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N. Kings Highway ramp confuses Telegraph Rd. drivers

The turn to North Kings Highway from Telegraph Road is no longer on the left. It's now a ramp on the right, similar to Huntington Avenue.

Tags: Alexandria , Telegraph Road , North Kings Highway , Fort Belvoir , BRAC , Colleen Kelleher

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Metro proposing longer wait times to close budget gap

Miss your Metro train, and you may have to wait 25 minutes for the next one.

Tags: Metro , budget gap , Metro Board of Directors , Catherine Hudgins , Anacostia special fare , SmarTrip , MetroAccess

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Metro's chief spokesperson leaving for TSA

Metro's chief of communications is resigning.

Tags: Metro , Lisa Farbstein , New Jersey Transit , Richard Sarles , Transportation Security Administration

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Traffic less than projected on InterCounty Connector

The first segment of the controversial InterCounty Connector in Maryland is carrying about 10,000 fewer cars per day than expected.

Tags: Kelly Melhem , Maryland Transportation Authority , InterCounty Connector ,

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Metro sees increase in assaults on bus drivers

Metro officials say crime on the transit system is trending downward during the first quarter of 2011, although assaults against bus drivers have increased.

Tags: Metro , crime , iPod , iPhone , Metro Transit Police , Michael Taborn

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2 Metro operators ran through red in past month

Two Metro train operators have run through red signals in the past month -- serious safety violations equivalent to a car running through a red light, but on a much larger scale.

Tags: Jim Dougherty , Metro , Brentwood Rail Yard , Ken Sundberg , West Falls Church Rail Yard , Red Line ,

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Study: Area commuters have no excuse for avoiding the bus

Do you drive to work every day? Do you really have to? Chances are, the answer is 'No.'

Tags: commuter

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14th St. Bridge construction island to shift Thursday

Drivers on the District's busiest bridge should take caution: Construction crews will organize a new traffic pattern Thursday.

Tags: 14th Street Bridge , island construction ,

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Metro GM gives vote of confidence to police chief

With recent revelations that al-Qaida may have been targeting rail systems in the U.S., Metro General Manager Richard Sarles is expressing a vote of confidence in his police chief to keep riders safe.

Tags: Richard Sarles , Metro Transit Police , Michael Taborn , al-Qaida ,

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Schumer: Train travel needs 'no-ride' list

A high-profile senator is calling for stricter security for train travel in the wake of intelligence discoveries following Osama bin Laden's death.

Tags: Charles Schumer , Amtrak , al-Qaida , Osama bin Laden , No-Fly list , no-ride list

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