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Latest News

• Metro service information for Memorial Day
  Trains and buses will operate on a Sunday schedule. MetroAccess subscription trips will be cancelled.
  May 20, 2013, WMATA
   
• Metro weekend rebuilding work May 24-27
  Work on Red and Orange lines only. Four Orange Line stations and two Red Line stations will close.
  May 20, 2013, WMATA
   
• MTA proposes route cuts to commuter buses
  The Maryland Transit Administration is proposing the cancellation of three routes that run along the Intercounty Connector -- peak service routes 202, 203, and 204, which serve Gaithersburg, the Shady Grove Metro Station and Walter-Reed-Bethesda.
  Kristi King, May 24, 2013, WTOP
   
• Latest Metro map drafts add Anacostia parks and other tweaks
  WMATA has a new set of 2 drafts for its map including the Silver Line, and has listened to several suggestions we made in the last round.
  David Alpert, May 24, 2013, GGW
   
• Man dies after being struck by Metrobus
  A Brookeville man died early Thursday after he was struck by a Metrobus Wednesday night in the Olney area, according to Montgomery County Police.
  Lindsay A. Powers, May 23, 2013, Gazette.Net
   
• Ballston is the end of the Orange Line this weekend
  The Vienna, Dunn Loring, West Falls Church, and East Falls Church stations will all be closed from 10:00 p.m. Friday to system closing on Monday (Memorial Day).
  May 23, 2013, ARLnow
   
• Hearing set on proposed Vienna-to-Tysons bus
  The Fairfax County Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting on June 4 to discuss route details for Fairfax Connector's proposed Route 432.
  May 24, 2013, Sun Gazette
   
• Sinkhole lane closures could last through the weekend
  The Great D.C. Sinkhole -- which opened up at 14th and F streets in Northwest Washington, transfixing a nation (or at least inspiring a Twitter account) -- could continue to block lanes through the holiday weekend, authorities warned Thursday.
  Mark Berman, May 23, 2013, Washington Post
   
• D.C. budget scraps gas tax, impacts Circulator
  The D.C. Council approved its 2014 budget Wednesday, and the $12.1 billion budget includes a few transportation developments that could impact commuters.
  Mark Berman, May 23, 2013, Washington Post
   
• Final draft Silver Line Metrorail map for review
  Based on extensive customer feedback from the latest map revisions, we made some additional improvements to the map.
  May 23, 2013, PlanItMetro
   
• NoVa leaders plan wish list of projects
   
• Only handful of Capital Bikeshare bikes stolen
   
• 14th St. remains closed for sinkhole repairs
   
• Capital Bikeshare members reduced driving 4.4 million miles per year
   
• Is the sharing economy skidding out?
   
• Bikeshare and better health go together
   
• The grandaddy of sprawl subsidies
   
• PG planners propose bold new smart growth future
   
• Sinkhole snarls traffic in downtown D.C. on Wednesday
   
• Amtrak bill would let trains go to the dogs