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D.C. Taxicab Drivers Say Modernization Eats Into Bottom Line

As a deadline approaches for D.C.'s 6,500 taxicabs to accept credit cards, drivers and fleet owners are saying the city's push for more modern cabs could have financial consequences.

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With Lower-Price Service, Uber Again Irks D.C. Regulators

App-based livery service Uber has gone to battle with D.C. regulators over its premium sedans, and now its new lower-price hybrid vehicles are provoking complaints from traditional taxicab drivers and city officials.

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Visitor Parking Passes In D.C. Now On-Demand Only

Soon, more D.C. residents will be allowed to offer visitors passes to park on the street. But there's a catch: they are now available by demand only.

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Leaders Celebrate Completion Of Renovations At MARC Halethorpe Station

Renovations costing more than $32 million at the MARC Halethorpe Station in Maryland were completed to some fanfare Monday.

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Wisconsin Avenue Construction To Cause Traffic Backups And Delays

A $3 million repaving of two segments of Wisconsin Avenue in Maryland will cause lanes to close, likely provoking traffic backups on the heavily traveled artery.

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Judge Orders Settlements Unsealed In Deadly 2009 Metro Crash

A federal judge has ordered that settlement agreements be unsealed in the crash on Metro's Red Line that killed nine people in 2009.

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Lane Closures Planned On I-95 In Springfield

Late-night drivers on Interstate 95 in northern Virginia can expect slow going next week.

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More Delays On Metro This Weekend

Continued work on improvements around the Metro system this weekend means that riders are likely looking at waits twice as long as normal.

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Bi-County Parkway And The Politics Of Transportation In Northern Virginia

Transportation planners want to build a new 10-mile highway in Northern Virginia connecting Prince William and Loudoun counties, but community activists are mobilizing to stop it.

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Va. Candidates Face Tricky Question: Do They Support Bi-County Parkway?

Republican Ken Cuccinelli and Democrat Terry McAuliffe will likely have to flesh out what their position on the controversial Bi-County Parkway is at a candidate forum today.

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