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😍ICYMI😍
Five Love❣️Flash buses have been decorated for #ValentinesDay and will be operating along the RT 29 corridor until the end of February 2026. If you spot one, take a 🤳and tag us & you could win a 🎁💳!
Details▶️ https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/dot-transit/contests/loveflash.html #ridetheflash #montgomerycountymd #transportation #transit #contest

LoveFlash Photo Contest announcement with instructions to snap a LoveFlash bus photo, tag @MCDOTNow, and win a $35 gift card from Feb 1-28, 2026.

🔔Reminder🔔
This is the LAST week for our 'Flash Lights' contest! Be sure to get your picture into us before the Monday, January 5 deadline! Snap🤳a picture of the bus & send it📲to us via our various social media platforms.
Details▶️ https://www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgportalapps/Press_Detail.aspx?Item_ID=47951&Dept=50 #montgomerycountymd #ridetheflash #contest #mdcommuters #commuting

MCDOT is encouraging everyone to snap a picture of a Flash Lights bus when they see one and post it on their X, Bluesky, Instagram, Threads, or Facebook account, follow and tag @MCDOTNow for a chance to win a $35 Amazon gift card in a weekly, random draw. The contest will run from Monday, Dec. 1 until Monday, Jan. 5, 2026.

🚨Flash Friday🚨
#MontgomeryCoMD is projected to have an 18% ⬆️ in population & 29% ⬆️ in employment by 2050. The days of widening roads & expanding parking lots are in the past. Flash = building for density with safety & walkability in mind.
📹▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uazVEW69zo #transportation #transit #ridetheflash #publictransit #transittooter

Modern green and blue Flash Bus Rapid Transit vehicle with Maryland county seal and economic benefits text on a blue map background.

🌟THEY’RE HERE🌟
FlashLights🚌are lighting up US 29! Ride Flash Lights to early morning errands, late night dinners, holiday shopping, or just to say you did!
🔔Don’t forget to snap a📸🤳and tag @MCDOTnow for a chance to win a $35 gift card!
📋More Details ▶️ https://www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgportalapps/Press_Detail.aspx?Item_ID=47951&Dept=50 #ridetheflash #holidays #montgomerycountymd #maryland #funtransit #transit #transportation #transittooter

🎄Happening this Saturday🎄
Don't miss your opportunity to see the #RideTheFlash Holiday Bus! 🤩This is a #FREE event!🤩
📍East County Community Recreation Center 3310 Gateshead Manor Way, #SilverSpringMD 20904

🚨Flash Friday🚨
With FLASH Bus Rapid Transit, enjoy:
✅Faster service
✅ Free WiFi📶 & USB🔌charging
✅ Bring bikes🚲on board
✅ High-frequency service
✅ Real-time arrival estimates!
Built for comfort and convenience.
🚌#ridetheflash

📰NEW📰
The November 2025 edition of our #GoMontgomery #newsletter has been published. News & information about #transportation, including #mdroads, #transit, hiker-biker trails and #pedestriansafety.
📰 ▶️ https://gomontgomery.blogspot.com/ #montgomerycountymd # #ridetheflash #transittooter

🚨Flash Friday🚨
The future FLASH Bus Rapid Transit corridors aren’t just about faster, high-frequency buses—they’re also about improving pedestrian safety by adding continual sidewalks🚶‍♀️ paths🚴‍♂️ & safe crossings🚸. FLASH brings safe infrastructure to our busiest corridors.
▶️ https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/dot-dte/projects/BRT/ #montgomerycountymd #ridetheflash

🎃🚌⚡Flash Friday⚡🚌🎃
Catch the Monster Flash bus this #weekend for bilingual story hours at Twinbrook & Germantown Libraries. Building safer corridors with more convenient transit- the Veirs Mill Flash corridor has an estimated launch of 2028! Join us and learn all about Flash! 🧟 https://www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgportalapps/Press_Detail.aspx?Item_ID=47754&Dept=50 #Halloween #montgomerycountymd #ridetheflash #maryland #transit #transportation

🎃Mark Your Calendars🎃
You won't want to miss these👻spooky👻events coming up at the end of #October2025 !
#ridetheflash #rideonbus #MCPL #Montgomerycountymd #halloween #halloween2025

Join Twinbrook Library for a fun-filled Halloween event on Oct 25th! From 10 am - noon come explore the Monster Flash not-so-spooky "haunted" bus from the Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT), along with various other county departments
Join Germantown Library for a fun-filled Halloween event on Oct 25th! From 2:00pm - 4:00pm come explore the Monster Flash not-so-spooky "haunted" bus from the Montgomery County Department of Transportation, along with various other county departments. Explore the decorated bus and learn about the new Flash bus line being developed!
Get a jump start on celebrating Halloween in the Wheaton Arts & Entertainment District for free s'mores roasting, pumpkin painting, costume contests, Halloween crafts, face-painting, photo ops, and more at HalloWheaton. Adult activities include a beer garden, fire pits, yard games, and a zombie trailer. Costume contest for children begins at 2pm!

