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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Leggett Announces Launch of MCDOT Mobile Commuter Store</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">This week, the Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) launched a Mobile Commuter Store (MCS) that
sells transit fare media and offers a broad variety of transportation information to the public. The MCS will replace the TRiPS Commuter Store in Friendship Heights with a 38-foot Winnebago that is outfitted as a full-service commuter store, including displays
of transportation information, schedules and maps. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">“I’m proud that Montgomery County is the first community in Maryland to launch a Mobile Commuter Store that brings
transportation services directly to commuters, residents and tourists,” said Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett. “The MCS will help promote the use of transit and other travel options that reduce traffic congestion and are a critical part of our balanced
and comprehensive network.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The MCS has the advantage over storefronts of bringing services directly to customers throughout the County at
handy locations such as recreation centers; senior centers; libraries; community centers (including the Friendship Heights Village Center); major office, retail and residential complexes; and at County events, such as fairs and festivals. The added convenience
and accessibility will expand opportunities so a broader segment of the community can take advantage of MCDOT’s transportation services.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">“With the Mobile Store, we are significantly expanding the level of service, flexibility and convenience for our
customers while continuing to provide the valuable, customized one-on-one assistance that so many residents prefer,” said MCDOT Director Al Roshdieh.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">At the MCS, customers can purchase or load value onto transit fare media, including regular and Senior SmarTrip
cards and the Ride On Youth Cruiser Pass; purchase MARC Commuter Rail passes; and register for Capital Bikeshare and obtain key fobs. The store also provides real time transit information based on the location of the vehicle on screens both inside and outside
the MCS, and offers a wide variety of transportation and visitor information.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The MCS provides the full range of transportation services currently offered by the TRiPS stores. Many transit
riders still prefer to purchase fare media and obtain information or assistance in person, especially tourists or those with special needs. Customers are served inside a climate-controlled, retail environment by knowledgeable staff who can assist them in completing
transactions or provide customized advice about the best routes or passes for their situation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">MCDOT will continue to operate the TRiPS Commuter Store in the Silver Spring Transit Center (SSTC) and has significantly
extended the days and hours of operation from the former schedule of Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. The SSTC TRiPS store is now open seven days a week from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. New services
being offered at the SSTC include the sale of Capital Bikeshare memberships and key fobs. In addition, Peter Pan Bus Lines is inaugurating intercity bus service at the SSTC and tickets can be purchased at the SSTC TRiPS store.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">MCDOT will be developing a schedule of regular stops for the MCS that will be available
<a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flinks.govdelivery.com%3A80%2Ftrack%3Ftype%3Dclick%26enid%3DZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTcwOTI3Ljc4NzAzMzExJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE3MDkyNy43ODcwMzMxMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MjEwNjk0JmVtYWlsaWQ9cGF0cmljaWEuamVua2luc0Btb250Z29tZXJ5Y291bnR5bWQuZ292JnVzZXJpZD1wYXRyaWNpYS5qZW5raW5zQG1vbnRnb21lcnljb3VudHltZC5nb3YmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg%3D%3D%26%26%26102%26%26%26http%3A%2F%2Fwww.montgomerycountymd.gov%2Fcommute&data=01%7C01%7Cpatricia.jenkins%40montgomerycountymd.gov%7C862bc59928954844c79008d505d726fc%7C6e01b1f9b1e54073ac97778069a0ad64%7C1&sdata=mNuvukzA5wpEPsDdV4RI5lVb1nEuDib0giL4pnlPfXM%3D&reserved=0">
<span style="color:blue">online</span></a>. MCDOT’s Commuter Services Section (CSS) welcomes ideas from the public regarding locations for regular or special MCS stops.
<a href="mailto:mcdot.commuterservices@montgomerycountymd.gov"><span style="color:blue">Email</span></a> suggestions for MCS stops, or requests for more information to CSS.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">CSS also provides a wide range of other services to employers, employees and residents throughout the County to
promote use of transit, car/vanpooling, biking, bikeshare, telework and other sustainable transportation alternatives. Learn more about MCDOT’s Commuter Services
<a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flinks.govdelivery.com%3A80%2Ftrack%3Ftype%3Dclick%26enid%3DZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTcwOTI3Ljc4NzAzMzExJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE3MDkyNy43ODcwMzMxMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MjEwNjk0JmVtYWlsaWQ9cGF0cmljaWEuamVua2luc0Btb250Z29tZXJ5Y291bnR5bWQuZ292JnVzZXJpZD1wYXRyaWNpYS5qZW5raW5zQG1vbnRnb21lcnljb3VudHltZC5nb3YmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg%3D%3D%26%26%26103%26%26%26http%3A%2F%2Fwww.montgomerycountymd.gov%2Fcommute&data=01%7C01%7Cpatricia.jenkins%40montgomerycountymd.gov%7C862bc59928954844c79008d505d726fc%7C6e01b1f9b1e54073ac97778069a0ad64%7C1&sdata=pfG019vBDnaiFSP7PoaQ9iO95%2B%2FqdjzzW1leHTiRlko%3D&reserved=0">
<span style="color:blue">online</span></a> – including availability of FareShare, the County’s transit/vanpool subsidy matching for employees working in the County. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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