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  • New D.C. bike lane slated for M Street

    Liz Essley

    Published: Sun, May 5, 2013

    D.C.'s downtown L Street bike lane will get a twin this summer: a bike lane on M Street headed the opposite direction. D.C. officials plan to install the lane in August, eliminating 40 to 80 parking spaces to do so. The lane will look similar to the eastbound L Street bike lane installed in...

  • VRE crowds get thinner thanks to subsidized Amtrak tickets

    Liz Essley

    Published: Sun, May 5, 2013

    An effort to thin out crowds on Virginia Railway Express trains is working. VRE riders bought about 8,700 "step-up" tickets in March so they could ditch crowded VRE trains and take roomier Amtrak trains instead -- a 37 percent increase over March 2012 -- a report from the railway's CEO Doug...

  • Credo: Ronald Lindsay

    Liz Essley

    Updated: Fri, May 3, 2013

    Ronald Lindsay is president and CEO of the Center for Inquiry, a D.C.-based nonprofit dedicated to fostering secular society. A Northern Virginia resident, he practiced law for 26 years at Seyfarth Shaw LLP and also earned a doctorate in bioethics from Georgetown University. He recently...

  • Cracked rail on Red Line under investigation

    Liz Essley

    Published: Wed, May 1, 2013

    Metro officials are investigating a cracked rail on Metro's Red Line, which forced trains to share a single track for nearly two hours during Wednesday's morning rush and led to lengthy delays for riders. Metro officials said they are examining the cause of the crack on the third, electrified...

  • Red with gray stripe wins official nod of approval for D.C. cab color

    Liz Essley

    Updated: Wed, May 1, 2013

    The District's cabs all will be painted red with a wide, swooping gray stripe, pending regulators' final approval. The DC Taxicab Commission unveiled the new color scheme Wednesday, adding a gray stripe to the all-red design recommended by an earlier commission panel. The design is meant to...

  • Virginia considers raising speed limit on Beltway Express Lanes

    Liz Essley

    Updated: Tue, Apr 30, 2013

    The speed limit on the Beltway Express Lanes in Virginia could rise to 65 mph from 55 mph. The Virginia Department of Transportation is reviewing a request from the company operating the lanes, Transurban, to raise the speed limit, spokeswoman Joan Morris said. "We are currently reviewing...

  • Republican lawmakers line up against Bob McDonnell's 'outer Beltway'

    Liz Essley

    Published: Mon, Apr 29, 2013

    Six Republican lawmakers banded together Monday to criticize plans by Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell's administration to build what opponents call an "outer Beltway" through rural Northern Virginia, saying the state's plan would create a "traffic nightmare" for drivers. Politicians and about 20...

  • Red with gray stripe chosen for D.C. taxis

    Liz Essley

    Published: Mon, Apr 29, 2013

    The future color of all D.C. cabs is set to be red with a gray stripe. The D.C. taxicab commission is scheduled to make an announcement about their color choice Wednesday. An earlier panel recommended an all-red scheme, but the full commission has added a gray stripe to the design, NBC4...

  • Alexandria residents petition Virginia to move Express Lanes ramp

    Liz Essley

    Published: Sun, Apr 28, 2013

    Alexandria residents making a stink about a new highway ramp they say will bring pollution to their neighborhood got the ear of the state's top transportation official Friday. The Concerned Citizens of Landmark made their case to Virginia Secretary of Transportation Sean Connaughton, as well...

  • Stop sign, crosswalk cameras coming to D.C. this summer

    Liz Essley

    Published: Sun, Apr 28, 2013

    D.C. is planning to install traffic cameras early this summer to catch drivers who roll through stop signs and don't yield for pedestrians at crosswalks. The cameras will dish out $50 tickets for stop sign violations and $75 tickets for cutting in front of pedestrians. D.C. police promised to...


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