Travel & Transit News

Thursday, April 23, Meeting of the Pedestrian, Bicycle, and Transportation Safety Committee

April 22, 2026

Attend the Metro Red Line Summer Station Closure Meeting May 6

April 21, 2026

Metro will host a meeting (in person and on Microsoft Teams) about the summer Red Line closure of the Grosvenor-Strathmore, Medical Center and Bethesda Metro stations due to construction. The meeting will be on May 6, 6:30pm - 7:30pm at the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center at 4805...

Gas Prices Got You Fuming? Here Are Some Solutions

March 26, 2026

As gas prices are rising, commuters can find commute options with the help of Bethesda Transportation Solutions (BTS) and Commuter Connections. Check out details on our BTS website (you're on it, take some time to look through it) and read this...

March 4, 2026

Register for a spring 2026 bicycle class in Montgomery County. Registrations are managed by the Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA) ...

Check Out the April BTS Newsletter

March 4, 2026

The April BTS newsletter is now available. Read about transportation and commuting news in Bethesda. Sign up for the...

Metro Red Line Summer Shutdown Website

March 4, 2026

Metro (WMATA) has created a website to follow updates on the shutdown of three Red Line station in the summer of 2026. Free shuttle buses will replace trains at the following...

Metro Prepared for Winter Weather

December 5, 2025

Metro prepared for winter weather, will communicate impacts to bus service in a new way. Since implementing a new bus network in June, Metro has also been assessing how to communicate service changes during winter weather events.

Customers can now visit ...

Tap. Ride. Go. Contactless Payment on Metro

November 24, 2025

Tap. Ride. Go. is live on Metrobus! Customers can now simply tap a contactless credit or debit card or use Apple Pay and Google Pay on bus...

MCDOT to Clean Public Parking Garages

September 2, 2025

The Montgomery County Department of Transportation's (MCDOT) Division of Parking Management is scheduled to begin its Fall washdown of all 21 County-owned parking garages in Silver Spring, Bethesda and Wheaton.

The cleanings are scheduled to begin in the Bethesda garages on September 15,...

Ride On Zero Fare Policy & New Schedules Started June 29

June 27, 2025

Montgomery County Department of Transportation implemented a zero fare policy on all Ride On, Ride On extRa, Ride On Flex and Flash buses beginning Sunday, June 29, 2025. This policy expands upon existing programs that already offer free rides to youth, seniors, persons with disabilities, and...

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