<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Transportation</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/metro/specials/transportation?nav=rss_metro/specials/transportation</link><description>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[Metro Decides to Clue Riders In]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7613-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/transportation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7613-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/transportation</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:43:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Regular Metro riders know their drill. <br>They come into the station, march to the platform and stand facing the tracks in the exact spot  --  measured to precision over years of practice  --  where they are absolutely, positively sure a car door will appear when the train stops.]]></description><author> Steven Ginsberg</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Acela Trains Sidelined Until Summer]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5806-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/transportation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5806-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/transportation</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:43:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Officials said the fleet will resume service once replacement brake parts are retrofitted onto the trains.]]></description><author> Mike Musgrove</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coffee Culture May Add Miles to Commutes]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61460-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/transportation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61460-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/transportation</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:43:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Researchers say the craving for gourmet coffee may add mileage to the morning rush and also complicate efforts to reduce traffic, save fuel and reduce air pollution.]]></description><author> Katherine Shaver</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opening Complaints]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57334-2005Apr15.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/transportation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57334-2005Apr15.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/transportation</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:43:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A day after the Nationals' home debut at RFK Stadium, officials for the District, Metro and the team scrambled to address the checklist of problems they heard most from the crowd of 45,596.]]></description><author> David Nakamura</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Road Projects Rekindled as Security Needs]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40440-2005Apr9.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/transportation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40440-2005Apr9.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/transportation</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:43:10 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[Va. Tri-County Parkway Routes Proposed]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28304-2005Apr5.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/transportation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28304-2005Apr5.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/transportation</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:43:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The parkway would link the booming Dulles corridor with residential communities in Loudoun, Fairfax and Prince William.]]></description><author> Steven Ginsberg</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[D.C. Trains Back on Track]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27861-2005Apr5.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/transportation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27861-2005Apr5.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/transportation</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:43:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Amtrak and MARC service was restored to normal following hours of delays caused by an outage just north of Union Station, officials said.]]></description><author> Steven Ginsberg</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weekend Beltway Delays Expected]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14006-2005Mar30.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/transportation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14006-2005Mar30.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/transportation</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:43:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The first in a series of planned closings over the next few months will hit the Mixing Bowl starting late Saturday and end early Sunday.]]></description><author> Steven Ginsberg</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hourly Car Rentals Accelerate]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8183-2005Mar28.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/transportation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8183-2005Mar28.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/transportation</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:43:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Matt Clausen's friends told him he was crazy. Absolutely nuts. How in the world did he and his wife expect to take care of a new baby if they got rid of their only car? How would they get to the doctor's office? See their friends?]]></description><author> Steven Ginsberg</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Car Sharing in the D.C. Area]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8141-2005Mar28.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/transportation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8141-2005Mar28.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/transportation</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:43:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  <em>Car-sharing companies say one of the biggest benefits of their service is the time savings. Here are the costs for customers for the two companies operating in the Washington region. </em>]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wider I-66 Urged  Inside the Beltway]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41940-2005Mar16.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/transportation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41940-2005Mar16.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/transportation</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:43:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  Virginia transportation officials yesterday recommended adding a third lane to the westbound side of Interstate 66 inside the Capital Beltway, reigniting a debate between the inner and outer suburbs of Washington over how to ease traffic on one of the region's most congested highways.]]></description><author> Steven Ginsberg</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transit Funding Shortage Foreseen]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35397-2005Mar14.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/transportation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35397-2005Mar14.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/transportation</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:43:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[As Northern Virginia drivers spend more time in their cars on bottlenecked highways, money to expand the state's road and transit network is disappearing fast, transportation experts said yesterday.]]></description><author> Lisa Rein</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rail Deal Could Double Tysons Development]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30277-2005Mar12.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/transportation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30277-2005Mar12.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/transportation</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:43:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Landowners are expected over time to finance as much as $400M toward Metrorail construction. But the payoff could be greater, not only in convenience and higher property values but also in the ability to build.]]></description><author> Peter Whoriskey</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Portrait of a Private Road]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5456-2005Mar3.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/transportation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5456-2005Mar3.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/transportation</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:43:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[     Where:  The 14-mile highway connects Dulles International Airport and Leesburg.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[More Lanes, Exits Planned for Greenway]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5412-2005Mar3.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/transportation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5412-2005Mar3.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/transportation</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:43:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The private owners of the 14-mile Dulles Greenway in Loudoun County announced that they will spend more than $71.6 million to expand part of the artery from four to six lanes, build two new exits and improve roads near the highway.]]></description><author> Rosalind S. Helderman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Rough Road to Spring]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64156-2005Mar1.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/transportation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64156-2005Mar1.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/transportation</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:43:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Monday's snowstorm left the usual assortment of cracks and fissures in the region's roadways for drivers to dodge and for road-maintenance workers to plug.]]></description><author> Cameron W. Barr  and Theola S. Labbe</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hybrids Could Lose HOV Benefit Early]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64124-2005Mar1.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/transportation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64124-2005Mar1.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/transportation</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:43:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Virginia transportation officials said Tuesday that hybrid vehicles have become so prevalent in the Interstate 95/395 carpool lanes that their use may be curbed earlier than promised.]]></description><author> Steven Ginsberg</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Road Funding Not Enough for N.Va., Some Say]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58405-2005Feb27.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/transportation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58405-2005Feb27.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/transportation</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:43:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Officials said the budget is not enough to begin any major projects in Northern Virginia and, at best, will ensure that some previously advertised ones are built on time.]]></description><author> Steven Ginsberg</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wilson Bridge Traffic Targeted]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51521-2005Feb24.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/transportation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51521-2005Feb24.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/transportation</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:43:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Traffic tie-ups in Alexandria caused by the construction of a new Woodrow Wilson Bridge have gotten so severe that lanes in the area will be reconfigured, traffic lights will be re-timed and extra police officers will be stationed at critical intersections, city officials said.]]></description><author> Steven Ginsberg</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/specials/transportation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33064-2005Feb17.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/transportation</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:43:10 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></channel></rss>