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			<title>Metro service information for Memorial Day</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Trains and buses will operate on a Sunday schedule. MetroAccess subscription trips will be cancelled. -- <i>May 20, 2013, WMATA</i>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 11:30:51 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Metro weekend rebuilding work May 24-27</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Work on Red and Orange lines only. Four Orange Line stations and two Red Line stations will close. -- <i>May 20, 2013, WMATA</i>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 10:06:58 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Man dies after being struck by Metrobus</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[A Brookeville man died early Thursday after he was struck by a Metrobus Wednesday night in the Olney area, according to Montgomery County Police. -- <i>Lindsay A. Powers, May 23, 2013, Gazette.Net</i>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 08:50:37 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Ballston is the end of the Orange Line this weekend</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[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). -- <i>May 23, 2013, ARLnow</i>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 09:02:06 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Hearing set on proposed Vienna-to-Tysons bus</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[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. -- <i>May 24, 2013, Sun Gazette</i>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 08:34:39 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Sinkhole lane closures could last through the weekend</title>
			<link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dr-gridlock/wp/2013/05/23/sinkhole-lane-closures-could-last-through-the-weekend/</link>
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			<description><![CDATA[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. -- <i>Mark Berman, May 23, 2013, Washington Post</i>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 08:29:35 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>D.C. budget scraps gas tax, impacts Circulator</title>
			<link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dr-gridlock/wp/2013/05/23/new-d-c-council-budget-scraps-gas-tax-impacts-circulator-service/</link>
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			<description><![CDATA[The D.C. Council approved its 2014 budget Wednesday, and the $12.1 billion budget includes a few transportation developments that could impact commuters. -- <i>Mark Berman, May 23, 2013, Washington Post</i>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 08:27:05 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Final draft Silver Line Metrorail map for review</title>
			<link>http://planitmetro.com/2013/05/23/final-draft-silver-line-metrorail-map-for-review</link>
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			<description><![CDATA[Based on extensive customer feedback from the latest map revisions, we made some additional improvements to the map. -- <i>May 23, 2013, PlanItMetro</i>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 10:58:27 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>NoVa leaders plan wish list of projects</title>
			<link>http://washingtonexaminer.com/northern-virginia-leaders-plan-wish-list-of-road-projects-for-new-funds/article/2530310</link>
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			<description><![CDATA[The list includes major roads projects, like widening Routes 28 and 1, as well as improving intersections along Herndon Parkway. It also includes 22 new buses, including four that will offer a faster commute to Metro Blue Line riders stuck with 12-minute wait times between trains. -- <i>Liz Essley, May 22, 2013, Examiner</i>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 09:23:01 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Only handful of Capital Bikeshare bikes stolen</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Only 15 bikes have gone missing out of the 1,900 bikes ordered for the bikesharing service since it began in fall 2010, according to Capital Bikeshare officials. -- <i>Kytja Weir, May 22, 2013, Examiner</i>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 09:19:20 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>14th St. remains closed for sinkhole repairs</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Despite the fact that crews have been working around the clock since Tuesday night to repair a gaping sinkhole at 14th and F Streets NW, roads in the vicinity will remain closed to traffic today and could stay closed through tomorrow. -- <i>May 23, 2013, WAMU</i>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 09:16:43 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Capital Bikeshare members reduced driving 4.4 million miles per year</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[According to a November 2012 survey of Capital Bikeshare members, released today, the average subscriber drove 198 miles less per year after joining the system. -- <i>Tanya Snyder, May 22, 2013, dc.streetsblog.org</i>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 09:11:47 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Is the sharing economy skidding out?