Ride On is hosting an art contest for middle school students to celebrate 50 years of service in Montgomery County. The goal of the contest, which began on March 15th and runs until April 15th, is to educate students about Ride On and encourage them to use Ride On when traveling in Montgomery County.
Per MCDOT, Many riders begin using Ride On as children, utilizing the bus system to travel with family and independently to get to school, activities, and social engagements. Students are encouraged to use their creative thinking and unique artwork to celebrate the past, present, and future of the Ride On bus system.
Winning artwork should depict one or more Ride On services and capture the value that Ride On brings to the community. All students will receive 5 SSL hours for participating in the contest. Anyone interested can enter here.
What is Ride On? Per MCDOT, “Ride On, the primary public transportation system in Montgomery County, was launched in 1975 with 20 buses and was designed to provide service in Takoma Park and Silver Spring where large buses could not travel. Today, Ride On has a fleet of 385 ADA-accessible buses. The bus system is one of the busiest, and the second largest in the region, which operates 7 days a week with over 80 routes and 5,425 bus stops. In addition to the standard Ride On bus service operating throughout the county, Ride On services also include Ride On extRa, a limited stop faster service on state Route 355 and in the Shady Grove Life Sciences Corridor, Ride On Flex, an on-demand transit service in defined Rockville and Glenmont/Wheaton zones, and Flash, Ride On’s Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service which runs along US 29 from Silver SpringTransit Center to Briggs Chaney/Burtonsville.