Transportation Coverage

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors is moving to approve a special commercial tax district to help pay for three planned Metro stops in Northern Virginia.
 
Metro management headed for shake-up, chairman says (Post, December 11, 2009)
 
Retimed traffic lights snag New York Ave. commute: Rush-hour woes grow after D.C. officials give pedestrians more time (Post, December 11, 2009)
 
White House seeks federal oversight of rail-transit safety: Transportation chief details plan in wake of high-profile accidents (Post, December 9, 2009)
 
Girl's boot gets caught in Metro escalator: 11-year-old appears unhurt in accident at Minnesota Ave. station (Post, December 9, 2009)
 
District finds funds to put H Street Shuttle back on the road again: Business group's free service was suspended Sunday because of cost (Post, December 8, 2009)
 
Metro's original rail cars aren't the only ones showing their age (Post, December 6, 2009)
 
Company seeks changes to Tysons Corner plan: Defense contractor SAIC wants density raised for headquarters expansion (Post, December 6, 2009)
 
Metro to cut official who oversaw safety: FARE INCREASES ALSO PROPOSED
Agency seeks to close $175 million budget gap
(Post, December 4, 2009)
 
Extensive testing in new safety plan for Metro bridge: Contractor to examine all 32-year-old footings used in Dulles project (Post, December 4, 2009)
 
Helping shoppers avoid the gridlock: TVs installed at Tysons to give traffic updates during construction (Post, December 3, 2009)
 
In tests, flying colors for Dulles gate-to-terminal train: System passes final verification, may launch in January (Post, December 3, 2009)
 
Metro access granted, monitors to begin safety checks: Committee members will be on live tracks to observe operations (Post, December 2, 2009)
 
NTSB plans probe of latest Metro crash: 'SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE' CITED
Other operators have reported power surges
(Post, December 1, 2009)
 
31 fired MetroAccess employees are rehired: Zero-tolerance policy on cellphones violated contract, union said (Post, December 1, 2009)
 
Person pushed into side of Red Line train (Post, November 30, 2009; 6:48 PM)
 
Metro warns of delays on Red, Blue and Orange lines through Thursday (Post, November 30, 2009; 2:38 PM)
 
Metro train hits one parked at rail yard: 3 employees hurt; two damaged cars were from older series (Post, November 30, 2009)
 
High-tech helps developers open doors in Montgomery: White Flint team goes directly to residents to add them to the lobbying corps (Post, November 29, 2009)
 
Winter road tamers warm up (Post, November 29, 2009)
 

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