</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Last year, California cracked down on ridesharing and car-hire start-ups. The state hasn't shut them down -- it's looking for a way to regulate them within the current system -- but it's asking a lot of the same questions about insurance and liability that are vexing New York. -- <i>Susie Cagle, May 22, 2013, Grist</i>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 09:08:37 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Bikeshare and better health go together</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Besides having a useful mode of travel, Capital Bikeshare members report getting more exercise after joining, a survey found. But governments can do more to help low-income communities, where obesity is often greatest, take advantage of Capital Bikeshare. -- <i>David Alpert, May 22, 2013, GGW</i>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 09:02:52 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>The grandaddy of sprawl subsidies</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The ultimate sprawl subsidy just might be the mortgage interest deduction. Not only is this baby completely regressive -- the vast majority of subsidies flow to households with incomes greater than $200,000 -- as you can see in the above map, this money tends to flow to areas where everyone is dependent on a car. -- <i>Angie Schmitt, May 22, 2013, streetsblog.net</i>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 09:00:01 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>PG planners propose bold new smart growth future</title>
			<link>http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/18934/pg-planners-propose-bold-new-smart-growth-future</link>
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			<description><![CDATA[Prince George's County has diverged from its smart growth goals, says the county Planning Board in a searing assessment. The board says residents have a choice: push for more transit-oriented development and walkable communities, or "be resigned to business as usual." -- <i>Chery Cort, May 22, 2013, GGW</i>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:55:23 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Sinkhole snarls traffic in downtown D.C. on Wednesday</title>
			<link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dr-gridlock/wp/2013/05/22/sinkhole-snarls-traffic-in-downtown-d-c-on-wednesday</link>
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			<description><![CDATA[As expected, a sinkhole in downtown Washington snarled traffic during Wednesday morning's rush hour. -- <i>Maggie Fazeli Fard, May 22, 2013, Washington Post</i>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:53:06 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Amtrak bill would let trains go to the dogs</title>
			<link>http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/301233-new-bill-would-let-dogs-and-cats-on-amtrak</link>
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			<description><![CDATA[Today, Amtrak only allows specially trained service animals to be brought onboard. But Denham's Pets on Trains Act, H.R. 2066, would require Amtrak to allow at least one car of each passenger train to be used to transport dogs and cats. -- <i>Pete Kasperowicz, May 22, 2013, The Hill</i>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:50:44 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Dangerous U-turn in D.C. leads to accidents</title>
			<link>http://www.nbcwashington.com/video/#!/news/local/Dangerous-Legal-U-Turn-in-DC/208572431</link>
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			<description><![CDATA[A D.C. taxi is caught on camera making a dangerous illegal U-Turn onto a bicycle lane. The YouTube video reached more than one million views in just a couple days. -- <i>Mark Segraves, May 22, 2013, NBC Washington</i>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 23:04:44 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>D.C. council chairman seeks shift in collecting fuel taxes</title>
			<link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/dc-council-chairman-seeks-shift-in-collecting-fuel-taxes/2013/05/21/1ca403dc-c263-11e2-8c3b-0b5e9247e8ca_story.html</link>
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			<description><![CDATA[D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson will ask his colleagues Wednesday to repeal the city's 23.5 cent-a-gallon gasoline tax and replace it with an 8.3 percent tax on wholesale gas and diesel purchases. -- <i>Tim Craig, May 21, 2013, Washington Post</i>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 08:38:17 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>GOP, Amtrak debate responsibility for long-distance train routes</title>
			<link>http://thehill.com/blogs/transportation-report/railroads/301113-gop-amtrak-debate-responsibility-for-funding-long-distance-train-routes</link>
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			<description><![CDATA[Each side agrees that the routes are sure money-losers. But the agreement stopped Tuesday when it came to whether or not the federal government should be subsidizing the service. -- <i>Keith Laing, May 21, 2013, The Hill</i>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 08:32:10 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Prince William slows plans for &apos;outer beltway&apos;</title>
