Purple Line 80% Complete, Rail Car Testing Underway
The Purple Line project is 80% complete, and testing of the light rail trains has begun as the project moves closer to its December 2027 opening date. Ten of 28… Read More
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Montgomery County Council Committee Meetings on Monday, July 21
Multiple Montgomery County Council Committees will meet on Monday, July 21. They include a briefing about 2024 police statistical data and a review of added funds to the Montgomery County… Read More
County to Provide More Resources to Offset Food Insecurity
Montgomery County’s Office of Food Systems Resilience (OFSR) announced a new three-part strategy to boost food recovery programs so there will be more food available for those experiencing food insecurity. A… Read More
Ride On to Provide Transportation Resources for Federal Employees
The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) is providing transportation services through local bus routes for federal employees returning to in-person work. According to a press release from the Montgomery… Read More
Flash Buses Spreading Love in February
The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDT) is spreading love this month by decorating five Flash buses servicing Colesville Road and Columbia Pike on U.S. 29 with vibrant neon heart-shaped… Read More
Explore Job Openings at County’s Oct. 9 Career Expo
Montgomery County is hosting a career fair and hiring expo Wednesday, Oct. 9, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Silver Spring Civic Building, 1 Veterans Plaza. The event… Read More
Council Cuts Parking Requirements for Housing Near Transit
County councilmembers voted Tuesday to remove minimum parking requirements for new housing developments near transit. They voted unanimously to eliminate parking requirements within a half mile of a Metro or… Read More
Van Hollen Updates Local Delegation on Proposed Funding
U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen met virtually with the Montgomery County members of the Maryland General Assembly Friday to update legislators on what the federal government is doing and also… Read More
State Provides $87 Million for Pedestrian Safety, Bus Rapid Transit
The Maryland Board of Public Works voted Wednesday to provide $87 million for pedestrian improvement projects and continued work on the Flash Bus Rapid Transit network in Montgomery County. County… Read More
A Look Back at 2023: Wheaton Boasts Longest Escalator
The longest set of escalators in the Western Hemisphere are right here in Montgomery County. The Wheaton Metro station escalators are 230 feet long with a vertical rise of 115… Read More
What’s in Store for 2024 Maryland General Assembly
The Maryland General Assembly kicks off its legislative session in Annapolis on Wednesday, Jan. 10. The session will run for 90 days. It is set to end on Monday, April… Read More
Friedson Addresses State Transportation Budget Cuts
On Friday morning at the Committee for Montgomery 2023 Legislative Breakfast, County Council Andrew Friedson outlined his concerns about the statewide $3.3 billion dollar budget cuts to transportation and their… Read More