Montgomery County adjusted schedules on 31 Ride On routes and bus bay assignments on 6 routes, effective Jan. 11, 2026.
The TRiPS Commuter Store at Silver Spring Transit Center will be open 10 a.m.–4 p.m. on MLK Day; the Mobile Store will be closed.
The north entrance to the Silver Spring Metro station platform was partially closed Jan. 12–16, 2026, due to Purple Line construction.
Silver Spring Metro Red Line station will be closed Jan. 17–19, 2026, due to Purple Line construction; shuttle buses and Ride On routes available.
Montgomery County made all Ride On bus services zero-fare as of June 29, 2025, covering Ride On, extRa, Flex, and Flash BRT routes.
Beginning Feb. 1, 2026, students must tap a Youth Cruiser SmarTrip card to ride Metrobuses fare-free across Montgomery County.
MCDOT's Ride On Trip Planner app, built with Moovit, has exceeded 73,000 downloads and 3.3 million trips planned since launch.
WMATA is replacing bus shelters A–D at Shady Grove East in two phases through Feb. 6, temporarily closing affected bays and rerouting multiple routes.
MCDOT will place Rosa Parks commemorative placards on all Ride On buses and mark Transit Equity Day on Feb. 4, 2026.
Metrorail construction will close the Medical Center Metro bus loop on three Sundays through spring 2026, rerouting Ride On Routes 34 and 46.
Public garage, lot, and curbside meter parking in Bethesda, Silver Spring, and Wheaton will be free on MLK Day, Jan. 19, 2026.
County transit services operate on holiday/weekend schedules for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026.
MCDOT adds on-demand Flex shuttle zone connecting Ednor, Sandy Spring, Cloverly, and White Oak Transit Center starting Feb. 2.
Over 250 residents joined Councilmember Glass Saturday to discuss safer streets after 678 pedestrian and cyclist crashes and 18 fatalities in 2025.
Montgomery County's Call-n-Ride program provides subsidies to offset on-demand taxi costs for eligible residents; contact info available.
All county public parking garages, lots, and curbside meters are free on Monday, Jan. 19.
Ride On, Ride On Flex, extRa, and Pink lines run holiday schedules Jan. 19; Flash Bus Blue Route suspended.
Ride On, Metrorail, Metrobus, and MARC will run holiday schedules; Bethesda, Silver Spring, Wheaton parking is free.
SHA and District 18 legislators held a road safety meeting on University Blvd in Kensington/Wheaton following two pedestrian fatalities this fall.
MCDOT holds hybrid meeting Jan. 28 on proposed 10-foot shared-use paths along MacArthur Blvd from Old Anglers Inn to Falls Road.