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Latest News

• Metro track work for weekend of Feb. 3-5
  Beginning at 10 p.m. Friday and continuing through system closing on Sunday, shuttle buses will replace Orange Line trains between Court House and Foggy Bottom and Blue Line trains between Pentagon and Foggy Bottom to allow for rail fastener renewal, insulator replacement and sludge removal from the tunnel beneath the Potomac River.
  January 30, 2012, WMATA
   
• Tax measure could help finance Columbia Pike streetcar
  It was introduced at the behest of Alexandria officials, but legislation patroned by Del. David Englin could — if approved — wind up helping Arlington and Fairfax County pay for the proposed Columbia Pike streetcar system.
  February 3, 2012, Sun Gazette
   
• Reminder: Major track work to snarl Metro travel
  As we reported earlier this week, riding Metro will be a challenge for users of the Orange and Blue lines this weekend. Major track work will force the closure of the Rosslyn and Arlington Cemetery stations.
  Katie Pyzyk, February 3, 2012, ARLnow
   
• Amendment to restore bike/ped programs in house bill fails
  An amendment that would restore the popular Safe Routes to School and Transportation Enhancements programs to the House GOP's transportation bill has just been defeated in the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee by a vote of 29-27.
  Ben Goldman, February 2, 2012, dc.streetsblog.org
   
• Arlington sees threat to Metro in U.S. House transportation bill
  A vote by the House Ways and Means committee to end guaranteed transit funding poses a threat to Metro, a key component of Arlington County's transit system, Arlington County Board Chair Mary Hughes Hynes said today.
  February 3, 2012, Arlington County
   
• Metro scales back hiring to 877 positions
  Metro has scaled down its hiring plans for the next budget cycle, seeking to add 877 positions instead of 1,013, agency officials said Thursday.
  Kytja Weir, February 2, 2012, Examiner
   
• Dulles Rail back on track, managers say
  The first phase of the Dulles Rail project, which was six months behind schedule last August, is now just 11 days late and on target to be completed next year, officials said.
  Liz Essley, February 2, 2012, Examiner
   
• The business implications of creating a 37-mile D.C. streetcar system
  The District of Columbia has imagined resurrecting its streetcar system for awhile now, but as we approach the anticipated 2013 debut date, what becomes ever more clear is the need for careful planning, especially as our businesses, officials, and residents realize the economic implications of what 37 miles and eight lines of streetcar will bring.
  John Hendel, February 2, 2012, TBD
   
• Funding mandate for bike, pedestrian projects defeated
  The House Transportation Committee in a pair of votes on Thursday defeated efforts to continue mandated federal funding for bike and pedestrian projects.
  Ashley Halsey III, February 2, 2012, Washington Post
   
• Metro's Red Line riders can expect years of inconvenience
  Even after new track circuits and switches are installed on the Red Line over the next three years — safety upgrades recommended by the National Transportation Safety Board — Metro officials said there will be a "steady stream of maintenance" that will involve shutdowns and single-tracking.
  Dana Hedgpeth, February 2, 2012, Washington Post
   
• Reagan National breaks all-time passenger count
   
• BRAC traffic Issues Improve in Barcroft neighborhood
   
• Capital Bikeshare looks to spread to suburbs
   
• Major track work planned on Blue, Orange lines
   
• A not-so-fond farewell for Dupont south escalators
   
• Legal action possible over Silver Spring Transit Center
   
• D.C. taxi rider surcharge proposed
   
• Metro service suffers as agency asks more from wallets
   
• Improvements coming to tricky Clarendon intersection
   
• Riders unhappy with D.C. taxi service