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			<title>Montgomery officials say they aren&apos;t being informed about Purple Line developments</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Lack of invitation to an event with Governor Hogan Thursday fits a pattern, they say. -- <i>Kate Masters, September 6, 2019, Bethesda Magazine</i>]]></description>
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			<title>What changes, what doesn&apos;t when Metro shutdown ends</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[While most things are set to get back to normal Monday morning after more than three months with the Blue and Yellow Line shutdown south of Reagan National Airport, a few things added during the shutdown will remain as options for travelers. -- <i>Max Smith, September 6, 2019, WTOP</i>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 6 Sep 2019 13:48:43 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Equity remains challenge for Alexandria e-scooter program</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The issue of safety has been a constant point of concern for residents and the city since the pilot program started in January and gained speed in March. But on the question of equity, there has been far less discussion. -- <i>Cody Mello-Klein, September 5, 2019, Alexandria Times</i>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 6 Sep 2019 08:59:39 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Ramp to I-66 near Vienna Metro permanently closes</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Once the Vaden Drive bridge closure starts, the Saintsbury Drive ramp will only be open to buses during weekday peak periods. -- <i>Emily Leayman, September 5, 2019, Vienna Patch</i>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 6 Sep 2019 08:51:42 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Resident perceptions at odds with data at Shreve Rd. meeting</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The safety pitfalls residents of Shreve Road attributed to the byway in their backyard didn&rsquo;t jibe with the data-driven outlook that government officials possessed at a community meeting on Aug. 27. -- <i>Matt Delaney, September 5, 2019, FCNP</i>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 6 Sep 2019 08:47:35 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>HOV lane changes: Only hybrid plug-in vehicle drivers will ride alone for free</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Starting September 30, only hybrid plug-in electric vehicles will be allowed free access to HOV lanes without the requisite number of occupants, according to the Department of Motor Vehicles and Virginia Department of Transportation. -- <i>Lesly Salazar, September 5, 2019, WJLA</i>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 6 Sep 2019 08:33:42 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Six Blue, Yellow line stations set to reopen Monday</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Braddock Road, King St.-Old Town, Van Dorn St., Franconia-Springfield, Eisenhower Ave. and Huntington stations are in line to be open in time for morning commuters. -- <i>Megan McGrath, Sophia Barnes, September 6, 2019, NBC Washington</i>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 6 Sep 2019 08:27:01 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>There&apos;s a plan to update D.C. bus network</title>
			<link>https://www.wusa9.com/article/traffic/herestheplantofixbusesindc/65-d07b2d06-5b3a-4d5b-99d9-afc0cabc7842</link>
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			<description><![CDATA[The region&rsquo;s top transit experts have committed to making the bus better and they just released a new report on how to do it. -- <i>Pete Muntean, September 5, 2019, WUSA9</i>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 6 Sep 2019 08:21:19 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>First section of Purple Line rail is laid</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Maryland officials, including Gov. Larry Hogan, celebrated the laying of the first segment of rail for the Purple Line on Thursday morning. -- <i>Rick Massimo, September 5, 2019, WTOP</i>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 6 Sep 2019 08:04:37 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Ads on Metro could soon keep a closer eye on you</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Metro&rsquo;s push for more ad revenue to address continued budget challenges could lead to ads tracking riders throughout the system. -- <i>Max Smith, September 6, 2019, WTOP</i>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 6 Sep 2019 07:59:46 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>37 parking spots stand in the way of a Louisiana Ave. bike lane</title>
			<link>https://ggwash.org/view/73623/senate-sergeant-at-arms-and-37-parking-spaces-stand-in-the-way-of-louisiana-ave-bike-facility</link>
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			<description><![CDATA[The primary sticking point for the 0.6-mile-long lane? The Senate Sergeant-at-Arms (SAA) doesn&rsquo;t want to give up 37 parking spaces. -- <i>David Cranor, September 5, 2019, GGWash</i>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 6 Sep 2019 07:42:08 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Why is shattered glass falling from Bethesda buildings?</title>
			<link>https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/why-is-shattered-glass-falling-from-bethesda-buildings/2019/09/04/2ae47438-ce71-11e9-87fa-8501a456c003_story.html</link>
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			<description><![CDATA[Montgomery County officials are trying to figure out why glass panels on relatively new mid- and high-rise buildings in downtown Bethesda are spontaneously shattering, raining glass onto sidewalks below. -- <i>Katherine Shaver, September 4, 2019, Washington Post</i>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 6 Sep 2019 07:37:59 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Researchers study effectiveness of driver-assist technologies</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Riding in a car is one of the riskiest activities people do, according to Costa Samaras, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. -- <i>Melina Druga, September 5, 2019, Transportation Today</i>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 6 Sep 2019 07:33:25 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Lack of late-night transit options is hurting workers</title>
			<link>https://wamu.org/story/19/09/05/transit-advocates-say-that-in-d-c-and-elsewhere-a-lack-of-late-night-options-is-hurting-workers/</link>
