Liz Essley
Staff Writer - Transportation
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Most D.C. residents support traffic cameras, survey finds
Liz Essley
Updated: Wed, Apr 24, 2013
Despite D.C. raking in record dollars from its ever-growing traffic camera network, most residents support the speed and red-light cameras, a new study shows. Eighty-seven percent of 801 people surveyed supported the city's use of red-light cameras, and 76 percent supported speed cameras, a...
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Economic doldrums mean less traffic for D.C.-area drivers
Liz Essley
Updated: Wed, Apr 24, 2013
Washington may be facing federal budget woes, but those who have jobs are finding commutes to work are getting easier, thanks to less congestion. A new report from traffic-data distributor Inrix shows Washington-area residents wasted less time in traffic in 2012 compared with 2011 -- making...
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Metro sidesteps D.C. Council questions on train breakdowns, employee perks
Liz Essley
Published: Mon, Apr 22, 2013
Metro missed a deadline to answer key oversight questions from the D.C. Council, despite being given an extra month to respond. A D.C. Council committee in March asked Metro to list its employees who received cellphones and iPads or who were assigned vehicles or took trips on Metro's dime. It...
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Metro track work on four lines this weekend
Liz Essley
Published: Mon, Apr 22, 2013
Metro riders can expect long waits for trains this weekend yet again as Metro continues its track repairs. Crews are rebuilding the system bit by bit after years of neglect. Also, Metro will open early on Sunday, at 5 a.m., for the Nike Women Half Marathon. Riders can expect the following...
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Few Metro board members commute on system daily
Liz Essley
Published: Sun, Apr 21, 2013
Few Metro board members face the daily rush hour frustrations of regular rail commuters. Only two Metro board members of the 13 interviewed by The Washington Examiner commute on the transit system daily. Rules passed last year require the board of directors to use the system -- though they...
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Credo: Faizul Khan, imam of the Islamic Society of the Washington Area
Liz Essley
Updated: Fri, Apr 19, 2013
Faizul Khan serves as the imam of the Islamic Society of the Washington Area, based in Silver Spring. Born into a Muslim home in Guyana, Khan has lived in the U.S. for about 40 years, serving the Islamic Society the entire time. The society was founded by Muslims from the Caribbean region and...
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Clark, Kiewit low-bidders on Silver Line's second phase
Liz Essley
Published: Fri, Apr 19, 2013
There's an apparent winner in the race to build the second half of Metro's Silver Line. A team led by Clark Construction Group and Kiewit Infrastruction Co. South was the low bidder Friday for a contract to build the Silver Line's second phase, from Reston into Loudoun County via Dulles...
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Dulles Rail board to pick contractor for project's second phase
Liz Essley
Published: Wed, Apr 17, 2013
Officials in charge of building the Silver Line could decide as soon as May 3 who will build the project's billion-dollar second phase between Reston and Washington Dulles International Airport. The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority will open bids from five companies on Friday in a...
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