<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Issues: Transportation</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/metro/md/government/legislature/transportation?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/transportation</link><description>Issues: Transportation</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[Road Projects Rekindled as Security Needs]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40440-2005Apr9.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/transportation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40440-2005Apr9.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/transportation</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:49:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Many stalled or contentious road and transit projects are being resold in part as terror evacuation routes.]]></description><author> Steven Ginsberg</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[House Approves Capital Funds for Schools]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17398-2005Mar31.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/transportation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17398-2005Mar31.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/transportation</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:49:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The Maryland House of Delegates approved a  $665 million capital budget for next year that includes roughly $250 million for public school construction and renovation projects.]]></description><author> John Wagner</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senate to Consider Option For Path Alongside Connector]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14397-2005Mar30.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/transportation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14397-2005Mar30.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/transportation</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:49:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The Maryland Senate today will consider  adding a bicycle and pedestrian path to a seven-mile segment of the intercounty connector.]]></description><author> John Wagner</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[House Votes to Increase Bond Funding for Connector]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8314-2005Mar28.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/transportation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8314-2005Mar28.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/transportation</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:49:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The House of Delegates approved a measure yesterday to increase bond funding for a proposed highway connecting Montgomery and Prince George's counties  --  but not as much as Gov.    Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.  (R) has pushed for.]]></description><author> David Snyder</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stem Cell Bill Nears Passage in Md. House]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3844-2005Mar26.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/transportation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3844-2005Mar26.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/transportation</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:49:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Delegates turned back several attempts to alter one of the more divisive pieces of legislation being considered by lawmakers this year.]]></description><author> John Wagner</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Closed for Winter: Beltway Resurfacing]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41183-2005Mar16.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/transportation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41183-2005Mar16.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/transportation</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:49:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[    Dear Dr. Gridlock: <br>The offramp from the inner loop of the Beltway onto Route 1 north in Prince George's County was scraped several months ago but was not resurfaced. The bare concrete is laced with numerous large holes and is a mess.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intercounty Connector Bond Plan Too Risky, Some Say]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8934-2005Mar4.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/transportation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8934-2005Mar4.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/transportation</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:49:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ A state plan to build a highway through Montgomery and Prince George's counties by borrowing against future federal highway aid is drawing scrutiny from some General Assembly members, who say the approach may be too risky and fear it could leave projects elsewhere in the state strapped for funding.]]></description><author> Katherine Shaver</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Metro]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5690-2005Mar3.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/transportation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5690-2005Mar3.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/transportation</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:49:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[      MARYLAND  Schaefer Hospitalized After Dizziness <br>Comptroller William Donald Schaefer has spent the past few days in a Baltimore hospital being monitored for "cardiac irregularities," a spokesman for the former governor said.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[ICC Funding Plan's Debt Irks Some Lawmakers]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1421-2005Mar2.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/transportation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1421-2005Mar2.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/transportation</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:49:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ A state plan to build a highway through Montgomery and Prince George's counties by borrowing against future federal highway aid is drawing scrutiny from some General Assembly members, who say the approach may be too risky.]]></description><author> Katherine Shaver</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Montgomery Votes For Connector Road]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64504-2005Mar1.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/transportation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64504-2005Mar1.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/transportation</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:49:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The Montgomery County Council gave its final approval yesterday to the proposed east-west intercounty connector, capping a four-decade debate on the council over the 18-mile highway.]]></description><author> Tim Craig</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Connector Route  Is Opposed by WSSC]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51560-2005Feb24.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/transportation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51560-2005Feb24.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/transportation</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:49:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission warned yesterday that the proposed intercounty connector linking Montgomery and Prince George's counties could threaten drinking water in the region and cost ratepayers hundreds of millions of dollars.]]></description><author> Amit R. Paley</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fees Rising for Dulles Toll Road]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33064-2005Feb17.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/transportation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33064-2005Feb17.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/transportation</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:49:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The price of a ride on the Dulles Toll Road will rise this spring, a state transportation panel decided Thursday, taxing commuters as much as $250 extra per year to help pay for the extension of Metrorail in Northern Virginia's tech corridor.]]></description><author> Peter Whoriskey</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Return to Routine]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24574-2005Feb14.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/transportation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24574-2005Feb14.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/transportation</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:49:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. brushed aside political flap and returned to the basics: promoting his top transportation priority, the proposed intercounty connector in Md.]]></description><author> Cameron W. Barr and John Wagner</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Connector Plan's Bond Financing Criticized]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15374-2005Feb10.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/transportation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15374-2005Feb10.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/transportation</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:49:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Md.'s plan to pay for an intercounty connector largely with bonds could add $500M to the price tag and tie up federal funding, according to a new study.]]></description><author> Katherine Shaver</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Southern Route for Connector Endorsed]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61815-2005Feb3.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/transportation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61815-2005Feb3.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/transportation</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:49:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Members of a Maryland planning commission recommended that the Montgomery County Council endorse the proposed east-west intercounty connector along a route that has been in Montgomery's master plan for more than 40 years.]]></description><author> Katherine Shaver</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Metro]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59202-2005Feb2.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/transportation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59202-2005Feb2.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/transportation</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:49:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[     MARYLAND   Intercounty Connector Up for Vote <br>The staff of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission has recommended that commission members vote today to build an intercounty connector highway along a route outlined in Montgomery County's...]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Connector Study Hits Home for Residents]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38770-2005Jan26.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/transportation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38770-2005Jan26.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/transportation</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:49:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ For 20 years, residents in the Longmead Crossing subdivision in Silver Spring have enjoyed the swath of woods running through the neighborhood, a place where people walk their dogs and use the trails to reach the pool, clubhouse, tennis courts and soccer field.]]></description><author> Katherine Shaver</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leggett Will Vie To Succeed Duncan]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36551-2005Jan25.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/transportation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36551-2005Jan25.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/transportation</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:49:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The former Montgomery County Council member ended months of speculation Tuesday and announced that he is running for county executive next year.]]></description><author> Tim Craig</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Snow Closures]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27923-2005Jan21.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/transportation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27923-2005Jan21.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/transportation</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:49:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Here are today's closures and cancellations <br>    THE DISTRICT ]]></description><author></author></item></channel></rss>