By using both the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail (C&O Canal), as well as the Great Allegheny Passage Rail-Trail (dubbed “America’s Friendliest Long-Distance Rail-Trail”), you can bike all the way from the Southernmost point in Montgomery County all the way to the Steel City without ever needing to bike on a road. The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail starts in Georgetown and follows the Potomac River to Cumberland, Maryland. Then the Great Allegheny Passage Rail-Trail goes the rest of the way from Cumberland, making its way past the Mason-Dixon Line, through the Appalachian Mountains and finishing up in Downtown Pittsburgh.

The Great Allegheny Passage Rail-Trail is 150 Miles, while the C&O Canal is 184.5 Miles making for a total distance of 334.5 Miles from DC to Pittsburgh.


Montgomery County’s Department of Transportation Launches New “Flash” Bus Service

The Montgomery County Department of Transportation’s (MCDOT) brand-new high quality bus transit service, “Flash,” (https://www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgportalapps/Press_Detail.aspx?Item_ID=26941) will transport its first passengers today.


Councilmember Hans Riemer Explain Why He Voted Against Allowing Food Establishments to Serve Alcohol After 10pm

At the beginning of this month Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich, after consultation with County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles, issued an updated executive order that allows food service establishments to serve alcohol after 10 p.m with a waiver.


MoCo High School Football Coaches Write an Open Letter to County Executive and Board of Education

MoCo football coaches released an open letter to Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich and the MoCo Board of Education this morning asking MCPS Athletics to allow in-person conditioning and workouts for student-athletes.


Today, the County Council and County Executive Marc Elrich announced that this Monday, October 12 will be officially recognized as Indigenous Peoples’ Day, and it will continue to be recognized annually by the county.

The decision, which was brought to the council by Councilmember Nancy Navarro, was met with unanimous support. This day, which had traditionally been associated with Columbus Day, will recognize and celebrate the “stories and cultures of our Native communities,” Navarro said.


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