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<span style="font-size:24.0pt;line-height:120%">Ride On Will Begin New Service Between Toby town Drive in Potomac and Rockville Metro Station<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<p style="line-height:21.0pt"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:black">For Immediate Release: Friday, September 16, 2016</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:black">
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<p style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:21.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans";color:black">On October 2, 2016, Ride On will implement new service between Tobytown Drive in Potomac and Rockville Metro Station via Shady Grove Hospital. Major roads served
will include Travilah Road, Wootton Parkway, Falls Road and Great Falls Road. The new route is called Route 301.
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:21.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans";color:black">In July 2016, Montgomery County Ride On invited public comments on two proposed routings for this service. Ride On developed the service plan after receiving
written and oral comments, including at the July 28, 2016 public forum at Travilah Elementary School in North Potomac.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:21.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans";color:black">Riders will be able to connect to Metrorail and other Ride On services at the Rockville Metro Station and several other major points of interest along the route.
Those include:</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Thomas S. Wootton High School</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Robert Frost Middle School</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Travilah Elementary School</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="http://www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgportalapps/Press_Detail.aspx?Item_ID=17359">Nancy H. Dacek North Potomac Community Recreation Center</a> (which opens October
22 and includes a senior center)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Potomac Oak Shopping Center at Travilah and Glen Roads</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="http://www.glenstone.org/visit">Glenstone Museum</a> (limited service)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="http://www.adventisthealthcare.com/">Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center</a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:21.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans";color:black">Route 301 will operate seven days a week, between approximately 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. The bus schedule is available
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:black"><a href="http://www.rideonbus.com/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">online</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Open Sans";color:black">.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:21.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans";color:black">On an introductory basis, bus fares will be free throughout October 2016. Beginning November 1, 2016, standard Ride On fares and
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:black"><a href="https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/dot-transit/routesandschedules/fares/fares2.html"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">discounts</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Open Sans";color:black">
will apply; these include free fares for seniors and persons with disabilities from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Saturday and Kids Ride Free from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:21.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans";color:black">For the first month or two, the new service will be operated with a bus that does not have the traditional Ride On paint colors. Riders will see a white bus
with Ride On logos. </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:21.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans";color:black">More information about Ride On schedules and routes is available at
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:black"><a href="http://www.rideonbus.com/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext">www.rideonbus.com</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Open Sans";color:black">. Sign up for
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:black"><a href="https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/MDMONTGOMERY/subscriber/new"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">email alerts</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Open Sans";color:black">
or follow Ride On via </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:black"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Rideonmct"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Facebook</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Open Sans";color:black"> and
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:black"><a href="https://twitter.com/Rideonmct"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Twitter</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Open Sans";color:black">.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Open Sans";color:black"># # #</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:21.0pt"><em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:black">Release ID: 16-439</span></em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:black">
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<em><span style="font-family:"Open Sans"">Media Contact: Lorraine Driscoll 240-777-6507
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