Ride On Public Forum on Proposed Changes to Routes 10, 34, 42, L8, T2, and Addition of New Route 40 will be held on Tuesday, February 18
The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT), Division of Transit Services, is proposing service changes to Routes 10, 34, 42, replacing L8 and T2 with M22 and M82, and addition of the new Route 40. These changes will be effective June 29, 2025.
The following changes are related to the Year 1 implementation phases of Ride On Reimagined (https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/dot-transit/reimagined/) and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s (WMATA) Better Bus network redesign (https://www.wmata.com/initiatives/plans/Better-Bus/):
- Route 10 – Discontinue and replace with new Metrobus Routes M42, M44, and M60.
- Route 34 – Realign to Connecticut Avenue between University Boulevard and Veirs Mill Road, to serve portions of Connecticut Avenue that Metrobus Route M22 will not serve. Discontinue service to Wheaton and Friendship Heights Metro Stations and will continue to Bethesda Metro Station.
- Route 40 – This new route will replace portions of Metrobus Routes Q2, Q4, and Q6 (M10) between Wheaton Metro Station and Montgomery College-Rockville.
- Routes L8 – 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.
- Route T2 – 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.
MCDOT also propose changing Route 42 to remove low-ridership portions and improve overall efficiency:
- Route 42 – Move northern terminus to Twinbrook Metro Station. Discontinue service to Boiling Brook Parkway and to the William F. Bolger Center/U.S. Postal Service training facility.
For additional information prior to the public forum regarding these proposed changes, please visit the Ride On web site at www.rideonbus.com and click “Public Forums” under “About”.
Montgomery County hereby notifies the general public and other interested parties that a public forum will be held on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, starting at 6:00 p.m. and ending after the last speaker. The forum will be held at Mid-County Regional Services Center, 2425 Reedie Dr. 2nd Fl. Conference Room, Wheaton, MD 20902.
Individuals and representatives of organizations who would like to speak at the public forum are requested to furnish in writing by email, on or before February 16, 2025, their name, home address, telephone number, e-mail address and organization to Division of Transit Services, Ride On Public Forum at mcdot.rideonpublicforums@montgomerycountymd.gov. Individuals who have signed up to speak must provide a printed copy of their testimony for the record by February 17, 2025. Sign language and Spanish interpreter services will be provided only upon request with notice as far in advance as possible but not less than 3 business days prior to the date of the forum. All comments will be considered before any changes are finalized.
Comments may be written or e-mailed on the proposed service changes to the Division of Transit Services by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 28, 2025. Send your comments to:
Division of Transit Services
Ride On Public Forum
101 Monroe Street, 5th Floor
Rockville, Maryland 20850
(240) 777-5800 (phone)
(240) 777-5801 (fax)
mcdot.rideonpublicforums@montgomerycountymd.gov
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