MCDOT has announced the winners of our #VisionZeroMC 2026 “Heads Up, Phones Down” teen video contest, an annual competition that empowers high school students to promote safer, distraction-free travel
🌟 News▶️ https://www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgportalapps/Press_Detail.aspx?Item_ID=48458&Dept=50 #montgomerycountymd #maryland #pedestriansafety #maryland #students #visionzero

🔔NEW🔔
Virtual Public Meeting on Hines Road Traffic Safety Improvements in #OlneyMD. Meeting to discuss proposed safety improvements along Hines Road, from MD 97 (Georgia Ave) to Cashell Road.
🗓️Thursday, March 26, 2026
🕰️7:00pm – 8:00pm
▶️https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/dot/calendar.html?trumbaEmbed=eventid%3D199008261%26seotitle%3DVirtual-Public-Meeting-on-Hines-Road-Traffic-Safety-Improvements-in-Olney%26view%3Devent%26-childview%3D #mdroads #mdtraffic #montgomerycountymd #Maryland #mdcommuters #visionzeromc #visionzero

📌 #VENDORS WANTED📌
⭐Does your company want to be a part of MCDOT's #VisionZeroMC Safety Day❓
⭐If you're interested in participating in this #free event with over 3000 expected attendees, please fill out an application.
🔗https://montgomerycountymd.seamlessdocs.com/ng/fa/SafetyDayVendorApp2026 #montgomerycountymd #safetyday #visionzeroevent #freeevent #pedestriansafety #maryland

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The MCDOT SRTS team recently installed a crosswalk and made ADA improvements for the Carderock Springs E. S. community at the Intersection Persimmon Tree Road and Tomlinson Ave in #BethesdaMD
🔗https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/DOT-PedSafety/SRTS/home.html #montgomerycountymd #visionZero #visionzeromc #mdroads #mdtraffic

🗓️SAVE THE DATE🗓️
MCDOT will host FREE "Safety Day" Event in #RockvilleMD
🗓️Saturday, May 9, 2026
🕰️11:00am – 3:00pm
📍Carver Educational Services Center 850 Hungerford Dr #RockvilleMD.
▶️ https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/dot/calendar.html?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D197230766 #pedestriansafety #visionzeromc #maryland #montgomerycountymd

😁Update😁
This past Saturday our 2026 #VisionZeroMC Youth Ambassadors class met for the first time. The goal of the #VisionZero youth ambassador program is to equip young adults to be the next generation of traffic safety leaders in their community. ▶️ https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/DOT-pedsafety/VZYA/

Right turns➡️on red🔴🚦are now restricted in select downtown and town center areas across Montgomery County, MD!
⭐New signs are posted, and real penalties apply▶️ a $90 fine and 1 point on your license🪪
⭐The bigger cost? Putting someone’s safety at risk.
(📸&info from MCP) #visionzeromc #montgomerycountymd #maryland #mdroads #mdtraffic #mdcommuters

🚸 NEW 🚸
#VisionZeroMC is now accepting applications for their Vision Zero Youth Ambassador's 2026 cohort! #MCPS high school students can earn up to 39 SSL hours in the program.
▶️ https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/DOT-Pedsafety/VZYA/ #montgomerycountymd #mcps #sslhours #visionzero #pedestriansafety

#MCDOT recently completed a #VisionZeroMC Pedestrian Safety Improvement project at #MCPS's Roberto Clemente Middle School in #GermantownMD that included:
🚸Installing a new median
🚸Constructing a new pedestrian island
🚸Updated ADA ramps
🌟 Project Details ▶️ https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/DOT-PedSafety/Resources/Files/Safe_Routes_to_School/SafetyImprovements/RobertoClementeConceptPlansUpdated.pdf #montgomerycountymd #schoolsafety #pedestriansafety