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.
Ride On runs Sunday schedule Dec. 25; Flash Orange route on Weekend/Holiday schedule; MARC has no service Dec. 25.
MCDOT offering free parking in all county-operated garages and lots on Super Saturday, Dec. 20; on-street meters still enforced.
MCDOT is launching Ride On Flex 918, a free on-demand transit service along the New Hampshire Avenue corridor starting in early 2026.
MCDOT's new 'Ride On Reminders' campaign promotes respectful behavior on buses, citing a tripling of transit worker violence over 15 years.
MCDOT outlines how Ride On's 'S' Service Plan works during snow, storms, or other disruptions affecting normal weekday bus schedules.