DOT Transportation Engineering Projects
This planning study will define the roadway treatment, station locations, and end points of the New Hampshire Avenue BRT service
Transit Project
Project Manager: Corey Pitts, AICP BRT Implementation Manager Corey.Pitts@montgomerycountymd.gov 240-777-7217
The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) is advancing BRT for the New Hampshire Avenue corridor consistent with the 2013 Countywide Transit Corridors Functional Master Plan. BRT will provide high quality transit service that improves the speed and reliability of bus service in the corridor.
The New Hampshire Avenue BRT Study will engage the public and:
More than 20 buses per hour serve some portions of the corridor. Destinations include Fort Totten, Silver Spring, and Takoma Park. South of Piney Branch Rd, buses arrive every 3-4 minutes at peak times.
Bus speeds are often below 10 mph. Buses are slower in the PM than the AM.
Many bus stops lack amenities, such as seating and shelters. There is an opportunity to make biking and walking safer and more accessible throughout the corridor.
Most of the corridor is adjacent to lower income and non-English speaking areas. Many languages are spoken by corridor residents.
Mixed land use (commercial, retail and residential) is focused around major intersections. There are several transportation and land development projects in study area.
Injury and fatal crashes are most common between the Beltway and University Blvd.
AM travel times are high south of the Beltway. PM travel times are very high between University Blvd and the Beltway.
AM delay is highest at major intersections near the District of Columbia. PM delay is highest near the Beltway.
The project is currently in the planning phase where the major elements of the project will be defined.
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Your unique perspective, whether you live, work, or travel in this area, is essential to our planning process. Use our interactive map tool to review the proposed Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) alternatives. Your feedback can guide our understanding and improvement of the proposed system. Explore and Evaluate Alternatives
Corridor Advisory Committees follow Master Plan guidance as approved by the Montgomery County Council: “A vital facet of facility planning is to receive input and feedback from affected property owners, civic and business groups, and transit riders and road users, including public forums and workshops, electronic newsletters, and other forms of outreach. Accordingly, a citizens' advisory group comprised of residents, business owners and other relevant stakeholders must be created for each corridor which enters into facility planning to make recommendations to the County on the design, construction and proposed station locations for the transit corridor.
Thank you for your continued interest and dedication to this vital County project.
Public Meeting #1 (Wednesday, June 15, 2022)
CAC Meeting #5 (Wednesday, January 31, 2024)
CAC Meeting #4 (Thursday, May 18, 2023)
CAC Meeting #3 (Thursday, December 15, 2022)
CAC Meeting #2 (Thursday, June 2, 2022)
CAC Meeting #1 (Wednesday, April 5, 2022)
Kevin Belanger Resident
Sophie Boreshe Resident
Marie Michelle Bunch Resident
Hector Chang Resident
Raka Choudhury Resident
Brian Downie Saul Centers
Eileen Finnegan Resident
Gail Fisher Resident
Richard Garifo Resident
Gretchen Goldman Resident
Craig Grunewald Resident
Kayleigh Gunnoud Takoma Langley Crossroads Development Authority
June Henderson Friends of White Oak
Miguel Hernandez Resident
Louis Krupnick, A.I.A., LEED Resident
Maura Moser Resident
Peter Myo Khin Tamarack Triangle Civic Association
Daphne Pallozzi CHI Centers, Inc.
Robert Peters Colesville Civic Association
Shane Pollin Hillandale Gateway, LLC
Elise Rahimi Resident
James Shippey Resident
Peter Tantisunthorn Resident
Clay Teunis Resident
Jason Weaver Resident
Dan Wilhelm Greater Colesville Citizens Association
Elizabeth Williams Resident
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The project is funded for the planning phase. Future design and construction phases are currently unfunded.