Transportation

Safety monitors given access to Metro tracks (Post, December 3, 2009)

TVs at Tysons to give traffic updates during construction:  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)

Alexandria-Arlington County briefs (Post, December 3, 2009)

With Metro access granted, monitors will begin safety checks:  Committee members will be on live tracks to observe operations (Post, December 2, 2009)

Extensive damage prompts NTSB to probe latest Metro crash:  'SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE' CITED
Other operators have reported power surges (Post, December 1, 2009)

31 MetroAccess workers fired for cellphone use rehired:  Zero-tolerance policy on cellphones violated contract, union said (Post, December 1, 2009)

local digest:  Local Digest (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 smashes into another at Va. rail yard:  3 employees hurt; two damaged cars were from older series (Post, November 30, 2009)

High-tech helps White Flint area developers open doors:  White Flint team goes directly to residents to add them to the lobbying corps (Post, November 29, 2009)

Beet juice the hottest new weapon for winter road crews (Post, November 29, 2009)

2 Dupont Circle escalators could be moving again this week (Post, November 29, 2009)

Metro fined $200,000 for 2003 release of acid into sewer:  Judge issues $200,000 penalty in 2003 incident during rail car cleaning (Post, November 26, 2009)

Cracks found in ceiling of Farragut North Metro station (Post, November 26, 2009)

D.C. briefs (Post, November 26, 2009)

crimereport:  Montgomery crime watch for Nov. 26, 2009 (Post, November 26, 2009)

animalwatch:  Alexandria Arlington animal watch (Post, November 26, 2009)

Fairfax County briefs (Post, November 26, 2009)

D.C. area Metro tests extra lighting in subway station:  Transit agency gives extra lighting a test run at Judiciary Square (Post, November 25, 2009)

Federal investigator to probe oversight of rail bridge:  BRIDGE TESTS AT ISSUE
Probe looks at response on safety question (Post, November 24, 2009)

Outlook for pre-holiday fliers: More elbow room, few delays:  Airports also predict more elbow room, unless you're at BWI (Post, November 24, 2009)

John Kelly's Washington:  Let the publicity war begin: Atheists' new ad rolls out (Post, November 24, 2009)

Safety issue raised in Dulles rail bridge project:  Federal transit agency investigates delay in testing foundations built in 1977 (Post, November 22, 2009)

Fed up with holiday congestion? Consider these other paths. (Post, November 22, 2009)

local digest:  Local Digest (Post, November 21, 2009)

Person struck by train at Brookland station (Post, November 20, 2009; 11:57 PM)

Online system tracks flight noise near Dulles, Reagan (Post, November 20, 2009; 5:20 PM)

Complaints spur Metro to delay SmartBenefits changes a year:  RIDERS, FIRMS COMPLAIN
Revisions unfair, notice short, some say (Post, November 20, 2009)

Metro board backs safety monitors:  Employees are ordered to cooperate with rail oversight group (Post, November 20, 2009)

crimereport:  Montgomery Crime Watch for Nov. 19, 2009 (Post, November 19, 2009)

Montgomery County endorses light rail route, I-270 toll lanes (Post, November 18, 2009)

Some Prince George's cab drivers strike (Post, November 17, 2009; 2:46 PM)

Man struck and killed by Metro train (Post, November 17, 2009; 6:15 AM)

Man struck and killed by Metro train (Post, November 17, 2009)

Man struck, killed by train at McPherson Square Metro station (Post, November 16, 2009; 9:52 PM)

Child's fatal shooting shakes Columbia Heights:  SHOOTING SHAKES NEIGHBORHOOD
Columbia Heights changes haven't stopped violence (Post, November 16, 2009)

local digest:  Local briefs (Post, November 16, 2009)

Metro garage to open at Minnesota Ave. station (Post, November 15, 2009; 6:10 PM)

Federal safety oversight of subways, light rail proposed:  Red Line crash spurred safety plan Obama administration to push for Congress to change law (Post, November 15, 2009)

The Dulles Metrorail Project (Post, November 15, 2009)

D.C. tries fencing off bike lane from auto traffic:  D.C. tries separating cyclists and drivers on part of 15th St. NW (Post, November 14, 2009)

D.C. transit police chief to oversee safety officer:  AGENCY BOOSTS SUPERVISION Move follows denial of track access to monitors (Post, November 14, 2009)

Metro charged with dumping hazardous material after washing trains:  Chemicals used to wash trains not treated before water was flushed in '03 (Post, November 13, 2009)

NTSB sets public hearing for February on fatal Metro crash:  NTSB agenda will cover safety issues, oversight in D.C. and elsewhere (Post, November 13, 2009)

Prince George's increasingly using special tax districts:  Districts created to spur development, but critics say they are misused (Post, November 12, 2009)

D.C. briefs (Post, November 12, 2009)

crimereport:  Montgomery Crime Watch for Nov. 12, 2009 (Post, November 12, 2009)

Fairfax briefs (Post, November 12, 2009)

