|
1975 |
March 31, Dial-A-Ride starts in Gaithersburg with 8 buses. April
14, Silver Spring starts with 12 buses
The fare is 25¢
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|
1976 |
Dial-A-Ride discontinued. Gaithersburg starts fixed route non-rush
hour service |
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1977 |
Annual ridership approaches 2 million riders |
|
1978 |
Silver Spring Metro Station opens. Service increases from 14 to
53 peak hour vehicles |
|
1979 |
Gaithersburg starts rush hour service increasing buses from 5
to 8. Service cut in Silver Spring early in the year due to mechanical
problems with "light duty" buses. Silver Spring RIDE ON gets first "transit" buses |
|
1980 |
First fare increase from 25¢ to 35¢. First service to Germantown.
Oil embargo of late 1979 and 1980 and Silver Spring Metro opening
results in doubling ridership on some routes |
|
1981 |
Fare increase in January to 45¢. In December to 50¢. Gaithersburg
RIDE ON expansion continues
First service to Rockville Montgomery College |
|
1982 |
Fare increase to 60¢. Ridership drops for the first time from
7.2 to 7.1 million riders as oil embargo ends |
|
1983 |
First service to downtown Rockville |
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1984 |
Partial service to Bethesda/Friendship Heights areas starts in
May. Metro stations open in August as far as Grosvenor |
|
1985 |
In January, full service into all Red line stations and Montgomery
Mall following the opening of Shady Grove Metro Station in December
1984 |
|
1986 |
Service starts to Damascus and Urbana from Shady Grove. Germantown
and Montgomery Village express service start. Ridership to 10 million
a year |
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1987 |
Introduction of All-Day-Transfer for $1.00 |
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1988 |
Fare increase to 75¢ during peak hours. Remain 60¢ off peak |
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1990 |
Wheaton and Forest Glen stations open. Fare increase to 85¢. Ride
On begins to equip buses with wheelchair lifts |
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1991 |
Fare increase to $1.00 during peak hours |
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1994 |
Operating 70 routes with 216 large County-owned buses and 40 smaller
contractor buses |
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1995 |
RIDE ON 20th Anniversary: Expecting our 200 millionth
customer |
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1996 |
RIDE ON adds Compressed Natural Gas buses to its fleet. Central
Communications move into the Transportation Management Center |
|
1997 |
RIDE ON increase peak hours fare to $1.10. RIDE ON equips its
buses with bike racks. Automated Vehicle Locators equipped on some
buses |
|
1998 |
RIDE ON introduces express bus service from Milestone to Bethesda.
Electronic schedule signs added to four bus stop locations in the
County. Glenmont station opened |
|
1999 |
RIDE ON participates in regional fare structure-One fare from
Montgomery County to Northern Virginia. Expanded hours for 8 routes
for Access-to-jobs: now provide 22 hour service on parts of the
RIDE ON system |
|
2000 |
RIDE ON celebrates 25th year and introduces "Kid-Ride-Free" initiative
from 2:00PM to 7:00PM Monday thru Friday |
| 2000 |
Reduced
the costs of 20-Trip Ticket and 2-Week-Ride About pass from $18
to $10 starting September 3, 2000 |
| 2003 |
Fares increase
to $1.20, eliminate off peak fare effective June 29, 2003 |
| 2003 |
20-Trip
Ticket $13, and 2-Week-Ride About pass from $10 to $12 6/29/2003 |
| 2004 |
June 27-Fare increases to $1.25, cut 20-Trip Ride-About
pass from $12.00 to $10.00 increase 20-Trip Ticket from $13.00 to $18.00 and Expiration date.
Maximum use is 9 months period. |
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