| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1975 | March 31, Dial-A-Ride starts in Gaithersburg with 8 buses. April 14, Silver Spring starts with 12 buses
The fare is 25¢ |
| 1976 | Dial-A-Ride discontinued. Gaithersburg starts fixed route non-rush hour service |
| 1977 | Annual ridership approaches 2 million riders |
| 1978 | Silver Spring Metro Station opens. Service increases from 14 to 53 peak hour vehicles |
| 1979 | Gaithersburg starts rush hour service increasing buses from 5 to 8. Service cut in Silver Spring early in the year due to mechanical problems with "light duty" buses. Silver Spring RIDE ON gets first "transit" buses |
| 1980 | First fare increase from 25¢ to 35¢. First service to Germantown. Oil embargo of late 1979 and 1980 and Silver Spring Metro opening results in doubling ridership on some routes |
| 1981 | Fare increase in January to 45¢. In December to 50¢. Gaithersburg RIDE ON expansion continues First service to Rockville Montgomery College |
| 1982 | Fare increase to 60¢. Ridership drops for the first time from 7.2 to 7.1 million riders as oil embargo ends |
| 1983 | First service to downtown Rockville |
| 1984 | Partial service to Bethesda/Friendship Heights areas starts in May. Metro stations open in August as far as Grosvenor |
| 1985 | In January, full service into all Red line stations and Montgomery Mall following the opening of Shady Grove Metro Station in December 1984 |
| 1986 | Service starts to Damascus and Urbana from Shady Grove. Germantown and Montgomery Village express service start. Ridership to 10 million a year |
| 1987 | Introduction of All-Day-Transfer for $1.00 |
| 1988 | Fare increase to 75¢ during peak hours. Remain 60¢ off peak |
| 1990 | Wheaton and Forest Glen stations open. Fare increase to 85¢. Ride On begins to equip buses with wheelchair lifts |
| 1991 | Fare increase to $1.00 during peak hours |
| 1994 | Operating 70 routes with 216 large County-owned buses and 40 smaller contractor buses |
| 1995 | RIDE ON 20th Anniversary: Expecting our 200 millionth customer |
| 1996 | RIDE ON adds Compressed Natural Gas buses to its fleet. Central Communications move into the Transportation Management Center |
| 1997 | RIDE ON increase peak hours fare to $1.10. RIDE ON equips its buses with bike racks. Automated Vehicle Locators equipped on some buses |
| 1998 | RIDE ON introduces express bus service from Milestone to Bethesda. Electronic schedule signs added to four bus stop locations in the County. Glenmont station opened |
| 1999 | RIDE ON participates in regional fare structure-One fare from Montgomery County to Northern Virginia. Expanded hours for 8 routes for Access-to-jobs: now provide 22 hour service on parts of the RIDE ON system |
| 2000 | RIDE ON celebrates 25th year and introduces "Kid-Ride-Free" initiative from 2:00PM to 7:00PM Monday thru Friday |
| 2000 | Reduced the costs of 20-Trip Ticket and 2-Week-Ride About pass from $18 to $10 starting September 3, 2000 |
| 2003 | Fares increase to $1.20, eliminate off peak fare effective June 29, 2003 |
| 2003 | 20-Trip Ticket $13, and 2-Week-Ride About pass from $10 to $12 6/29/2003 |
| 2004 | June 27-Fare increases to $1.25, cut 20-Trip Ride-About pass from $12.00 to $10.00 increase 20-Trip Ticket from $13.00 to $18.00 and Expiration date. Maximum use is 9 months period. |