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Metro and Ride On Have New Fares, Service Changes
Increased fares for Metrorail, Metrobus and Ride On took effect June 25. Metrorail also began new hours and service changes as it transitioned out of its yearlong SafeTrack program and into a regular program of preventive maintenance for safer, more reliable rail service. New Metrorail hours of operation are 5 a.m.-11:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 5 a.m.-1…
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Metro and Ride On Have New Fares, Service Changes
Increased fares for Metrorail, Metrobus and Ride On took effect June 25. Metrorail also began new hours and service changes as it transitioned out of its yearlong SafeTrack program and into a regular program of preventive maintenance for safer, more reliable rail service. New Metrorail hours of operation are 5 a.m.-11:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 5 a.m.-1…
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Floodplain Ordinance Changes Take Effect July 1
Changes to the city’s floodplain ordinance that take effect July 1 will create a more rigorous process for approving construction in the floodplain and remove previously allowed exemptions to what can be built there. The floodplain is land near a stream that could be inundated by a so-called 100-year flood. The city’s ordinance continues to…
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Floodplain Ordinance Changes Take Effect July 1
Changes to the city’s floodplain ordinance that take effect July 1 will create a more rigorous process for approving construction in the floodplain and remove previously allowed exemptions to what can be built there. The floodplain is land near a stream that could be inundated by a so-called 100-year flood. The city’s ordinance continues to…
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APS is About Pedestrian Safety
Rockville is completing a multiyear effort to improve pedestrian safety with accessible pedestrian signals – or APS – on all city-owned traffic lights. The signals are designed to help visually impaired pedestrians feel more secure when crossing the street. They beep to help walkers locate push buttons that activate the walk signals. The buttons vibrate…