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State Funds Announced For Downcounty BikeShare System
Friendship Heights, Bethesda, Medical Center, Takoma Park and Silver Spring eyed for possible BikeShare stations.
A downcounty bikesharing system could be up and running soon with the help of newly-announced state funding, according to county transportation officials. Tuesday, the Maryland Department of Transportation announced a $1,008,000 grant to help pay for the proposed network in Friendship Heights, Bethesda, Medical Center, Takoma Park and Silver Spring. The Montgomery County Department of Transportation has also received a $250,000 bond for the program approved by the Maryland General Assembly and $252,000 in private sector funding commitments. “Montgomery County DOT will be doing the detailed planning within the next few months, but the timing is probably about a year before this would be up running,” said Esther Bowring, a county spokeswoman…
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