BUS RAPID TRANSIT (FLASH)

 

What is Flash?

FLASH is Montgomery County’s new bus-based rapid transit system with features that improve reliability and capacity, so you can get where you need to go quickly.

What makes Flash different?

Fast Facts

  • Reliable
  • Efficient
  • Clean
  • Comfortable
  • Cost-effective

Where will it be?

  • US 29 (Colesville Road) between Burtonsville and downtown Silver Spring
  • MD 355 between Clarksburg and Bethesda
  • Veirs Mill Road (MD 586) between Rockville and Wheaton 
  • Other Flash corridors are planned as part of the Countywide Transit Corridors Function Master Plan
View the Program Budget
Upcoming Planning Projects
  • New Hampshire Avenue - FY22
  • North Bethesda Transitway - FY24
View the US 29 Flash Budget
Status - Under Construction
 
Status - In Design

View the MD 355 Budget
Status - In Design
 
 

Project Documents

News and Updates

Get Involved

Join us to help spread the word about all the benefits FLASH will bring to Montgomery County and stay informed! Receive updates about FLASH by signing up below.

Join us at an event

Request a meeting . We can come to your workplace, civic group, homeowners association, chamber of commerce, or community advocacy organization to give project updates and tell you more about FLASH.

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Corridor Advisory Committies

Background and Purpose

The Corridor Advisory Committees (CACs) play an important role in the public involvement process for the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor studies and implementation in Montgomery County. In adopting the Countywide Transit Corridors Functional Master Plan , which outlines plans to implement BRT along ten different corridors, the Montgomery County Council called for the establishment of CACs by noting:

"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."

The CACs’ purpose is to: allow participants to discuss and provide input related to project planning, design, construction, and station locations; enhance transparency and community involvement; provide a venue for interaction and information-sharing among those directly impacted; inform the study of community impacts to encourage community-sensitive implementation and minimize negative impacts; serve as a clearinghouse for sharing timely and accurate information; and provide leadership and build consensus in the community to coalesce diverse interests.

CACs were established for select BRT corridors in 2015. The public is welcome to attend and observe the committee discussions. Refer to the  Corridor Advisory Committee Procedures  for additional information.

 

 

 

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