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Montgomery County residents speak out on bus rapid transit

At a public hearing before the Montgomery County Planning Board Thursday evening, more than 50 residents testified about bus-rapid transit.

Tags: ari ashe, Montgomery County Planning, traffic, bus rapid transit

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Widening of U.S. 1 to ease Fort Belvoir commute

This fall, a project to widen U.S. 1/Richmond Highway between Telegraph Road and Mount Vernon Memorial Highway will begin to help ease the commute to Fort Belvoir.

Tags: sprawl & crawl, ari ashe, brac, Fort Belvoir, Chris Landgraf, U.S. 1, Telegraph Road

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Gray: All options on table to fix D.C. congestion

D.C. Mayor Vince Gray says new transportation strategies will need to be explored to accommodate the area's growing population.

Tags: Vince Gray, traffic

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More people and limited commuting options mean greater congestion

With the region's population expected to reach more than 6 million by 2040, transportation officials warn already sluggish highways will likely become more congested, Metro trains could reach capacity and drivers may have to pay higher fees to fund projects.

Tags: National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board, andrew mollenbeck, Metro

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Think D.C. traffic is bad? Try Istanbul

Next time you're in rush hour traffic on the Beltway, and you wish you could escape to Paris or Rome, you may want to rethink that. Traffic there is worse.

Tags: traffic, tomtom, rush hour

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D.C. has plans to deal with traffic for Nats playoffs

The D.C. Department of Transportation says drivers can expect traffic pattern changes after the games. Most changes will involve M and South Capitol streets in southeast and southwest D.C.

Tags: traffic, Washington Nationals, ddot,

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Our new traffic reality is congestion 24/7

Traffic congestion is no longer confined to morning and afternoon rush hour, or even daylight hours thanks to overnight construction projects.

Tags: Washington Examiner, AAA Mid-Atlantic, John Townsend,

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