Flash BRT

Flash BRT is a bus rapid transit network in Montgomery County, Maryland with one line under construction and two additional lines in the design phase.[1] When complete, the network will run along U.S. 29 from Silver Spring to Burtonsville, Maryland Route 355 from Bethesda to Clarksburg, and Veirs Mill Road from Wheaton to Rockville.[2]

Flash BRT

Overview
Owner	Ride On
Locale	Montgomery County, Maryland, U.S.
Transit type	Bus rapid transit
Number of lines	3
Number of stations	45 (approx.)
Headquarters	Rockville, Maryland
Website	http://www.ridetheflash.com
Operation
Operation will start	2020 (U.S. 29 only)
System map U.S. Route 29 Silver Spring Transit Center Fenton Street Four Corners Burnt Mills Oak Leaf Drive White Oak Transit Center April Lane Tech Road Park and Ride Castle Boulevard Briggs Chaney Park and Ride Burtonsville Park and Ride Maryland Route 355 Bethesda MD 355 at Woodmont Avenue Medical Center I-495 (Capital Beltway) Grosvenor White Flint Twinbrook Rockville MD 355 at Mannakee Street Shady Grove MD 200 (Intercounty Connector) Gaithersburg Lakeforest Mall Transit Center MD 355 at Middlebrook Road MD 355 at Germantown Road MD 355 at Ridge Road Clarksburg Outlets Veirs Mill Road Wheaton Veirs Mill Road at MD 193 Veirs Mill Road at Newport Mill Road Veirs Mill Road at MD 185 Veirs Mill Road at Randolph Road Veirs Mill Road at Parkland Drive Veirs Mill Road at Aspen Hill Road Veirs Mill Road at Twinbrook Parkway Veirs Mill Road at Broadwood Drive Veirs Mill Road at Norbeck Road Rockville

Route

U.S. Route 29

The service will run from the Silver Spring Metrorail station along U.S. 29, before ending at the Burtonsville Park and Ride. The service will run along road shoulders along the northern end. The remainder of the service will run on mixed-traffic roadways. Buses will also receive signal priority at some intersections.[1] Howard County has also studied the possibility of extending the BRT line from Burtonsville to Maryland Route 99 in Ellicott City.[3]

Maryland Route 355

Once complete, this line will begin at Bethesda Station and run along MD 355 through the cities of Rockville and Gaithersburg before terminating at the Clarksburg Outlets shopping mall.[4]

Veirs Mill Road

Currently in the preliminary design phase, this line will run from Wheaton station to Rockville station and connect to the MD 355 line. The initial plan includes 11 stations, with a possible future extension to Montgomery College along that portion of the MD 355 line's route.[5]

Stations

There are approximately 45 stations proposed across the network. Stations will feature bus arrival signs, off-board fare collection, platform-level boarding, and all-door boarding.[1]

U.S. Route 29

Station Name	Location	Connections	Facilities
Silver Spring Transit Center	Level 2: Platforms 229 & 230 8400 Colesville Road Silver Spring, MD 20910	Washington Metro Red Line MARC Train: Brunswick Line Purple Line (future) Metrobus: 70, 79, F4, J1, J2, J4, Q1, Q2, Q4, S2, S4, S9, Y2, Y7, Y8, Z2, Z6, Z7, Z8, Z11 Ride On: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 28 MTA Maryland Bus: 915, 929 Shuttle-UM: 111 Peter Pan Bus	Transit center (existing) Capital Bikeshare
Fenton Street	Colesville Road & Fenton Street Silver Spring, MD 20910	Metrobus: F4, Z2, Z6, Z7, Z8, Z11 Ride On: 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 28 MTA Maryland Bus: 305, 315, 325
University Boulevard	Northbound: US 29 & Lanark Way Southbound: US 29 & University Boulevard Silver Spring, MD 20901	Northbound: Metrobus: C2, C4, Z2, Z6, Z8 Ride On: 9, 21, 22 Southbound: Metrobus: C2, C4, Z2, Z6, Z7, Z8, Z11 Ride On: 21, 22
Burnt Mills	Burnt Mills Shopping Center Silver Spring, MD 20901	Metrobus: Z2, Z6, Z8, Z11 Ride On: 21, 22	Capital Bikeshare
Oak Leaf Drive	Northbound: Lockwood Drive & Northwest Drive Southbound: Lockwood Drive & Oak Leaf Drive Silver Spring, MD 20901	Metrobus: Z2, Z6, Z8	Capital Bikeshare
White Oak Transit Center	Lockwood Drive north of New Hampshire Avenue White Oak, MD 20904	Metrobus: K6, Z6, Z8 Ride On: 10	Capital Bikeshare
Stewart Lane	Stewart Lane & April Lane White Oak, MD 20904	Metrobus: Z6, Z8 Ride On: 10	Capital Bikeshare
Tech Road	US 29 & Tech Road Silver Spring, MD 20904	Metrobus: Z7, Z8 Ride On: 10	130 parking spaces
Castle Boulevard	Castle Boulevard & Castle Ridge Circle Silver Spring, MD 20904	Metrobus: Z6, Z8, Z11	Capital Bikeshare
Briggs Chaney Park & Ride	Gateshed Manor Way & Briggs Chaney Road Silver Spring, MD 20904	Metrobus: Z6, Z8, Z11 Ride On: 21, 39	Capital Bikeshare 240 parking spaces Public restrooms
Burtonsville Park & Ride	National Drive & US 29 Burtonsville, MD 20866	Metrobus: Z6, Z7, Z11 MTA Maryland Bus: 201, 202, 203, 305, 315	Bus loop/drop off 500 parking spaces

References

1. Shaver, Katherine (November 26, 2017). "Montgomery shares designs for Bus Rapid Transit stations on U.S. 29". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
2. "WHERE WILL IT BE?". Ride the FLASH. 2016-10-30. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
3. https://www.howardcountymd.gov/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=d7DOB9h5TvU%3d&portalid=0
4. "Bus Rapid Transit On MD 355 | Get On Board BRT". Ride the FLASH. 2019-06-26. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
5. "FLASH on Veirs Mill". Ride the FLASH. 2017-08-14. Retrieved 2019-08-03.