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51 percent say commutes same as 2 years ago
Thirty-three percent of Northern Virginians and 31 percent of Marylanders surveyed say they are spending more time on the road.
Tags: Greater Washington Board of Trade , commute , Sprawl and Crawl , Kate Ryan , Colleen Kelleher , traffic ,
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 , Adam Tuss , Colleen Kelleher , Anacostia , H Street ,
US CTO Chopra describes the work to be done on openness
Assessments show that we are off to a good start--but have much more work to do as we transition our overall efforts towards effective agency implementation. U.S. Chief Technology Officer, Aneesh Chopra explains.
Tags: Federal Drive , technology , mngt , Open Government Directive , CTO , Aneesh Chopra , open government dashboard , OSTP , OMB , HHS , NASA , best practices
MTA planner worried Ehrlich's return could kill Purple Line
Returning former Gov. Robert Ehrlich to the state's highest elected office in November could spell trouble for the planned Purple Line, according to the Maryland Transit Administration planner who is supervising the project.
Tags: Bob Ehrlich , Purple Line , Maryland Transportation Authority , Metro , Martin O'Malley , Michael Madden , InterCounty Connector
Younger people are less apt to drive
While younger people aren't hopping in their cars to visit friends as much as previous generations, a Metropolitan Council of Governments study finds the over 65 set isn't hesitating to drive.
Tags: Metropolitan Council of Governments , Driving , social networking , Robert Griffiths , Facebook , transportation planning , travel , cars
Virginia backs oil, natural gas exploration off coast
Gov. Bob McDonnell says the money could start flowing next year.
Tags: oil , Natural Gas , wind , McDonnell , Hank Silverberg , Colleen Kelleher
Furloughs hit NHTSA hard
Two thousand federal transportation workers have the day off without pay. And the Obama administration says they should blame Kentucky Sen. Jim Bunning. Bunning blocked passage of legislation last week that would have extended federal highway and transit programs that expired at midnight.
Tags: DOT , AFGE , furlough , P&B , Antonyio Johnson
Hill impasse spells more furloughs for DoT workers
Thousands of Transportation Department staffers here in Washington and across the country face another day of furloughs today, and possibly the rest of the week. It's all because of a legislative stalemate in the United States Senate.
Tags: P&B , U.S. Senate , Dick Durbin , Jim Bunning , DOT , Federal Highway Traffic Safety Administration , furloughs , Max Cacas
How do Fairfax and Montgomery Cos. stack up?
Fairfax County is just as interested as Montgomery County to see how the 'burbs stack up against each other.
Tags: Sharon Bulova , Nancy Floreen , jobs , Hank Silverberg , Kate Ryan , Colleen Kelleher , Greg Otto ,
DOT's LaHood discusses consequences for feds who text and drive
President Obama's Executive Order on distracted driving will prohibit more than 4 million federal employees from texting behind the wheel while working or while using government vehicles and communications devices. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says he's on a rampage about the issue.
Tags: mngt , distracted driving , texting , Ray Lahood , DOT , P&B , disciplinary action
