Bus Rapid Transit Corridor Advisory Committees
To bring Bus Rapid Transit to Montgomery County, MCDOT is working with the State of Maryland to plan service on three major corridors. MCDOT created Corridor Advisory Committees (CACs) comprised of area residents, businesses, community organizations and others to ensure community stakeholders have the opportunity to participate in the planning process. The CACs are advising MCDOT and the State throughout the decision process.
To bring Bus Rapid Transit to Montgomery County, MCDOT is working with the State of Maryland to plan service on three major corridors. MCDOT created Corridor Advisory Committees (CACs) comprised of area residents, businesses, community organizations and others to ensure community stakeholders have the opportunity to participate in the planning process. The CACs are advising MCDOT and the State throughout the decision process.
In response to a change in school
start times, the Division of Traffic Engineering installed a control system
that allows school zone flashers to be controlled remotely.
The Division of Parking Management
created an interactive, online parking map that shows the address, times
requiring payment, rate and payment options for every County owned parking
facility. In addition, for locations with a parking availability system, the
map shows the number of spaces available in real time.
To encourage use of Bikeshare
by low income individuals living, working or attending job training/education
in the County, MCDOT created the first suburban-based bikeshare network in the
nation and the first bikeshare program specifically targeted to serve low
income participants. The program provides free membership, helmets and
cycling safety training to those who are eligible.
The Division of Transit Services
has improved nearly 3,000 bus stops to enhance safety and provide ADA
accessibility. Transit developed an open source, inventory/database system that
is cloud-based to make it accessible from anywhere and includes information on each bus stop covering work completed, expenses, maps and photographs.