Montgomery's new growth plan pushes car-free living:  Council backs plan that pushes development near transit stations (Post, November 11, 2009)

Metro agrees to allow monitors on live tracks:  Safety checks had been blocked 'We want to get something in writing,' panel chief says (Post, November 11, 2009)

Montgomery County Council backs HOT lanes, light rail:  Council also picks light rail over buses for transitway project (Post, November 11, 2009)

Two mixed-use projects in D.C. get preliminary approval:  Retail, housing centers on deck for Fort Totten, Brookland in NE (Post, November 11, 2009)

Senators want hearings, probe on Metro safety concerns:  Expect hearing, N.J. senator says Graham to press Catoe for monitors' track access (Post, November 10, 2009)

D.C.'s mobile mental health unit reaches those in need:  In its first year, program has helped more than 1,500 people (Post, November 9, 2009)

dr. g's tips:  Dr. G's tips (Post, November 8, 2009)

VRE plan to oust Amtrak up for vote:  Regional transit panels back 5-year contract with French company (Post, November 6, 2009)

Delays scheduled on Metro rail and bus lines this weekend (Post, November 6, 2009)

D.C. Metro appeals ruling that guarantees 3 raises in a row:  Raises would cost more than transit agency can afford, officials say (Post, November 6, 2009)

Montgomery County fixes broken traffic signal system:  MONTGOMERY SAYS CRISIS OVER
2-day computer breakdown made a mess of rush hours (Post, November 6, 2009)

Plan for transitway along I-270 in Maryland gains steam:  Proposal with option for busway can compete for federal funding (Post, November 6, 2009)

Weekend Metro delays on rail, bus (Post, November 5, 2009; 4:19 PM)

Traffic signals disrupted, creating chaos in Montgomery:  Computer meltdown creates traffic-light chaos in Montgomery (Post, November 5, 2009)

D.C. Metro power unit fails, killing communication systems:  Transit agency needs $14 million to replace 27-year-old parts (Post, November 5, 2009)

local digest:  local digest (Post, November 5, 2009)

Va. commuter rail operation rejects contract challenge:  Commuter rail officials defend proposal to have French firm run trains (Post, November 5, 2009)

Airport board raises rates for Dulles Toll Road:  Commuters' objections fail to derail plan to help finance Metro extension (Post, November 5, 2009)

crimereport:  D.C. crime report (Post, November 5, 2009)

Dr. Gridlock (By Robert Thomson, November 5, 2009)

Loudoun plans bus service to Tysons during Metro construction (Post, November 4, 2009; 3:00 PM)

Metro rushes to repair communications meltdown (Post, November 4, 2009; 12:30 PM)

Metro finds $36 million to fill this year's budget gap:  Officials face tougher time trying to repair next budget deficit (Post, November 3, 2009)

Prince George's tries to bring HHS offices to county (Post, November 3, 2009)

Pr. George's chief works with developers to lure HHS (Post, November 2, 2009; 4:44 PM)

SmarTrip procedure changing, and it could cost you (Post, November 1, 2009)

Dr. G's Tips:  Dr. G's traffic tips for commuters this coming week (Post, November 1, 2009)

D.C.'s streetcar plan is really making tracks now:  Planning process nears an end, but lots of questions remain about new transit system (Post, November 1, 2009)

local digest:  Local digest (Post, October 31, 2009)

Track work to cause weekend delays on Red, Orange lines (Post, October 30, 2009; 2:23 PM)

Tysons will need $15 billion for roads, transit, planners say:  Money crucial for roads and public transit, Fairfax planners say (Post, October 30, 2009)

County aid at issue in bid to lure HHS to Prince George's:  After Johnson pushes plan favoring one site, rival wants same aid (Post, October 29, 2009)

D.C. area transit agency sets Md. budget forums (Post, October 29, 2009)

crimereport:  Montgomery Crime Watch for Oct. 29, 2009 (Post, October 29, 2009)

Metro plans to make changes to SmartBenefits program in Jan.:  Transit, parking funds to be split; some riders fear loss of employer-related benefits (Post, October 28, 2009)

John Kelly: Parking in a vacuum and leaving frustration behind (By John Kelly, October 28, 2009)

Bus crash victim's relative demands action (Post, October 27, 2009; 5:14 PM)

Pr. George's plan calls for Metro extension, HOV lanes:  County considering reworked master plan for transportation (Post, October 26, 2009)

Dr. Gridlock: Metro call boxes can invite danger (Post, October 25, 2009)

DR. G'S TIPS:  Dr. G's traffic, mass-transit tips (Post, October 25, 2009)

D.C.'s Metro transit system is no place for the sick (Post, October 25, 2009)

Two chances this week to speak out about the ICC (Post, October 25, 2009)

Changes after Metrorail crash give some riders the queasies:  Herky-jerky ride caused by changes after fatal crash is making some woozy (Post, October 24, 2009)

Md. ‘science city' plan may rate U.S. funds for light rail (Post, October 24, 2009)

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