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• Metro rebuilding work May 17-19, 5 stations closed
  For the weekend of May 17 through 19, rebuilding work will result in service changes on the Red, Orange, and Green lines. These stations will be closed: Ballston and Virginia Square on the Orange Line; Greenbelt, College Park, Prince George's Plaza on the Green Line.
  May 13, 2013, WMATA
   
• Md. gas tax to fund two major road projects
  Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley signed a bill into law that will raise gasoline taxes in the state starting this summer. A little more than half of that money will go to mass transit, while the rest to road construction projects.
  Matt Bush, May 18, 2013, WAMU
   
• Builder chosen for Spotsy for VRE station
  A contractor has been chosen to build the Virginia Railway Express station in Spotsylvania.
  Scott Shenk, May 17, 2013, fredericksburg.com
   
• Crash, spill close I-95 South in Stafford Friday
  Hazmat teams from Fredericksburg and Northern Virginia were called in to secure the leak and clean the area. Though southbound lanes opened up around 11 a.m., the domino effect left the interstate and feeder roads tied up for hours.
  Katie Thisdell, May 17, 2013, fredericksburg.com
   
• DC Taxi Commission suspends two drivers for alleged assault
  The DC Taxi Commission has "indefinitely suspended" two cab drivers who allegedly assaulted a man who was videotaping them blocking a gas pump.
  May 17, 2013, WUSA 9
   
• Pedestrian fatally struck in Wheaton
  A day later, Montgomery County Police say a pedestrian died from injuries on Thursday morning.
  May 18, 2013, WUSA 9
   
• Fight on Red Line train at Gallery Place, arrest made
  Metro said a "verbal dispute" became physical between two riders on a Red Line train at Gallery Place Friday afternoon.
  Dana Hedgpeth, May 17, 2013, Washington Post
   
• Small changes can make walking to school safer
  Montgomery County could do a lot to make walking to school safer and more convenient, and at little cost. All it takes is a few changes to the law, signs and paint, and retiming some traffic signals.
  Miriam Schoenbaum, May 17, 2013, GGW
   
• Metro weekend work is relentless, and still disruptive, riders say
  The debate, such as it was, over Metro's weekend track work program occurred in 2011. During the first half of the year, Metro managers outlined their plans for an increasingly aggressive approach to rehabilitating a deteriorating system.
  Robert Thomson, May 17, 2013, Washington Post
   
• Amtrak will make 4G available on more trains
  Amtrak brought 4G service to its Acela trains and a few other routes this year. Now, the rail agency says faster Internet is expanding to other lines and trains.
  Mark Berman, May 17, 2013, Washington Post
   
• Crash closes I-95 North between D.C. and Baltimore Friday
   
• Friday is Bike to Work Day
   
• Montgomery County residents speak out on bus rapid transit
   
• D.C. makes progress on bike lanes, tweaks still needed
   
• There's no doubt: Traffic enforcement cameras save lives
   
• Metrobus 80 final public meeting May 22
   
• Roads, bridges, transit projects announced with gas tax hike
   
• O'Malley announces first projects using new gas tax money
   
• ICC losing bus service in classic bait and switch
   
• D.C. activating another special pedestrian crossing