			<link>http://wamu.org/news/13/05/22/prince_william_county_slows_plans_for_outer_beltway</link>
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			<description><![CDATA[Opponents of the McDonnell administration's plan to build a major north-south highway in Northern Virginia scored a temporary win on Tuesday when they convinced the Prince William County Board of Supervisors to defer a decision to submit its transportation projects wish list to state funding officials. -- <i>Martin Di Caro, May 22, 2013, WAMU</i>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 08:25:26 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title> Virginia to take step toward express lanes for Interstate 66</title>
			<link>http://washingtonexaminer.com/virginia-to-take-step-toward-express-lanes-for-interstate-66/article/2530206</link>
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			<description><![CDATA[Virginia is moving toward putting express lanes -- or possibly rail -- along traffic-clogged Interstate 66. -- <i>Liz Essley, May 21, 2013, Examiner</i>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 08:18:43 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Potomac Yard Metro station delayed again</title>
			<link>http://washingtonexaminer.com/potomac-yard-metro-station-delayed-again/article/2530217</link>
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			<description><![CDATA[Plans to build a Metro station at Alexandria's Potomac Yard have hit another snag, pushing back the opening of a potential station there to 2017 at the earliest. -- <i>Kytja Weir, May 21, 2013, Examiner</i>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 08:19:14 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Arlington exceeds AIRE 2012 Goal</title>
			<link>http://news.arlingtonva.us/releases/arlington-county-exceeds-aire-2012-goal-of-10-emissions-reduction</link>
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			<description><![CDATA[Arlington County has met and exceeded the 2007 AIRE (Arlington Initiative to Rethink Energy) goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from County government operations 10 percent by 2012 from a 2000 base. -- <i>May 21, 2013, Arlington County</i>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 17:16:26 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Memorial Day transit, transportation changes</title>
			<link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dr-gridlock/wp/2013/05/21/memorial-day-transit-transportation-changes/?utm_source=feedly</link>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hundreds of thousands of people in the D.C. area are planning to travel over Memorial Day weekend, and while the number is expected to be lower than it was last year, that still means lots of vehicles on the road and big crowds at the region's airports. -- <i>Mark Berman, May 21, 2013, Washington Post</i>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 15:11:30 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Bikeshare is a gateway to private biking</title>
			<link>http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/18949/bikeshare-is-a-gateway-to-private-biking-not-competition/?utm_source=feedly</link>
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			<description><![CDATA[In fact, bike sharing gets more people biking in general, and its relatively few frustrations, while problems to solve, also encourage people to use personal bikes more. -- <i>David Alpert, May 21, 2013, GGW</i>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 13:27:05 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>How Silver Spring&apos;s transit center plan grew into a fiasco</title>
			<link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/how-silver-springs-transit-center-plan-grew-into-a-fiasco/2013/05/20/7f2fb1c6-b986-11e2-aa9e-a02b765ff0ea_story.html?hpid=z2</link>
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			<description><![CDATA[Today, 23 years after the county spent $8 million to buy the land for  the transit center, two decades after the federal government provided  the first $1.5 million to design it and more than six years after  construction finally began, the Silver Spring Transit Center sits behind  chain-link fencing, its new bus benches still shrink-wrapped. -- <i>Marc Fisher and Bill Turque, May 21, 2013, Washington Post</i>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 11:22:59 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Judge&apos;s ruling puts Va. road projects in jeopardy</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[A Virginia judge's ruling threatens to jeopardize the way Virginia is using private companies to run the Beltway Express Lanes and build similar lanes on Interstate 95. -- <i>Liz Essley, May 20, 2013, Examiner</i>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 08:49:45 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Montgomery residents debate bus lanes at BRT hearing</title>
			<link>http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/18921/montgomery-residents-debate-bus-lanes-at-brt-hearing/</link>
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			<description><![CDATA[ver 50 speakers packed the Planning Board auditorium in Silver Spring Thursday night to offer comments on Montgomery County's proposed Bus Rapid Transit network. -- <i>Dan Reed, May 20, 2013, GGW</i>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:05:10 EDT</pubDate>
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