<div dir="ltr"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Montgomery County, MD</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:montgomerycountymd@public.govdelivery.com">montgomerycountymd@public.govdelivery.com</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, Nov 2, 2020 at 5:26 PM<br>Subject: *SPECIAL EDITION "FLASH" Go Montgomery! Newsletter<br>To:  <<a href="mailto:yasmin81065@gmail.com">yasmin81065@gmail.com</a>><br></div><br><br><u></u>



    







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<p style="line-height:1.4;color:#444444;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-align:left;margin:10px 0" align="left">This video describes features and amenities of the new Flash service. More videos are available online at: <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDExMDIuMjk3OTE5NzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5tb250Z29tZXJ5Y291bnR5bWQuZ292L2RvdC10cmFuc2l0L2ZsYXNoL3ZpZGVvcy5odG1sIn0.ZFhNkeRq3KUvRtke_TQ0bU33vC0Oq0XzYuKozP447wE/s/1261672413/br/87832920504-l" rel="noopener" style="color:#5e2178;text-decoration:underline;word-break:break-word" target="_blank">montgomerycountymd.gov/dot-transit/flash/videos.html</a>.</p>
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<p style="line-height:1.4;color:#444444;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-align:left;margin:10px 0" align="left">Montgomery County’s Department of Transportation (MCDOT) launched its inaugural “Flash” transit service on October 14 in a ceremony led by Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich, County Council President Sidney Katz, Council Vice President Tom Hucker and MCDOT Director Chris Conklin. The celebration was held at the <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDMsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDExMDIuMjk3OTE5NzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5mbGlja3IuY29tL3Bob3Rvcy9tY2RvdHBob3Rvcy81MDU2MTEyNTM3Mi9pbi9hbGJ1bS03MjE1NzcxNjcyNzQxMzY1Mi8ifQ.YBP9vOjUb9Ttz6MCaWx4HK2RjKdKHT4jMVi81GUHcDM/s/1261672413/br/87832920504-l" rel="noopener" style="color:#5e2178;text-decoration:underline;word-break:break-word" target="_blank">Briggs Chaney Flash station</a> in Burtonsville, the northernmost station on the Flash's 14-mile route along US Route 29 and Lockwood Drive to Silver Spring. <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDQsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDExMDIuMjk3OTE5NzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dzIubW9udGdvbWVyeWNvdW50eW1kLmdvdi9tY2dwb3J0YWxhcHBzL1ByZXNzX0RldGFpbC5hc3B4P0l0ZW1fSUQ9MjY5NTYifQ.Rna7uTU7zaI0hkT9TizTr4wRtHLsroUPGAo0hhpguig/s/1261672413/br/87832920504-l" rel="noopener" style="color:#5e2178;text-decoration:underline;word-break:break-word" target="_blank">Learn more</a>.</p>
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<p style="line-height:1.4;color:#444444;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-align:left;margin:10px 0" align="left">Flash is a new bus service that gets you where you need to go quickly. It operates on Colesville Road/ Columbia Pike (US 29) and Lockwood Drive, with destinations including downtown Silver Spring (Transit Center, MARC and Metrorail Red Line), Four Corners, White Oak, Fairland, and Burtonsville. With Flash, you can hop on and off for destinations along the route or make easy connections to locations throughout the region.</p>
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<li style="line-height:1.4;color:#444444;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-align:left;margin:0 0 7px">Frequent, reliable service.</li>
<li style="line-height:1.4;color:#444444;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-align:left;margin:0 0 7px">Eighty-passenger buses (with fewer riders currently allowed in response to COVID-19) with free WiFi and USB charging ports.</li>
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<a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDcsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDExMDIuMjk3OTE5NzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2ZsaWMua3IvcC8yazJOdXVwIn0.NlVZopq8JLnnKJ8ZjIksbrR79IZMyoTvJu5Fpjtvia8/s/1261672413/br/87832920504-l" rel="noopener" style="color:#5e2178;text-decoration:underline;word-break:break-word" target="_blank">Level boarding</a> (no steps) through all three doors for easy on and off</li>
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<a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDgsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDExMDIuMjk3OTE5NzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5tb250Z29tZXJ5Y291bnR5bWQuZ292L0RPVC1UcmFuc2l0L1Jlc291cmNlcy9JbWFnZXMvZmxhc2gvRmxhc2hfV2hlZWxzV2VsY29tZVdlYi5qcGcifQ.wrybSEn1XUYy6QMwHt8NLfds28N3OlzGT83ZvKjdp3A/s/1261672413/br/87832920504-l" rel="noopener" style="color:#5e2178;text-decoration:underline;word-break:break-word" target="_blank">Easy access</a> for wheelchairs, bikes, and strollers.</li>
<li style="line-height:1.4;color:#444444;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-align:left;margin:0 0 7px">Premium service, but at the same price as the regular bus and accepting Smartrip (and all discounts).</li>
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<p style="line-height:1.4;color:#444444;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-align:left;margin:10px 0" align="left">The unique Flash station design makes finding the stations simple. The stations feature <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDksInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDExMDIuMjk3OTE5NzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5mbGlja3IuY29tL3Bob3Rvcy9tY2RvdHBob3Rvcy81MDU2MDk5ODA2MS9pbi9kYXRlcG9zdGVkLXB1YmxpYy8ifQ.l5-bfKIHkL7OjiNf82oAtW4Ckh2ZAP1HRKHwykweoBk/s/1261672413/br/87832920504-l" rel="noopener" style="color:#5e2178;text-decoration:underline;word-break:break-word" target="_blank">canopies and windscreens</a> for weather protection, <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMTAsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDExMDIuMjk3OTE5NzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5mbGlja3IuY29tL3Bob3Rvcy9tY2RvdHBob3Rvcy81MDU2MDI1NDM0My9pbi9hbGJ1bS03MjE1NzcxNjcyNzQxMzY1Mi8ifQ.5kd3Sq3Jk1E1DQ0hr6S1g3EY75tYu465MSvt6U-UiOE/s/1261672413/br/87832920504-l" rel="noopener" style="color:#5e2178;text-decoration:underline;word-break:break-word" target="_blank">seating</a>, a marker pole and <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMTEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDExMDIuMjk3OTE5NzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5mbGlja3IuY29tL3Bob3Rvcy9tY2RvdHBob3Rvcy81MDU2MDU3MTQ3Ni9pbi9hbGJ1bS03MjE1NzcxNjcyNzQxMzY1Mi8ifQ.if0SA7Sv_dQi13SDaHfO3Tc6Ahwduf-iiaEeKO88PrY/s/1261672413/br/87832920504-l" rel="noopener" style="color:#5e2178;text-decoration:underline;word-break:break-word" target="_blank">ticketing machines</a>.</p>
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