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Wounded warriors can't find parking for treatment at Walter Reed

Staffers at Walter Reed have been parking in the parking garage for patients, and that's prompted changes.

Tags: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, parking, sprawl & crawl, military

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Man fights 'bogus' D.C. parking ticket for 1 year, 6 months and counting

A federal employee tells WTOP that he's been fighting D.C.'s Department of Motor Vehicles over what he calls a "bogus" parking ticket for a year and a half.

Tags: D.C. Department of Motor Vehicles, sprawl and crawl, parking tickets, "bogus" ticket

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Changing the length of marathon commutes in Washington

More than a quarter of America's 600,000 mega- commuters, or those who take 90 minutes or longer to get to work, are from the Washington area.

Tags: United States Census Bureau, Robert Griffiths, Council of Governments

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Report: Silver Spring transit hub is 'severely compromised'

The opening of the $112 million Silver Spring Transit Center will be delayed again in the wake of an independent engineering report that found far more structural problems with the hub than county officials previously believed.

Tags: silver spring transit center, Montgomery County Council, ike leggett, Foulger-Pratt Construction,

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Bus rapid transit: Will it solve traffic problems in MoCo?

As lawmakers in Annapolis debate a bill to fund projects like the Purple Line in Montgomery County, a plan for another mass transit option is also in the works.

Tags: traffic, Purple Line, bus rapid transit

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The ultimate D.C. question: To drive or to Metro?

Some people drive into work. Others take Metro, walk or bike. The decision on how to commute often depends on where you live and work.

Tags: Falls Church, National Harbor, Metro,

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Two new express bus routes to Tysons start Monday

The Fairfax Connector bus service will begin two new express routes Monday that use the 495 Express Lanes to provide service from southern Fairfax County to Tysons Corner.

Tags: Fairfax County Connector

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Transportation hearing draws crowd, opposition in Md.

More than 300 people turned out before the House Ways and Means Committee to discuss Gov. Martin O'Malley's plan to raise the gas tax and replenish the Transportation Trust Fund.

Tags: Maryland, transportation, sprawl & crawl

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Fix needed for U.S. 1 traffic 'nightmare' between Quantico and Fort Belvoir

Commuters traveling the 25 miles from the Quantico Marine Corps Base to Fort Belvoir know how frustrating the stop-and-go trip along U.S. 1 can be. Prince William County officials say they hope state funding will be allocated for two major projects to improve traffic flow.

Tags: Fort Belvoir, Quantico, sprawl and crawl, traffic, commute, brac, U.S. 1

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U.S. 29, a popular alternate to I-95 in Maryland

It's known by several names: U.S. 29, Colesville Road and Columbia Pike. It's also a road many people use to commute between D.C. and Baltimore to avoid the hassle of Interstate 95 or the Baltimore-Washington Parkway.

Tags: traffic, sprawl & crawl, I-95, Colesville Road, i-29

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