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Montgomery County lawmakers decided Tuesday that they are willing to offer builders incentives to construct denser developments near Metro stations, and they will use development fees to help improve a transit system that commuters complain is increasingly inadequate.
Two projects that would dramatically alter two neighborhoods in Northeast Washington received preliminary approval Monday night from the D.C. Zoning Commission.
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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. Âscience city' plan may rate U.S. funds for light rail (Post, October 24, 2009)
Regional Briefing: Regional Briefing (Post, October 23, 2009)
Dulles's mobile-lounge replacement flunks reliability test: Dulles's replacement for mobile lounges flunks reliability test (Post, October 23, 2009)
Metro to test real-time software for crash-avoidance system (Post, October 23, 2009)
Metro train braking system catches fire on Red Line (Post, October 22, 2009; 9:48 PM)
Flower pot causes D.C. street closure in rush hour (Post, October 22, 2009; 6:51 PM)
Two airport committees support Dulles Toll Road hike: 2 committees endorse proposal and forward it to full airport board (Post, October 22, 2009)
Plan to boost rates on Dulles Toll Road expected to advance: Initial approval of raise would run counter to strong public opposition (Post, October 21, 2009)
Arlington weighs high-priced parking to boost mass transit: Arlington may join others in telling drivers to use mass transit or pay up (Post, October 20, 2009)
Metro seeks rider input on budget gap earlier in process: Fare hikes, local funding debated 'Everybody should have some skin in the game' (Post, October 20, 2009)
NE complex's make-over plan has some tenants nervous: Foundation plans new housing, retail and arts space near Fort Totten, but tenants are anxious (Post, October 19, 2009)
Tunneling Through Tysons: 18 Feet Done, Many More to Go: Building a Metrorail Tunnel at Tysons Corner Takes Brute Force Applied With a Deft Touch (Post, October 18, 2009)
VRE Chooses France-Based Operator Over Amtrak: Price, Service Weighed in Agreement (Post, October 17, 2009)
Regional Briefing: Regional Briefing (Post, October 17, 2009)
SmarTrip Service Center to Halt Voicemails for 10 Hours (Post, October 16, 2009; 12:19 PM)
Art Project to Add Psychedelic Touch to Staid Bridge (Post, October 16, 2009; 1:34 PM)
20 Metro Stations Expand Cellphone Coverage on Platforms (Post, October 16, 2009)
WHEATON: Stabbing Victim Collapses After Seeking Aid at Metro Station (Post, October 16, 2009)
Obama Touts Stimulus Funding of Fairfax Parkway Extension (Post, October 15, 2009)
After Accidents, Metrobus Drivers Launch Strict Safety Push: Union Calling Attention to Safety Rules (Post, October 14, 2009)
Regional Briefing: Regional Briefing (Post, October 14, 2009)
Weekend Work on Metro's Yellow and Green Lines Completed (Post, October 13, 2009; 1:29 PM)
GW Parkway Southbound Reopens After Crash (Post, October 13, 2009; 9:15 AM)
Tickets Might Be Helping D.C. Cellphone Law Sink In: Without Ban, 43 Percent More Drivers Would Be Using Hand-Held Phones, Study Says (Post, October 13, 2009)
John Kelly's Washington (By John Kelly, October 12, 2009)
METRO: Metro Repair Work Reroutes 2 Lines, Closes Some Stations (Post, October 11, 2009)
Dr. G's TIPS: Dr. G's TIPS (Post, October 11, 2009)
METRO: Metrorail Operator Who Was Ill and Left Train Put on Leave (Post, October 11, 2009)
Fairfax Gets Enough Signatures for Dulles Rail Tax District: Landowners Back Funding Plan for Metro's Dulles Extension (Post, October 10, 2009)
METRO: For Yellow, Green Line Work, 2 Stations Close for 3 Days (Post, October 10, 2009)
Ridership Off, Metro Braces for Cuts to Fill $22 Million Gap: If Ridership Continues to Fall, Officials Could See a $22.4 Million Budget Gap This Year (Post, October 9, 2009)
Repairs to Shut Several Metro Stations Over Holiday Weekend: Officials Jump on 3-Day Holiday Weekend for Work on Green, Yellow Lines (Post, October 9, 2009)
Metro Looks to Adjust Bus Stop Where Woman Was Hit (Post, October 8, 2009; 4:32 PM)
Metro Officials Say Failed Drug Test Numbers Are Low Among Operators (Post, October 8, 2009; 11:48 AM)
At Columbia Heights Mall, So Much Parking, So Little Need: D.C. Losing Millions On Empty Garage (Post, October 8, 2009)
Transit Activists Criticize Rockville Pike Underpass Plans: Activists Say Link Between Metro, Medical Center Would Be Inconvenient, Unsafe (Post, October 8, 2009)
Regional Briefing: Regional Briefing (Post, October 8, 2009)
Crime Report: Montgomery County Crime Report (Post, October 8, 2009)
Dr. Gridlock: Fluxes in the Fixes for Metro (By Robert Thomson, October 8, 2009)
Metro Resumes Normal Service on Stretch of Track Involved in Crash (Post, October 7, 2009; 4:54 PM)
Deeds, McDonnell Tout Transportation Plans, Face Roadblocks: Winner to Face Political Tangle on Traffic (Post, October 7, 2009)
Equipment Falls From Red Line Train; Slows, Scares Commuters: Rush Hour Commuters Slowed, Scared (Post, October 7, 2009)
Police Question Man Near Friendship Heights Metro (Post, October 6, 2009; 8:48 PM)
AAA Predicts Price of Gas to Keep Falling (Post, October 6, 2009)
Woman Critically Injured After Being Hit by Metrobus in D.C.: Exiting Passenger Is Hit By a Second Bus And Critically Injured (Post, October 6, 2009)
Experts Say 'Distracted Drivers' React to Penalties: Consequences Are Only Way, Some Say (Post, October 5, 2009)
Johns Hopkins U.'s 'Science City' Proposal Criticized (Post, October 4, 2009)
DR. G'S TIPS: Dr. G's Tips for Traveling by Car, Transit This Coming Week (Post, October 4, 2009)
D.C. Man Found Dead in SE; Md. Gang Member Gets 4 Years in Shooting; Metro Track Work Means Delays This Weekend (Post, October 3, 2009)
Lone Official Warns Against Blueprint for Gaithersburg 'Science City' (Post, October 2, 2009; 2:26 PM)
For Train Operators, a Lingering Mix of Horror, Helplessness: With Suicides, Train Engineers Long Haunted by Horror, Helplessness (Post, October 2, 2009)
Suicide Prevention Resources (Post, October 2, 2009)
Obama Bans Federal Employees From Texting While Driving (Post, October 2, 2009)
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