Editing Silver Spring, Maryland (section)

==Transportation==
[[File:Silver Spring Sign.JPG|thumb|upright|A Silver Spring welcome sign on [[Georgia Avenue]] in June 2012]]
The major roads in Silver Spring are mostly three- to five-lane highways. The [[Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway)|Capital Beltway]] can be accessed from [[Georgia Avenue]] ([[Maryland Route 97|MD 97]]), Colesville Road ([[U.S. Route 29 in Maryland|US 29]]), and New Hampshire Avenue ([[Maryland Route 650|MD 650]]).

The long-planned<ref name=Mosk>{{cite news |last1=Mosk |first1=Matthew |title=Once Politically Divisive, ICC Slowly Gained Favor |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/11/AR2005071101469.html |access-date=January 28, 2016 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=July 12, 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204155218/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/11/AR2005071101469.html |archive-date=February 4, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Intercounty Connector]] (ICC) (MD-200) toll road opened in three segments between February 2011 and November 2014.<ref name=Shaver>{{cite news |last1=Shaver |first1=Katherine |last2=Hosh |first2=Kafia A. |title=ICC toll road opens to traffic |url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dr-gridlock/2011/02/icc_toll_road_opens_to_traffic.html |access-date=January 28, 2016 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=February 23, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130203095320/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dr-gridlock/2011/02/icc_toll_road_opens_to_traffic.html |archive-date=February 3, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=Schwind>{{cite news |last1=Schwind |first1=Dan |title=ICC opens second segment, connecting Laurel to Gaithersburg |url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/howard/news/community/ph-ll-newsbriefs-icc-20111122-story.html |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=November 22, 2011 |access-date=January 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160212020223/http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/howard/news/community/ph-ll-newsbriefs-icc-20111122-story.html |archive-date=February 12, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Rector>{{cite news |last1=Rector |first1=Kevin |title=Final section of ICC to Laurel, new I-95 interchange to open this weekend |url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-icc-opening-20141105-story.html |access-date=January 28, 2016 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=November 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626170331/http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-icc-opening-20141105-story.html |archive-date=June 26, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> ICC interchanges in the Silver Spring area include Georgia Avenue, Layhill Road (MD-182), New Hampshire Avenue, Columbia Pike (US-29) and Briggs Chaney Road.<ref name=Thomson>{{cite news |last1=Thomson |first1=Robert |title=User's guide to Intercounty Connector |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/commuting/users-guide-to-intercounty-connector/2011/11/17/gIQAih0RcN_story.html |access-date=January 28, 2016 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=November 19, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204125425/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/commuting/users-guide-to-intercounty-connector/2011/11/17/gIQAih0RcN_story.html |archive-date=February 4, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The multilevel Paul Sarbanes Transit Center in downtown Silver Spring, named in honor of former [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] [[Paul Sarbanes]] from Maryland, is served by the [[MARC Train]] on the Brunswick Line, [[Washington Metro]] on the [[Red Line (Washington Metro)|Red Line]] at [[Silver Spring station (Maryland)|Silver Spring station]], [[Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)|Metrobus]], [[Ride On (bus)|Ride On]], the free VanGo, intercity [[Greyhound Lines|Greyhound]] bus, and local taxi services.<ref>{{cite web |title=MCDOT Projects: Silver Spring Transit Center (SSTC) |url=http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgtmpl.asp?url%3D%2Fcontent%2FDOT%2Fprojects%2Fsstc%2Findex.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006193539/http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgtmpl.asp?url=%2Fcontent%2FDOT%2Fprojects%2Fsstc%2Findex.asp |archive-date=October 6, 2008 |access-date=September 26, 2008}}</ref> The bus terminal is the busiest in the [[Washington metropolitan area]]. This transit facility serves nearly {{gaps|60|000}}  passengers daily. The transit center is an expanded version of an older bus, train, and Metro terminal. Begun in October 2008, the expansion, planned to consume $91 million and four years, opened four years late and $50 million over budget on September 20, 2015.<ref>{{cite web |title=Metro – Bus – Paul S. Sarbanes Transit Center in Silver Spring |url=http://www.wmata.com/bus/PaulSarbanesTransitCenter.cfm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151209105148/http://www.wmata.com/bus/PaulSarbanesTransitCenter.cfm |archive-date=December 9, 2015 |access-date=November 29, 2015 |website=Wmata.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Essner |first=Dean |date=2015-09-16 |title=A Timeline of Failure for the Silver Spring Transit Center |url=https://www.washingtonian.com/2015/09/16/a-timeline-of-failure-for-the-silver-spring-transit-center/ |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=The Washingtonian |language=en-US |archive-date=June 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623030659/https://www.washingtonian.com/2015/09/16/a-timeline-of-failure-for-the-silver-spring-transit-center/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

The transit center will also be served by the [[Purple Line (Maryland)|Purple Line]] [[light rail]]. Under construction by the [[Maryland Transit Administration|Maryland Transit Administration (MTA)]], the line is expected to open in late 2027, and will connect Silver Spring with [[Bethesda, Maryland|Bethesda]] to the west, the [[University of Maryland, College Park]] to the east, and the [[Washington Metro]]'s [[New Carrollton station]] to the southeast.<ref>{{cite news |last=Shaver |first=Katherine |date=2022-01-26 |title=Md. board approves $3.4 billion contract to complete Purple Line |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2022/01/26/purple-line-contract-maryland/ |access-date=July 2, 2022 |archive-date=August 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812092513/https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2022/01/26/purple-line-contract-maryland/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rosenthal |first=Josh |date=2024-03-01 |title=Purple Line opening delayed to winter 2027 |url=https://www.fox5dc.com/news/purple-line-opening-delayed-to-winter-2027 |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=FOX 5 DC |language=en-US |archive-date=June 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240610130035/https://www.fox5dc.com/news/purple-line-opening-delayed-to-winter-2027 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Washington Metro's [[Forest Glen station]] is also located in Silver Spring. [[MARC Train]] stops at nearby [[Kensington station (Maryland)|Kensington station]].