Metro News Release

For immediate release: August 25, 2014

Metro to hold public meetings for Z line corridor services

Riders, transportation agencies to discuss improvements to Silver Spring routes

Metro, in cooperation with Montgomery County, Prince George’s County, and the Maryland Department of Transportation, is currently working on a study of potential improvements to Routes Z2, Z6, Z8, Z9, Z11, Z13, and Z29.  As part of the study, two open house events will be held in September to discuss issues with service on the line and to get feedback on options for improvements.

The public meetings will be held:

Tuesday, September 9, 2014—4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Silver Spring Civic Center in the Spring Room
850 Ellsworth Drive
Silver Spring, MD

Wednesday, September 10, 2014—4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Eastern Montgomery Regional Services Center
3300 Briggs Chaney Road
Silver Spring, MD

Both public meetings are served by the Z lines and are open to all members of the public. No advance registration is required.

Participants may arrive any time between the start and end time of each meeting.  Metro hopes that the open format will promote a direct dialogue between Metrobus riders and project team, and that the absence of a meeting schedule will appeal to those who have only a few minutes to participate. The project team would like as much input on the ideas as possible before the study’s recommendations are made and final report is completed.

A Spanish translator will be provided upon request for those with limited English proficiency. Both locations are wheelchair-accessible. Persons requiring special accommodations are asked to e-mail info@metrobus-studies.com before September 8.

This project is the latest in a series of corridor studies in which Metro and its partner agencies in the Washington metropolitan region study service and operations on the Metrobus network’s busiest lines and make gradual improvements, including restructured routes, limited-stop services, and other enhancements.

For more information about the Service Evaluation Study, or to give Metro feedback in a survey about the lines currently being evaluated, please visit www.metrobus-studies.com.

News release issued at 10:30 am, August 26, 2014.