Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich will be joined by County Council President Kate Stewart and Federal and State officials to celebrate the Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) Ride On bus system’s 50th Anniversary at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 2 at the Marian Fryer Town Plaza in Wheaton.
MCDOT’s Ride On bus system was launched in 1975 with 20 buses servicing Takoma Park and Silver Spring. Today, Ride On has a fleet of almost 400 ADA-accessible buses, which served 18 million riders throughout Montgomery County in fiscal year 2024, providing 65,000 weekday passenger pickups. MCDOT’s Ride On bus system is the second largest in the region, operates seven days a week and provides over 80 routes with 5,425 bus stops.
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