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Committee accepts plan boundary change; DOT presents bus‑lane pilot data and says lane will remain
Summary
The Planning, Housing and Parks Committee accepted a boundary revision for the University Boulevard quarter plan and heard MCDOT present pilot findings showing a 7% bus run‑time reduction, about 1% non‑transit intrusion, and MDOT’s May 2025 decision to make the red bus lane permanent; BRT station design remains unfunded.
The Montgomery County Planning, Housing and Parks Committee on Sept. 29 accepted a staff‑recommended revision to the University Boulevard quarter plan boundary and heard a transportation briefing from the Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) on existing and planned transit improvements along the corridor.
MCDOT project manager Corey Pitts told the committee that the bus‑lane pilot, launched in February 2024, produced measurable benefits for transit riders. "We did see a 7% reduction in bus travel or run time," Pitts said, and staff observed "about 1% of non transit vehicles that would sneak into the lane," a low…
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