News: Three Open Houses took place on January 22nd, January 24th, and February 1st , 2018 to present information and gather community input on this project. Find more information in the Open House section below.
Note: We invite the public to review all of the information presented in this page and to submit comment using the form below. This page will allow you to review display boards, watch a video and submit comments about the MD 355 BRT corridor study. Community input is vitally important to the MD 355 BRT corridor study and your interest and participation are greatly appreciated.
This page contains an overview of the Maryland 355 (MD 355) BRT project, as well as important reference documents. It also contains information related to its open houses. Information on Corridor Advisory Committee (CAC) meetings can be found here.
At the end of this page, we invite the public to review the information presented here, especially the information corresponding to the last open house, and submit comment using the form below. Community input is vitally important to the MD 355 project and your interest and participation are greatly appreciated.
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Over the past decade, MCDOT and the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, as well as the Cities of Gaithersburg and Rockville, have completed land use and transportation studies advancing the concept for the BRT. These support the vision of transforming the corridor into a series of walkable and prosperous nodes of commercial, residential, and civic land uses and activities. From 2015 to 2017, the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) conducted a study (“Phase 1”) to identify options for the MD 355 BRT. Through that study, MDOT identified several options, called Conceptual Alternatives, for the BRT. MCDOT is now leading Phase 2 of the study, which involves further study and evaluation of the Conceptual Alternatives from Phase 1 to identify one Recommended Alternative for the BRT. |
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To identify the Recommended Alternative in Phase 2, MCDOT will be looking at various alternatives, addressing whether and where the BRT should run in a dedicated median or curb lane or in mixed traffic, which route it should take, and which stations should be included in the Recommended Alternative. The alternatives will be evaluated according to a set of criteria that address considerations such as travel times and reliability, ridership, accessibility to jobs and other destinations, support for redevelopment, costs, and impacts to the environment and properties. MCDOT is also developing a preliminary service plan for the BRT and complementary local bus routes.
For more information about the alternatives MCDOT is studying in Phase 2, see MD 355 Alternatives.
Click here to download a PDF of the map.
Local governments, stakeholders, advisory committees, and the public have been involved in the project since 2015, and their input will continue to be sought during this Phase 2 study. To get involved and stay informed about the project, you can:
Please check back for more information on upcoming events!
Open houses constitute opportunities for residents to stop in, learn about this project, ask questions, and offer comments to our staff. Below are the open houses (grouped by so-called "rounds") that have taken place or are about to take place. They are organized from most recent to oldest events.
In January and February 2018, three open houses took place. The first was on January 22nd at Clarksburg High School, the second was on January 24th at Gaithersburg High School, and the third was on February 1st at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School. All meetings were conducted by Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT). The following materials were presented prior or during the events:
In February 2017, two open houses took place. One was on February 7 th at Montgomery College Germantown Campus, and the other one was on February 8 th at the Executive Office Building in Rockville. They were conducted by Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT), in partnership with Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT). The following materials were presented prior or during the events:
In spring of 2016, two open houses took place. One was on April 28 th at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, and a second one was on May 3 rd 2016 at Gaithersburg High School. They were conducted by Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT), in partnership with Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT). The following materials were presented prior or during the events:
We invite the public to review the information presented in this page and submit comment using the following form. Community input is vitally important to the MD 355 project and your interest and participation are greatly appreciated.