Flash routes will use 40-foot buses instead of 60-foot articulated buses; delays and detours possible due to winter weather.
Bus shelter replacement work at Shady Grove East Metrorail Station starts Jan. 5, 2026, with some bus bays temporarily closed for ~2 weeks.
Ride On extRa 101 and Flex suspended Jan. 1; Metrorail on Weekend Late Night schedule; MARC not running; county parking free.
Ride On, Metrorail (until 2 a.m.), Metrobus, and MARC all operate Dec. 31; TRiPS store open regular hours; parking at normal rates.
Most Ride On routes shift to Sunday schedules Dec. 25; extRa 101, Flex, and MARC Train suspended; public parking free all day.
Ride On and Metrorail run weekday schedules Dec. 24; MARC operates reduced R schedule; TRiPS Commuter Store closes at 2:30 p.m.
Taxi meter rate rises from $2 to $2.50/mile on Feb. 1, 2026, with a new $1 nighttime surcharge for trips between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m.
Dec. 24 service ends at 10 p.m.; Dec. 25 uses Sunday/holiday schedules with some routes suspended.
Councilmember Glass convenes a public town hall on pedestrian and cyclist road safety at the Council Office Building on Jan. 10.
MCDOT adjusts schedules on 31 routes and bus bays on 6 routes starting Jan. 11 to improve on-time performance.
MCDOT is offering free parking in all county-operated garages and lots on Saturday, Dec. 20, as part of Super Saturday.
On Dec. 25, Ride On runs Sunday schedules; Flash Blue, Ride On ext Ra, and Flex will not operate.
All MCDOT Transit Services operate on a weekday schedule until 10 p.m. on Dec. 24; trips departing after 10 p.m. will not run.
Montgomery County's Winter Storm Information Portal provides real-time road maintenance, service request, and Ride On transit updates during winter weather.
MARC trains run 'R' schedule Dec. 30–31 but are fully suspended on New Year's Day, Jan. 1.
Ride On runs weekday schedule Dec. 31, switches to Sunday schedule Jan. 1. Ride On Flex, extRa, and Flash Blue suspended Jan. 1.
Ride On runs on weekday schedule Dec. 24 until 10 p.m.; switches to Sunday schedule Dec. 25. Ride On Flex and extRa suspended Dec. 25.
Metrorail runs until 2 a.m. Dec. 31, then reduced Sunday service Jan. 1; Metrobus on Sunday schedule Jan. 1.
Ride On runs Sunday schedule Jan. 1; Flash Blue not in service; MARC has no service New Year's Day.
Metrorail runs reduced Sunday service 7 a.m.–midnight Dec. 25; Metrobus operates Sunday schedule that day.