Silver Spring Transit Center Bus Stop Location and Schedule Changes Begin Jan. 5
Purple Line construction will impact the following Ride On bus routes in and outside the Paul Sarbanes Transit Center for the next several months. Learn more.
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MCDOT Activates HAWK Beacon in Bethesda
MCDOT continues efforts to enhance pedestrian safety by activating the newest high intensity activated crosswalk (HAWK) beacon where Tuckerman Lane is crossed by the Bethesda Trolley Trail. The beacon flashes yellow when a pedestrian presses the signal button, then turns solid yellow and finally red to stop oncoming traffic; pedestrians are then given a walk signal. Learn more.
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MCDOT Wins Award of Excellence for Region's First Protected Intersection
The Second/Wayne Avenue Cycletrack in Silver Spring has won an Engineering Excellence Award from ACEC/MW. The project included the State's first protected intersection, a two-way separated bike lane, a floating bus stop, and the County's first bicycle traffic signal and bikeometer. Learn more about this project and award.
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Fenton Village Bike and Pedestrian Projects Community Meeting to be Held Jan. 21
- Fenton Street / MD 410 Intersection
- RedesignGrove Street
Neighborhood Greenway Pilot
- Fenton Street Bikeway Study
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Orientation and Mobility Assistance to be Offered to Visually Impaired Customers of Silver Spring Transit Center
Orientation and Mobility specialists will offer appropriate guidance for navigating the temporary bus and pedestrian changes around the Silver Spring Transit Center on January 11 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Meet at the Silver Spring Metro Station, south entrance in downtown Silver Spring. RSVP to Marybeth Cleveland, O&M Specialist at mbcleveland@fastmail.net, subject line JANUARY 11 or call 301-412-4224. For a few days before and after January 11, additional County staff will be stationed around the Silver Spring Transit Center/Metro Station to help direct people to the locations of the temporary bus stops.
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MCDOT to Hold Public Hearing About Proposed Sidewalk on Jones Lane in Darnestown, Jan. 22
MCDOT invites the public to provide comments concerning construction of a sidewalk proposed to facilitate safer travel on Jones Lane in Darnestown. The hearing will start at 7 p.m. in the Jones Lane Elementary School located at 5110 Jones Lane, Darnestown. |
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MCDOT's Purple Line Coordinator Interviewed on Montgomery Al Dia
Maricela Cordova, MCDOT's Purple Line Coordinator, was interviewed on Montgomery Al Dia about upcoming community impacts resulting from the Purple Line construction. Montgomery al Dia's is the County's Spanish 'live' radio show on Radio América 900 AM. See interview conducted in English and Spanish. |
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Update on Pedestrian Master Plan
Earlier in December, staff updated the Montgomery County Planning Department on the Pedestrian Master Plan, a comprehensive project to improve pedestrian safety and comfort across Montgomery County, making it safer and walkable for pedestrians of every age and ability. [See the December 19 staff report.] The update included a summary of community outreach and education efforts. Residents are invited to comment on the Pedestrian Level of Comfort Map, which allows community members to visualize the varying comfort of the county's sidewalks, pathways, trails and street crossings for pedestrians.
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MCDOT will be excavating replacing a storm drain culvert along Alderton Road in Silver Spring, beginning in early January 2020 for about three months. Construction work will occur between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.
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Montgomery County Native Inspires Funding for State Bike Projects
(December 20, 2019 by Kate Masters)
Longtime cycling advocate and Montgomery County native Kim Lamphier wasn’t alive to see more funding awarded to bike trails across the state. But friends say she would be gratified by a December 20 announcement from Gov. Larry Hogan, who pledged $3.8 million to the state’s Bikeways Network Program for the next two years. Read the Bethesda Beat article.
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MCDOT’s US 29 Flash Bus Rapid Transit Project Featured on WAMU
(December 20 by Jordan Pascale)
In an online article, “Five D.C.-Area Transportation Projects To Watch For In 2020”, MCDOT’s plans to have buses arrive every 7.5 minutes during peak rush hours and 15 minutes otherwise along the Route 29 corridor. The service will run from 5 a.m. to 12 a.m. every day, providing a critical, reliable transit link. Follow @Flash_BRT on twitter or visit www.ridetheflash.com to learn more.
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Ensure Your E-ZPass Transponder is Mounted Properly
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Share Now (Car2Go) Will Only be Available Through the End of February
Starting February 29, Share Now, the car-sharing service, will no longer be available in North America. The company will be pulling back its service to focus on 18 European cities. Read the Washington Business Journal article. |
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SmarTrip App Coming Soon to Apple
Metro's long awaited mobile payment system app is coming to iPhone and Apple Watch next year. Riders will be able to use a virutal SMarTrip card stored in their Apple Wallet to tap in at fare gates and load value through their phones. More announcements to come! Read the Washington Post article. |
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Ten Safety Tips for Driving at Night From AutomotiveFleet.com
An estimated 90 percent of all driver decisions are based on what the driver can see. Yet at night, one's vision is compromised, which may account for the fact that approximately 40 percent of all fatal motor vehicle accidents occur at night. Now is a good time to take steps to ensure your safety when driving at night. See 10 tips.
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SuperShuttle Ceases Operations to Reagan National and Dulles International Airports
SuperShuttle, the service that ferries travelers to and from airports across the country, stopped serving Dulles International and Reagan National last Sunday, amid reports that the company is shutting down operations entirely at the end of the year. Read the Washington Post article. |
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