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Flash BRT is a bus rapid transit network in Montgomery County, Maryland with one operational line and two more under development. When complete, the network will run along U.S. 29 from Silver Spring to Burtonsville , Maryland Route 355 from Bethesda to Clarksburg , and Maryland Route 586 from Wheaton to Rockville .
The Montgomery bus boycott was a political and social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery, Alabama. It was a foundational event in the civil rights movement in the United States.
Ride On Flex is an on-demand bus service that began serving Montgomery County on June 26, 2019, and runs in and around Rockville, Glenmont, and Wheaton using new, 11-passenger cutaway buses. Passengers are able to request a bus using an app .
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD — People over 65 and people with disabilities will continue to ride Montgomery County bus for free even if bus fares return, the Department of Transportation...
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD — Ride On Flex and other extra bus services will be suspended starting Jan. 16, as an increasing number of drivers sick with or exposed to COVID-19 leaves Montgomery...
In the coming days, bus service will be expanded to support Montgomery County Marc Elrich's Phase I reopening plan. Alessia Grunberger , Patch Staff Posted Thu, Jun 4, 2020 at 8:35 am ET
On the morning of May 20, the Freedom Ride resumed, with the bus carrying the riders traveling toward Montgomery at 90 miles an hour, protected by a contingent of the Alabama State Highway Patrol. The Old Montgomery Greyhound Station , site of the May 20, 1961 violence, is preserved as the Freedom Rides Museum (2011 photo)
Known as Bus Rapid Transit or BRT, the proposed network of bus routes would cover about 82 miles and 110 stations throughout the county, in an attempt to ease traffic congestion for commuters.
It has information, exhibits, and some artifacts from the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott. This museum is named after civil rights activist Rosa Parks , who is known for refusing to surrender her seat to a white person on a city bus.
The expanded 'Kids Ride Free' program is designed to make public transportation more accessible to Montgomery County's youth. Alessia Grunberger , Patch Staff Posted Wed, Jun 19, 2019 at 12:22 pm ET