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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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Buses could use I-66 shoulders in 2014

Virginia is moving ahead with plans to allow buses to use Interstate 66 shoulders starting next year as a pilot project to reduce congestion along the heavily traveled corridor.

Tags: interstate 66, Interstate 270, public transportation, metropolitan council of governments, VDOT, Maryland State Highway Administration, transportation funding reform bill

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More areas consider using fake speed cameras

In a new twist on speed cameras, the City of Laurel introduced two fake cameras this week.

Tags: City of Laurel, NBC 4, Laurel City Police Chief Richard McLaughlin, Laurel Mayor Craig Moe, New Carrollton Police, OptoTraffic

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Metro unveils ‘station of the future' for Bethesda

Metro released details on its plan to pilot a "Metro station of the future" project at the Bethesda Metro station.

Tags: Bethesda, Metro, Metro station, sprawl & crawl

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