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Metro To Remain Open During Government Shutdown

Metro opens doors, even during a federal goverment shutdown.

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D.C. To Start Study Of Nine-Mile Streetcar Line From Buzzard Point To Takoma

The District Department of Transportation has launched a one-year study of a nine-mile streetcar line that would run from Buzzard Point in Southwest D.C. to Takoma in Northwest.

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Some D.C. Cab Drivers May Get Third Extension On Credit Card Readers

Some D.C. cab drivers may get a few extra days to make their vehicles credit card ready.

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Capital Bikeshare Makes Its Debut In Montgomery County

Capital Bikeshare has finally made its way north, as the bike sharing service debuted to some fanfare today in Montgomery County.

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Minor Weekend Delays On Metro Ahead Of Major Work Next Week

Track work will slow a couple lines this weekend, but it's next week's Metro track work that you really have to prepare for.

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With Silver Line Soon To Start Service, Officials Show Off New McLean Station

As work winds down on the first phase of Metro's Silver Line out to Reston, WAMU 88.5 was treated to a first look of the McLean station. 

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D.C. Cab Drivers Protest Credit Card Deadline, Citing Installation Problems

All D.C. taxicab drivers are supposed to have credit card machines installed by next Tuesday, but a group that gathered in Freedom Plaza Wednesday say installation hang-ups

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Montgomery County Groups Speak Out In Favor Of 80-Mile Bus Rapid Transit System

A coalition of groups is pitching an 80-mile bus system as a means to help mitigate traffic in Montgomery County, but opponents worry that the proposed system would displace residents from their homes.

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D.C. Backtracks On Parking Pass Policy

The District Department of Transportation is reversing course on their plan to make visitor parking passes on-demand only, after a public outcry.

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Maryland Ph.D. Student Tracks Ups And Downs Of Metro's Escalators

A curious Ph.D. candidate at the University of Maryland has taken to tracking escalator outages at Metro stations, and some of his findings might not be too surprising to the daily commuter.

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