On June 29, 2025, Montgomery County and the region took a major step forward in public transportation when the Montgomery County Department of Transportation’s (MCDOT’s) Ride On Reimagined Year 1 implementations and WMATA’s Better Bus Network both officially launched. These coordinated bus route updates were designed to work hand in hand, improving service, simplifying transit and helping you get to where you need to go faster and more reliably across both transit services.
These changes were planned in collaboration to make transfers and navigation more aligned. By aligning our service changes, Ride On and WMATA reduce confusion and give riders a more seamless transit experience across both systems.
One difference in the roll out of changes is that MCDOT Ride On buses also instated zero-fare for all riders at the same time.
Ride On Reimagined FAQ can be found on
montgomerycountymd.gov/dot-transit/changes.html.
