Transportation
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Brown ends Council quest; Virginia poll results; Duncan on transit center
Comment4/03/2013
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Traffic in the District: Can traffic lights be synced?
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A $400 million plan to improve traffic in Los Angeles is now complete. The massive project synced all 4,500 of the city's traffic lights. As an area with our own traffic woes, the idea is attractive, but would it work?
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Builder blames Montgomery county for transit hub
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Bryant Foulger, a principal of the Foulger-Pratt Companies, says the county provided incomplete designs and inadequate oversight for building the $112 million bus-and-rail hub.
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ICC speed limit increases to 60 mph
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The speed limit on the Intercounty Connector (MD-200) will officially increase from 55 mph to 60 mph this weekend.
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Cleaner gas rule would mean higher price at pump
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The proposal to reduce sulfur in gasoline and tighten auto emission standards would raise gasoline prices by less than a penny per gallon. But opponents say gas prices are already high enough.
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Capital Bikeshare expands in Arlington
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More than 30 new Capital Bikeshare stations are rolling out in Arlington alone.
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Virginia transportation bill changed to satisfy constitutionality claims
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The governor's amendments cut the disputed $100 fee on hybrid cars to $64 a year, reduce regional increases in real estate and taxes paid on hotel stays and reduce the titling tax on vehicle purchases.
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MD Transportation Bill; Cardinal Donald Wuerl On Choosing a New Pope; Maryland Live! Table Games
Comment3/26/2013
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FAA to close 149 air traffic towers under cuts
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The agency announced the decision Friday, a month after it released a preliminary list of facilities that could be closed.
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Maryland House passes gas tax increase
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The House voted 78-56 on Friday for the bill, which now moves to the Senate. The measure would apply a 1 percent sales tax in July in addition to the state's 23.5-cents-per-gallon excise tax.
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Red light camera tickets bring in millions
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There is growing outrage over the millions of dollars collected from red light camera tickets in the District. Now AAA is saying those cameras amount to a war on driver.
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St. Patrick's Day 2013: SoberRide offered Sunday in Washington area
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As many prepare for St. Patrick's Day festivities, a local organization is offering free rides to ensure everyone has a safe ride home.
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Metro track work for Red, Orange Lines this weekend
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A heads up for anyone that is planning to take metro this weekend: Buses will replace trains on the Red Line between Takoma and NoMa-Gallaudet, and there will be single tracking on the Orange Line.
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Could Metro extend to Centreville and Woodbridge?
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Democratic Reps. Gerry Connolly and Jim Moran say population growth in both counties and the expansion of Fort Belvoir will make additional transit options essential for the region.
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TSA allowance of small knives receives backlash
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Flight attendants, pilots, federal air marshals and even insurance companies are part of a growing backlash to the Transportation Security Administration's new policy allowing passengers to carry small knives and sports equipment like souvenir baseball bats and golf clubs onto planes.
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TSA to allow small knives, bats, clubs on planes
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Airline passengers will be able to carry small knives, souvenir baseball bats, golf clubs and other sports equipment onto planes beginning next month under a policy change announced Tuesday by the head of the TSA.
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Metro: Bill would potentially extend Virginia lines
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Congressmen Gerry Connolly and Jim Moran have suggested a study of the extension of Metrorail farther into Virginia to potentially ease traffic congestion on the area's highways.
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D.C. commute second worst in the nation, Census data shows
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New data from the Census Bureau show the Washington, D.C., region with the nation's second-worst commute.
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