Marc Elrich Submits Letter to WMATA Requesting White Flint Metro Station to be Renamed ‘North Bethesda Metro Station’
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Community Meeting to Discuss Potential Name Change of White Flint Metro Station
A virtual meeting will take place tonight to discuss the potential name change of the White Flint metro station.
Ride On Resuming Front Boarding, Fare Collection in April
Beginning Monday, April 5, 2021, front door boarding and fare collection will resume on Montgomery County’s Ride On, Ride On extRa, and Flash buses. These routines had been suspended due to COVID. With the return of front boarding, the rear doors on Ride On buses will return to their pre-COVID exit only layout.
Proposed Grosvenor Metro Closure Met with Strong Opposition
As a result of a sharp decline of Metrorail ridership over the past 11 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, unless they receive more federal funding, Metro will need to make service cuts, including 22 station closures. Metro is dealing with a budget deficit of about $210 million, with rail ridership down 90% due to the pandemic.
Rockville Metro Pedestrian Bridge Closed Through Fall
The Rockville Metro Pedestrian Bridge above Rockville Pike is now expected to remain closed through this fall. The bridge has been closed since June 2020, when damaged glass panels along the bridge posed a significant safety concern.
New escalators coming to customers at 32 Metro stations; contract awarded to replace 130 escalators
Driver Crashes onto Metrorail Red Line Tracks in Rockville
Featured Photo Courtesy of the Rockville City Police Department
Proposed Bus Routes Would Connect MoCo With Tysons
The Maryland Department of Transportation recently released a draft summary report of a study involving traffic on I-495 and the American Legion Bridge.