If you missed the US 29 Flash BRT Phase 2 project meeting last night. You can submit🗣️feedback via the online comment form by 6:00pm on Tue., Nov. 11, or after Nov 11 via email📧 US29BRT@montgomerycountymd.gov
👩‍💻form🔗 https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=scgkfi9mfUiCrLvriYzBcqI-ydHd8RxFvYeA85bZFDVUMTFZSVhOOExGR1BPSzlRV0k1NjU2WFhFWC4u #montgomerycountymd #ridetheflash #maryland #mdcommuters #transportation #transit

PUBLIC COMMENTS - US 29 Flash Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Phase 2 - October 2025
Public input is the key to the success of a public infrastructure project as it allows the County to understand the concerns of the community. Your input is important and will become a part of the public record and may be included and/or summarized in the public documents about this project. Due to the potentially high volume of comments, we may receive, the County regrets that we may be unable to respond to all comments, but we assure you that all comments will be read and evaluated.

📰NEW📰
The October 2025 edition of our #GoMontgomery #newsletter has been published. News & information about #transportation, including #mdroads, #transit, hiker-biker trails and #pedestriansafety.
📰 🔗https://gomontgomery.blogspot.com/ #montgomerycountymd #maryland #transitnews #visionzero #mdcommuters #commuting #halloween #ridetheflash #monsterflash #rideonbus #october2025

🗓️REMINDER🗓️
MCDOT is hosting an in-person public meeting on the US 29 Flash Bus Rapid Transit Phase 2 project from 6:00pm-8:00pm on Oct. 7, at Montgomery Blair High School in #SilverSpringMD.
🌟Details▶️ https://www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgportalapps/Press_Detail.aspx?Item_ID=47610&Dept=50 #montgomerycountymd #maryland #ridetheflash #brt #meeting

join us with an image of people at a meeting

🔆🚌NEW🚌🔆
MCDOT is hosting an in-person public meeting for the Veirs Mill Road Flash Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project.
🗓️Tuesday, Oct. 21
🕰️6:30pm–8:30pm
📍Albert Einstein High School, #KensingtonMD
Details▶️ https://www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgportalapps/Press_Detail.aspx?Item_ID=47645&Dept=50 #ridetheflash #montgomerycountymd #mdcommuters #BRT #wheatonmd #rockvillemd #MDSHA #maryland

what is flash on veirs mill road?
Montgomery County Department of Transportation is working to implement Flash BRT across the County. The Veirs Mill Road Flash will be a new transit service connecting Wheaton and Rockville with twelve stations along Veirs Mill Road and MD 355. Flash service on Veirs Mill Road will provide faster and more reliable transit service, connecting riders to housing, jobs, the MARC train, and the Metrorail Red Line. The Veirs Mill Road Flash will also include bicycle and pedestrian improvements like continuous sidewalks and safer crossings.

😎Burtonsville Day Celebration😎
Happening TODAY! Our Flash Outreach Team will be there with handouts and free give-a-ways so, stop🛑by their table and say 👋hello!
🌟Residents are encouraged to🚶‍♂️walk🚴 bike or take🚌transit to the event.
🌟▶️ https://www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgportalapps/Press_Detail.aspx?Item_ID=47602 #montgomerycountymd #weekend #ridetheflash #transportation #transit

The Burtonsville community is thrilled to welcome back the 33rd Annual Burtonsville Day Celebration, taking place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 20. The festivities will kick off with a lively parade along Old Columbia Pike, starting at Paint Branch High School and ending at the Marilyn J. Praisner Community Recreation Center, located at 14906 Old Columbia Pike.

The celebration continues at the recreation center’s parking lot, the Marilyn J. Praisner Library, and Columbia Local Park, featuring:

Live music in partnership with Strathmore
Games, food, and vendors
Health care and government services
Family-friendly activities
Exhibitors and community organizations
This free event draws a large crowd from Burtonsville and surrounding East County communities, celebrating the area’s diversity and community spirit. Since its founding in 1991, Burtonsville Day has honored local creativity and service with awards for parade floats, community initiatives, and antique cars. This year’s theme is Building a Better Community Together.

🚌🚏ICYMI🚌🚏
In FY25 #MCDOT's Division of Transit Services completed 31 bus stop ADA improvements and inspected 98% of the 5400 bus stops during an ADA audit. #rideonbus #transportation #ADA #Transit #montgomerycountymd #maryland #takethebus #ridetheflash