Gary Ditto Newsletter - Local Information and News - Kensington, Chevy Chase, Silver Spring & Bethesda

November-December 1986

A COMMUTER’S PUZZLE…AND A SOLUTION?

Metro’s great. It goes from point A to point B. But how do you get to point B if you live near points X, Y, or Z? And how do you get to point C?

Try SHARE-A-RIDE. Call one the telephone numbers listed below, and give your name, home address and place of work. Within ten days you should receive a letter containing either:

A. Good news— a list of people who live near you and who work at the same place or at a nearby work site. Then it’s up to you to contact these people and set up a car pool.

B. Not-so-good news—a letter stating that no one is available right now, but that you name will be kept in the system for four months. You will also receive information on hoe to form a car pool or vanpool.

The SHARE-A-RIDE service is free. Montgomery County charges nothing to help you find fellow commuters, and offers a further incentive – saving money. If you work in the Central Business District of Bethesda of Silver Spring, you pay $45.00 per month to park in a county garage. If your car pool contains two or more people, the parking rates are reduced. If you’re one of five or more, parking is free!

If you want to learn more about SHARE-A-RIDE, call one of the numbers listed below, depending upon where you work:

Rockville- 251-2782 – If you work along the Rockville Pike/I-270 corridor (for example: Shady Groove and beyond; Rock Spring Drive area- IBM, Martin Marietta, etc.); or along the Rt. 29 corridor, from the Beltway, north to the Howard Co. line ( C&P, Tech Rd., etc.).

Silver Spring- 588-2335 – If you work in Central Business District of Silver Spring, or if you want to get from your home to the Silver Spring Metro Station.

Bethesda – 656-5804 – If you work in downtown Bethesda or at NIH/ Naval Medical.

Perhaps SHARE-A-RIDE can help you solve your Commuter’s Puzzle?

--Martha Lawrenz