'Ride On' Begins New Service From Potomac to Rockville

From Montgomery County:

Ride On will implement new service between Tobytown Drive in Potomac and Rockville Metro Station via Shady Grove Hospital. Major roads served will include Travilah Road, Wootton Parkway, Falls Road and Great Falls Road. The new route is called Route 301.

In July 2016, Montgomery County Ride On invited public comments on two proposed routings for this service. Ride On developed the service plan after receiving written and oral comments, including at the July 28, 2016 public forum at Travilah Elementary School in North Potomac.

Riders will be able to connect to Metrorail and other Ride On services at the Rockville Metro Station and several other major points of interest along the route. Those include:

• Thomas S. Wootton High School
• Robert Frost Middle School
• Travilah Elementary School
• Nancy H. Dacek North Potomac Community Recreation Center (which opens October 22 and includes a senior center)
• Potomac Oak Shopping Center at Travilah and Glen Roads
• Glenstone Museum (limited service)
• Rockville LibraryAdventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center

Route 301 will operate seven days a week, between approximately 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. The bus schedule is available online.

On an introductory basis, bus fares will be free throughout October 2016. Beginning November 1, 2016, standard Ride On fares and discounts will apply; these include free fares for seniors and persons with disabilities from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.Monday through Saturday and Kids Ride Free from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday.

For the first month or two, the new service will be operated with a bus that does not have the traditional Ride On paint colors. Riders will see a white bus with Ride On logos.

More information about Ride On schedules and routes is available at www.rideonbus.com. Sign up for email alerts or follow Ride On via Facebook and Twitter.

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