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Thirty-two years ago, the Virginia transportation department drove dozens of steel pilings 50 feet into the ground near the West Falls Church Metro station. Encased in concrete, the pilings formed foundations that one day could hold up a bridge carrying Metro trains across Interstate 66 to Dulles...
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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. 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)
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