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HOT Lanes Deal Announced for I-95 in Northern Va.
(Washington, DC WAMU) Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell has announced a $940 million deal with private contractor Fluor-Transurban for the construction of High Occupancy Toll lanes on Interstate 95. The...
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Overcoming Travel Phobias: A Success Story
Kathleen Caggiano (Washington, D.C. - Jonathan Wilson, WAMU) Thirty two-year old Kathleen Caggiano says she loved to travel…she had flown dozens of times without a worry. But in 2008 she was flying...
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D.C. Pedicabbers Say Park Police Still Targeting Them
(Courtesy John Jacks) (Washington, D.C. – Jonathan Wilson, WAMU) D.C. pedicab operators have been complaining of hostile treatment from police around the National Mall for much of the year. Although...
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Maryland Moves Closer to Joining D.C. and Virginia in Capital Bikeshare Program
Capital Bikeshare station (photo by Priya George) (Washington, D.C. – WAMU) Montgomery County, Maryland ,which borders the nation’s capital, is hoping for some financial help from the state to get its...
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Hispanics Overrepresented in D.C. Area Pedestrian Deaths
(Washington, D.C. – WAMU) In Maryland’s Montgomery County, AAA MidAtlantic and the Latino Advocacy group Casa de Maryland are sounding the alarm about the disproportionate number of Hispanics killed in...
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YEAR IN REVIEW WASHINGTON D.C.: Metro Woes, BikeShare Boom, HOT Lane Compromise
(Photo (cc) by Flickr user Crazy George) (Washington, D.C. – WAMU) There was no shortage of transportation related news for D.C.-area residents to digest in 2011. Here’s a list of some of the biggest...
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Northern Va. Leaders Worry About “Devolution”
'Devolution' might mean Va. counties would take responsibility for clearing roads during snowstorms The debate over how to fund transportation needs in Virginia seems to be never-ending, but there’s...
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D.C. Metro Board Looks At $6 Fare for Peak Paper Tickets
Metro’s Board of directors took its first in-depth look Thursday at fare increase proposals put forward by General Manager Richard Sarles. Sarles’ proposed budget for fiscal year 2013 would raise rail...
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D.C. Metro Workers Charged in Coin-Stealing Scheme
(photo by Kate Hinds) (Jonathan Wilson – WAMU) Two D.C. Metro workers have been charged with stealing thousands of dollars in coins from fare machines. Federal prosecutors allege 58-year-old Horace...
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Maryland County Explores Bikeshare in the ‘Burbs
Columbia's pathways (photo: Jonathan Wilson) Leaders in Howard County, Maryland, and the unincorporated town of Columbia are trying to figure out whether something that seems to be working quite well...
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