June 1, 2004

Ride On Montgomery County  More than 80 Routes  Over 77,000 Trips per Weekday  Fleet includes 250 Large buses 100 Contractor buses

Go Montgomery! Program  Ten year program of transit and road improvements  Transit is about 40% of total

 Needed more buses to provide extra service Frequency - less time between buses Span - additonal hours of service, such as midday, earlier or later in the day Go Montgomery! Program

More Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses were ordered for a total of 57 Already received additional CNG buses will be delivered for more service this Fall CNG will be 16 percent of the entire fleet  o Orion- CNG buses purchased by the County will replace the oldest and most polluting diesel buses in the fleet  New buses are low-floor  Accessible buses that allow a driver to automatically or manually operate a wheelchair ramp that opens from the floor. No lifts are required.  New buses are wide and roomy, with large, low windows  Exterior of the buses are painted in the same distinctive green and yellow design of the County’s other CNG buses  o First phase of the program started May 3 rd  New Clarksburg service -Route #82- growing community  Rush hour to/from Shady Grove Metro  o Other improvements Rerouting Ride On Route 79 (Germantown Milestone to Shady Grove) through neighborhoods to the east of Maryland Route 355, including the Milestone area. Adding midday service on Route 74 (Germantown Transit Center and Washingtonian Center to the Shady Grove Metro Station). More service on Route 70 (Germantown Milestone to Bethesda) with more morning and evening rush hour buses. More service on Route 37 (Potomac to the Grosvenor Metro) and Route 36 (Potomac to the Bethesda Metro), and more Saturday service on Route 8 (Wheaton Metro Station to the Silver Spring Metro Station). Route 52 (Montgomery General Hospital to the Rockville Metro Station) now serves the Treatment Center Complex on Avery Road. Route 81 (Rockville Metro Station to the White Flint Station) will stop directly in front of the Legato building going southbound for safer pedestrian access o Second phase of Go Montgomery in September- pending bus delivery

oCNG buses purchased by the County will replace the oldest and most polluting diesel buses in the fleet oNew buses made by Orion Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses

New buses are low-floor Accessible buses that allow a driver to automatically or manually operate a wheelchair ramp that opens from the floor. No lifts are required.

New buses are wide and roomy, with large, low windows Exterior of the buses are painted in the same distinctive green and yellow design of the County’s other CNG buses Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses

Go Montgomery! Program First phase of the program started May 3, 2004  Major change was new Clarksburg service - Route #82- growing community Rush hour to/from Shady Grove Metro

Go Montgomery! Program Other Improvements  Rerouting Ride On Route 79 (Germantown Milestone to Shady Grove) through neighborhoods to the east of Maryland Route 355, including the Milestone area.  Adding midday service on Route 74 (Germantown Transit Center and Washingtonian Center to the Shady Grove Metro Station).  More service on Route 70 (Germantown Milestone to Bethesda) with more morning and evening rush hour buses.

Go Montgomery! Program Other Improvements  More service on Route 37 (Potomac to the Grosvenor Metro) and Route 36 (Potomac to the Bethesda Metro), and more Saturday service on Route 8 (Wheaton Metro Station to the Silver Spring Metro Station).  Route 52 (Montgomery General Hospital to the Rockville Metro Station) now serves the Treatment Center Complex on Avery Road.  Route 81 (Rockville Metro Station to the White Flint Station) will stop directly in front of the Legato building going southbound for safer pedestrian access

Go Montgomery! Program Other Improvements  Second phase of Go Montgomery in September- pending bus delivery  This phase includes improvements on 30 routes

Go Montgomery! Program Marketing Support  Comcast Cable ad  Brochure in English, Spanish, and Chinese  Media Conference

Other Projects  Bus Advertising  Shelter Advertising  Fare Change  SmarTrip

Bus Advertising County Council passed a bill requiring advertising In July our RFP for a contract for bus advertising is due out Redesign of paint scheme

Bus Shelter Advertising  Court settlement of a thirty year lawsuit  Contract signed by the County and Clear Channel Communications  Removal of billboards in exchange for advertising shelters

Bus Shelter Advertising  Better looking, lit  Maintenance of shelters  Provide information at the shelters  New Shelters As early as Labor Day

Fare Changes  Our fares compatible with Metrobus  Ride On fare media will increase

SmarTrip ®  New SmarTrip bus fareboxes scheduled to be on our buses next winter  Timing - WMATA Montgomery Division will be done around Labor Day Big gap between Metrobus and Ride On installations. Will be a communication challenge for us