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New bike lanes in D.C. not ready for primetime

Don't expect to bike to work on the District's new bike lanes along Pennsylvania Avenue in Northwest.

Tags: D.C. Department of Transportation , Bike To Work Day , Gabe Klein , Triple-A , AAA Mid-Atlantic , Adam Tuss , Washington Area Bicyclist Association

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Metro goes under greater scrutiny

Management, communications and decision making by the region's mass transit system will go under the microscope.

Tags: WMATA , Greater Washington Board of Trade , Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments , Jim Dinegar

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'Barnes dance' crossing unveiled near Verizon

The new "barnes dance" crossing at one of the busiest intersections in the District is being met with mixed reviews -- and some confused pedestrians.

Tags: barnes dance , D.C. Department of Transportation , Adam Tuss , Gabe Klein , DDOT , George Branyan , Penn Quarter Living

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Pedestrians to 'dance' through busy intersection

Something completely different is coming to one of the busiest intersections in the region

Tags: barnes dance , D.C. Department of Transportation , John Lisle , pedestrians , Adam Tuss , DDOT , Penn Quarter Living

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Lane closures to disrupt I-66

Work on the Dulles Metro Rail project will cause the shutdown of several lanes late Friday.

Tags: Darci Marchese , Orange Line , Metro , Metrorail , Virginia , I-66 , Interstate 66 , fairfax county

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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 , Adam Tuss , Jeff Delinski , Olson Group

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Oprah makes Maryland a 'No Phone Zone'

Oprah Winfrey's "No Phone Zone" is a national campaign to stop distracted driving. The Maryland State Highway Administration will support the campaign by taking part in Winfrey's nationwide promotion Friday.

Tags: Oprah Winfrey , Maryland State Highway Administration , No Phone Zone , distracted driving , SHA , cell phone , Neil Pedersen , Martin O'Malley

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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 , Adam Tuss

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Sarles says permanent GM should be hired ASAP

Metro's Interim General Manager Richard Sarles says he should be replaced as soon as possible.

Tags: Richard Sarles , Metro , John Catoe , Adam Tuss ,

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Know Before You Go: Md.'s new cell phone rules

Maryland's new cell phone law goes into effect in six months, banning talking on cell phones without a hands-free device.

Tags: Maryland , cell phone , distracted driving , texting , texting while driving , Driving , driving while texting , hands free device , cell phone ban , Sprawl and Crawl

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