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Streetcars could be free in parts of D.C.

"The point of this is to stimulate growth and move people between neighborhoods," D.C. Department of Transportation Director Gabe Klein tells WTOP.

Tags: streetcar , street car , Gabe Klein , Colleen Kelleher , Anacostia , H Street , Transportation

Thursday - 05/06/2010, 10:31am EDT

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D.C.'s first new streetcar rolls into town

You hate getting stuck in traffic and Metro is too crowded. Would you consider hopping on a streetcar?

Tags: DDOT , streetcars , Adrian Fenty , Anacostia , Bolling Air Force Base , H Street , Benning Road , Northeast D.C. , Georgetown , O Street , P Street , Gabe Klein , Jack Evans , National Capital Planning Commission ,

Wednesday - 05/05/2010, 05:08pm EDT

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Metro to adjust Red Line schedule to match 'reality'

Metro's oldest and busiest line is not running on a schedule that matches "reality." That frank assessment came from the transit agency's interim general manager.

Tags: Metro , Richard Sarles , Red Line , subway , transit agency ,

Wednesday - 05/05/2010, 09:14am EDT

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Police patrolling highways for HOV cheaters

For the first time ever, police officers from Maryland and Virginia are teaming up for Capitol Region HOV Awareness Day on Wednesday. Officers will be looking for HOV cheaters on Interstates 66, 95, 395, and 270, as well as the Dulles Toll Road and Route 50.

Tags: HOV lanes , Interstate 66 , Interstate 95 , Interstate 270 , Interstate 395 , Dulles Toll Road , Route 50 , I-95 , I-66 , I-270 , High Occupancy Vehicles

Tuesday - 05/04/2010, 04:22am EDT

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Metro on heightened alert following NYC scare

Metro police officers are on heightened alert following the failed New York City bombing in Times Square over the weekend.

Tags: Metro , Times Square , Sprawl & Crawl , Jeff Delinski , Olson Group

Monday - 05/03/2010, 02:37pm EDT

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Metro fare increases coming -- but how much?

Metro's Board of Directors has not settled on exactly how much, but there is a consensus that fares are going to increase.

Tags: Metro , Metro Board of Directors , Chris Zimmerman , Richard Sarles , Jim Graham , Peter Benjamin , Sprawl & Crawl ,

Thursday - 04/29/2010, 01:42pm EDT

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Accident crews have dangerous, thankless job

WTOP's Adam Tuss goes on road patrol with an accident-clearing crew to see what's involved with getting wrecks and disabled vehicles cleared quickly.

Tags: Paul Hubee , Maryland State Highway Administration's Coordinate , CHART , accident response , Capital Beltway , clearing accidents ,

Thursday - 04/29/2010, 10:20am EDT

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Does D.C. have an anti-car bias?

"To be honest, trying to squeeze as many cars as we try to squeeze into our city streets isn't working," says Gabe Klein, director of the D.C. Department of Transportation.

Tags: D.C. Department of Transportation , Gabe Klein , D.C. City Council ,

Tuesday - 04/27/2010, 06:16am EDT

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