Transportation
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Driving time holds steady as population increases, report says
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The D.C. region is growing by leaps and bounds, but when it comes to driving, it is actually holding steady with the same amount of drive time.
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Metro identifies problem with emergency intercoms
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Work is underway to fix a potentially dangerous malfunction onboard some Metro trains – faulty intercoms. Lives could be put at stake if passengers and the driver can’t communicate in an emergency.
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Capital Bikeshare's unfair wages investigated by Department of Labor
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Around 20 current and former workers plan to participate in a press conference Wednesday, calling on Capital BIkeshare’s parent company Alta to pay over $100,000 in back pay and benefits.
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Amtrak: Subsidy cuts would jeopardize service
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Amtrak's president says long-distance trains and some short-haul routes would be jeopardized and service in the busy Northeast corridor might have to be slowed if federal subsidy cuts proposed by a House subcommittee are realized.
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Capital Beltway Express Lanes get speed limit boost
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The speed limit on the Capital Beltway's Express Lanes in northern Virginia are going up to 65 mph. The speed limit on the regular Beltway lanes will remain 55 mph.
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Michael Brown to Plead Guilty to Bribery Charges; First Ever Gang Conviction in PG County; VA Democratic Primary; D.C. Transportation Future
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Arlington bus rolls down hill after brakes fail
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Arlington Transit officials are investigating what caused a new hybrid bus' brakes to fail Monday, sending the bus backwards down a steep hill.
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Inner loop of 495 accident: Lanes open, but traffic slow after accident
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All lanes are open, but moving slowly, between Georgia and Connecticut Ave. on the inner loop of 495 after traffic was completely stopped after a tractor trailer jackknifed Monday morning.
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Metro looking for singers, dancers to entertain outside of stations
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Metro is looking for singers, dancers and musicians to entertain at summer performances outside select stations.
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14th Street sinkhole repairs could stretch into weekend
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The "fairly complex" repair to the 54-inch sewer line, which was laid in 1897, could day several days to fully complete.
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Metro Memorial Day track work to affect orange, red lines
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Metro says it will be conducting track work on the red and orange lines over the Memorial Day holiday and closing a number of stations on both lines.
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Amtrak to resume service between Boston, New York
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Amtrak will resume service between Boston and New York on Wednesday after a derailment that disrupted train service on one of the busiest tracks in the country.
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Metro track work to close several stations
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Weekend track work will close a number of Metro stations, including College Park and Ballston. It’s an announcement that has many Metro riders once again downright angry.
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Metro track work to affect travel to Caps game, Taylor Swift concerts
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Even Taylor Swift, playoff hockey and the Mother’s Day weekend won’t be immune to long waits on Metro.
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D.C. Circulator fares could increase by next summer
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Starting next summer, D.C. Circulator buses could start charging customers double the current fare.
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Circulator expansion plan worries Metro transit union
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Amalgamated Transit Union, which represents 11,000 Metro drivers and other WMATA employees, is growing increasingly alarmed by the expansion of the Circulator system.
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Silver Spring Transit Center delays addressed by Montgomery Council
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The Montgomery County Council held a hearing to get answers from County Executive Ike Leggett about the long delayed Silver Spring Transit Center. But because of a scheduling conflict, Leggett didn't show up. And that didn't sit well with the council.
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HAWK signals come to D.C.
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The new stoplight, called a HAWK-Hybrid Pedestrian Signal, was activated Tuesday on Connecticut Avenue, near Northampton Street in Northwest.
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