Patrons are required to wear face coverings and maintain six-foot distancing and customers will be limited to one at a time.

Car Free Day is a worldwide event that encourages traveling in ways that are more environmentally friendly than driving alone, such as walking or riding a train, bus, scooter, bicycle, carpool, vanpool or subway. For those that have the ability to work from home, telework also counts toward reducing auto use.. Using more sustainable ways to get around helps reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions and traffic congestion.

Learn more about the region’s Car Free Day celebration and take the Car Free Pledge to be automatically entered into a raffle for prizes.

Commuter Connections hosts Car Free Day in the DC region. Visit MCDOT's Better Ways to Work Commuter Services for alternative transportation options available in Montgomery County.

For ongoing updates, follow @MCDOTNow on Twitter, visit the department website at montgomerycountymd.gov/mcdot, subscribe to MCDOT news releases or subscribe to MCDOT’s ‘Go Montgomery!’ newsletter.

For transportation updates related to COVID-19 health crisis, visit MCDOT’s transportation resource page for COVID-19.

Put the “count” in Montgomery County! Be sure to complete the Census online, by phone, or by mail before September 30. It’s safe, confidential, easy, and important. #2020Census #EveryoneCountsMCMD.

Release ID: 20-177
Media Contact: Hannah Henn 240-777-8389