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Planners ID neighborhoods for targeted development

Dozens of neighborhoods and communities throughout the Washington region are being targeted by planners to serve as hubs of work, housing, transit and entertainment centers.

Tags: Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, development, sprawl & crawl, growth, Dick Uliano, Mary Hynes, Albert Dobbins,

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Days may be numbered for Frederick Douglass Bridge

Standing on a narrow, suspended metal walkway below the surface of the Frederick Douglass Bridge, D.C. Department of Transportation Chief Engineer Ronaldo Nicholson explains the structure is both "functionally obsolete and structurally obsolete."

Tags: frederick douglass bridge, D.C., john aaron

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Fairfax Co. names best workplaces for commuters

Find out what these Fairfax County businesses are doing to make the grinding commute easier on their employees.

Tags: hank silverberg, best places to work, Best Workplaces for Commuters

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Andrews calls for Md. to cut ICC tolls in half

Calling the tolls "outrageously high," Montgomery County Councilmember Phil Andrews wants to see the cost of using the the Inter-County Connector slashed in half to encourage more drivers to use it.

Tags: ICC, Phil Andrews,

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Transportation, housing can eat up incomes

Buying a cheaper house in Washington's outer suburbs may no longer be the economic bargain it used to be for families making between $44,531 and $89,063 a year.

Tags: hank silverberg, housing costs, real estate

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30 Metro bus routes change Sunday

Metro is planning changes affecting 30 routes in D.C., Maryland and Virginia.

Tags: Metro, bus routes

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Metro GM to update board on computer crashes

Metro's leader is expected to give an update on a recent computer meltdown that literally froze some trains in place.

Tags: Adam Tuss, Metro

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Who has the right of way in a traffic circle?

Transportation experts spell out the rules for tricky roundabouts and traffic circles.

Tags: Adam Tuss, roundabout, traffic circles

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Montgomery Co. commuters get a smoother ride to work

Montgomery County just wrapped up an extensive series of repaving projects, covering 43 miles. Stimulus funds -- nearly $7 million -- paid for all of it.

Tags: Adam Tuss, Department of Transportation

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Tips to keep your car's cool as summer heat looms

With temperatures expected to hover around 90 degrees Friday, you'll no doubt be reaching your car's A/C button.

Tags: Adam Tuss,

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