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• Weekend track work on Metro's Red, Orange lines
  This weekend, rebuilding work will result in service adjustments for riders on the eastern portion of the Red Line, with buses replacing trains between Forest Glen and Rhode Island Ave stations. In addition, a work zone on the Orange Line will result in potentially longer trip times for those traveling to or from two stations: Landover and New Carrollton.
  June 17, 2013, WMATA
   
• Lawmakers question effectiveness of $20B rail safety mandate
  Lawmakers are expressing concerns over a new safety mandate that could cost the railroad industry more than $20 billion, questioning if there are more effective ways to prevent accidents.
  Julian Hattem, June 19, 2013, The Hill
   
• Region's population increased, but driving didn't
  Though the region's population jumped 7.3 percent from 2005 to 2011, the number of miles driven per day held steady at 110 million.
  Martin Austermuhle, June 19, 2013, WAMU
   
• Community stories show the shift to a walkable lifestyle
  38 percent. That's the growing percentage of District households that are car-free. Countless others are car-lite, relying mostly on transit, walking, and biking.
  Aimee Custis, June 19, 2013, GGW
   
• Amtrak: Subsidy cuts would jeopardize service
  Amtrak's president says long-distance trains and some short-haul routes would be jeopardized and service in the busy Northeast corridor might have to be slowed if federal subsidy cuts proposed by a House subcommittee are realized.
  June 18, 2013, ABC 7
   
• Metro to install instructions for emergency call system
  Metro officials say the agency will install new instructions for its emergency call button system in its trains. The move comes after several passengers claim they got no response from the train operator when a fight broke out at the Woodley Park station Monday.
  Mila Mimica, June 19, 2013, NBC Washington
   
• Three pedestrians struck in NW
  Three pedestrians were struck by a vehicle in a Northwest Washington intersection, and one of the victims had to be removed from underneath the vehicle, D.C. Fire officials tweeted Wednesday.
  June 19, 2013, NBC Washington
   
• Planners say Apex building should be demolished for new Bethesda Metro station
  The optimal future Bethesda Metro station -- where the Purple and Red Lines would meet -- requires demolishing the Apex building, according to Montgomery County Planning staff. But the owners of that property have shown no interest in participating.
  Agnes Blum, June 19, 2013, Gazette.Net
   
• Plan would create pedestrian crossing under Md. 355
  With $68 million in federal grants from the Department of Defense, the Montgomery County Department of Transportation unveiled a plan to improve pedestrian access among the National Institutes of Health, Metro and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
  Ari Ashe, June 19, 2013, WTOP
   
• Measles alert for Dulles travelers
  The Loudoun County Health Department is warning people who were at Dulles International Airport on June 7 that they may have been exposed to measles.
  Lori Aratani, June 18, 2013, Washington Post
   
• Metro updates major track work calendar
   
• Amtrak looking to handle growing demand for bikes on board
   
• Focus transportation on downtown or neighborhoods?
   
• Community supports bike lanes around H Street
   
• Man injured after falling near Dupont Circle Metro escalators
   
• NPS announces safety improvements to Capital Crescent entrance
   
• Metro investigating problems with emergency intercom
   
• Altercation on Metro train spills onto Woodley Park station platform
   
• Prince George's looks to create a downtown hub
   
• Portion of Crystal Drive opens to two-way traffic