Rosa Parks Featured on Ride On Buses During December
Seventy years ago, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man while riding a Montgomery, Alabama bus. Her actions kicked off the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which… Read More
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Real-Time Arrival Displays Coming to a Bus Stop Near You
The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) will roll out digital bus arrival time displays at high ridership bus stops around the county this summer. The displays will be located… Read More
County Alcohol Services Launch Campaign to Curb Underage Drinking
Montgomery County Alcohol Beverage Services (ABS) announced a new ad campaign designed to raise awareness about the dangers of underage drinking. Public service advertisements can be found on bus shelters… Read More
County, WSSC Agree to Convert Methane into Fuel for Ride On Bus
Montgomery County reached a five-year agreement with WSSC Water (Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission) to literally turn “poop into power” for its Ride On buses. “Instead of methane being released into… Read More
MCDOT Building A Better Bus Ride
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has given the MCDOT funding to create a Ride On Crowd Sourcing System (ROCSS) app that will show bus statuses and passenger amounts, updating every… Read More
Hucker Wants County to Settle Lawsuit With Boy Verbally Abused by Police
While on The Politics Hour with Kojo Nnamdi radio show, County Council President Tom Hucker said he thought Montgomery County should settle with the family of the East Silver Spring… Read More
County Flags Lowered for Ride On Bus Fleet Manager Who Died of COVID-19
Montgomery County flags have been lowered to half staff to honor Michael Miller, a Montgomery County Department of Transportation employee who died Wednesday evening from the coronavirus. He is the… Read More
Five Things to Know for April 16 in Montgomery County
Partly cloudy today with a high temperature near 50 degrees. Check out the weather forecast. Here are five things to know in Montgomery County for Thursday, April 16. 1. Face… Read More
Starting Thursday, Ride On Passengers Need to Wear Face Coverings
Montgomery County Department of Transportation announced that Ride On passengers will be required to wear face coverings aboard buses starting Thursday. Earlier this week, the county government provided Ride On… Read More