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Pedestrian sting operations aim to lower death rate

Police are out keeping dangerous drivers away from pedestrians in a county with a recent rash of fatalities.

Tags: Montgomery County police, Captain Thomas Didone, pedestrian safety,

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2 unauthorized speed cameras in Prince George's town

Two speed cameras in a Maryland town are being called illegal, and a Prince George's County official says they need to be deactivated and removed immediately.

Tags: Fairmount Heights, Fairmount Heights High School, speed camera, Susan Hubbard, Lillie Thompson-Martin, Thomas Didone

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New bike lanes coming to D.C. this summer

Dedicated bicycle lanes are already in place on L Street NW and 15th Street NW, but WTOP has learned that in August, new lanes will go into place on M Street NW.

Tags: ddot, bike lanes, bikeshare, Jim Sebastian, Capitol Crescent Trail, Mike Goodno

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Alexandria group wants I-95 ramp delayed

Virginia's transportation secretary met with a group calling for a delay to a ramp that will end the Interstate 95 HOT Lanes in Alexandria.

Tags: Virginia Transportation Secretary Sean Connaughton, I-95 Hot Lanes, Concerned Residents of Landmark, Maureen Barrett

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Funding possible for 16 Northern Virginia road and 26 transit projects

The Northern Virginia Transportation Authority is one step closer to deciding what projects will get funding in July from the newly passed transportation package.

Tags: transportation funding, nvta, VRE, Northern Virginia Transportation Authority, Sean Connaughton

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Survey shows D.C. residents support traffic cameras

A new survey from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) released today finds that D.C. residents overwhelmingly support both red-light and speed cameras.

Tags: ticketbuster, speed camera, traffic cameras, red-light cameras, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

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Montgomery Co. signs contract for bikeshare

Montgomery County officials agreed to contract with Alta Bicycle Share to set up more than 200 bikes at 29 bikeshare sites.

Tags: bike share, sprawl and crawl, Alta Bicycle Share, Nancy Floreen, David Alpert, Roger Berliner

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Sequestration gives District an easier commute

It's no surprise: Traffic in and around the District is bad. How bad? A new study offers commuters some perspective.

Tags: traffic, commute, inrix, jim bak

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Fairfax Connector unveils revised plan for Silver Line

At a public meeting Thursday, Fairfax Connector officials unveiled a revised plan to provide enhanced service to Reston customers when the Silver Line opens at the end of 2013.

Tags: traffic, Silver Line, pentagon, Fairfax County Connector

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After two years, D.C. throws out parking ticket

After fighting with the D.C. DMV for two years, a local man was finally able to convince the District they ticketed the wrong vehicle.

Tags: ticket buster, DMV, D.C. DMV

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