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			<description><![CDATA[The American Public Transit Association concludes that the lack of transit options has especially tough impacts on the 17 percent of the workforce in metro areas across the country that work between the hours of 4 p.m. and 6 a.m. -- everyone from bartenders and cooks to janitors and nurses. -- <i>Martin Austermuhle, September 5, 2019, WAMU</i>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 6 Sep 2019 07:30:22 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>E-bikes now allowed on Mt. Vernon Trail</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Cyclists can now ride e-bikes around national parks, including the Mt. Vernon Trail along the GW Parkway, thanks to a recent policy change from the National Park Service. -- <i>Kalina Newman, September 4, 2019, ARLnow</i>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 5 Sep 2019 08:01:48 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Arlington Parks Dept. launches annual tree giveaway</title>
			<link>https://www.arlnow.com/2019/09/04/arlington-parks-department-launches-annual-tree-giveaway/</link>
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			<description><![CDATA[Arlington residents can now register to receive a free tree for their homes, thanks to Arlington&rsquo;s Department of Parks and Recreation&rsquo;s annual giveaway of 400 native trees. -- <i>Kalina Newman, September 4, 2019, ARLnow</i>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 5 Sep 2019 07:59:23 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Jefferson Davis Highway to be renamed in Arlington</title>
			<link>https://www.fox5dc.com/news/jefferson-davis-highway-to-be-renamed-in-arlington</link>
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			<description><![CDATA[Jefferson Davis Highway will become Richmond Highway in Arlington on Thursday. -- <i>Evan Lambert, September 4, 2019, Fox5</i>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 5 Sep 2019 07:42:53 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Metrorail weekend service adjustments, September 7-8</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Last weekend of Blue, Yellow lines shutdown south of Reagan National Airport. Work will also affect the Red Line. -- <i>September 5, 2019, WMATA</i>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 5 Sep 2019 07:33:15 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>It&apos;s the last weekend of the Blue and Yellow line shutdown</title>
			<link>https://dcist.com/story/19/09/04/its-the-last-weekend-of-the-blue-and-yellow-line-shutdown/</link>
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			<description><![CDATA[On Monday, the very inconvenient Blue and Yellow line shutdown that closed six stations in Virginia for the entire summer is finally over. -- <i>Natalie Delgadillo, September 4, 2019, dcist</i>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 5 Sep 2019 07:29:42 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>D.C. area to host three car-free days September 21 through 23</title>
			<link>https://dc.curbed.com/2019/9/4/20849786/dc-area-commuting-cars-climate-change-transportation</link>
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			<description><![CDATA[The event will occur during a week of expected climate action in the District. -- <i>Andrew Giambrone, September 4, 2019, Curbed</i>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 5 Sep 2019 07:25:09 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Automakers agree to install systems to reduce hot car deaths</title>
			<link>https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/460016-automakers-agree-to-install-system-to-reduce-hot-car-deaths</link>
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			<description><![CDATA[Several automakers announced Wednesday that they will start equipping their U.S. vehicles with systems to remind drivers if they have passengers in the back seat to avoid the deaths of young children left in cars on hot days. -- <i>Marina Pitofsky, September 4, 2019, The Hill</i>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 5 Sep 2019 07:21:09 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>14 women sue Lyft for alleged &apos;sexual predator crisis&apos; among drivers</title>
			<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/news/459976-14-women-sue-lyft-for-alleged-sexual-predator-crisis-among-drivers</link>
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			<description><![CDATA[The women, who are unnamed in the suit, allege Lyft drivers sexually assaulted or raped them in 2018 and 2019, based on a copy of the suit. -- <i>Rebecca Klar, September 4, 2019, The Hill</i>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 5 Sep 2019 07:18:29 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>With more choice, DC families are unlinking their housing and school decisions</title>
			<link>https://ggwash.org/view/73703/new-report-on-dc-schools-a-decoupling-between-school-aged-populations-and-enrollment</link>
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			<description><![CDATA[A new report from the DC Policy Center shows that school-aged populations and school enrollment in the District&rsquo;s neighborhoods are &ldquo;decoupling.&rdquo; -- <i>Stephen Hudson, September 4, 2019, GGWash</i>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 4 Sep 2019 15:02:31 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Deputy mayor on WMATA board could improve DC and Metro coordination</title>
			<link>https://ggwash.org/view/73702/a-deputy-mayor-on-the-wmata-board-could-improve-dc-and-metro-coordination</link>
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			<description><![CDATA[In addition to Babers&rsquo; strong qualifications, having a deputy mayor sit directly on the board could help better coordinate transportation policies, avoiding the kind of situation that turned a well-meaning effort to make Circulator free into a controversy over equity. -- <i>David Alpert, September 4, 2019, GGWash</i>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 4 Sep 2019 14:58:49 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>MARC Penn Line schedule change September 23, 2019</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[There will be a schedule change on the Penn Line effective Monday, September 23.  -- <i>September 4, 2019, MDOT MTA</i>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 4 Sep 2019 13:52:54 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Va. Tech launches safety study of electronic scooters</title>
			<link>https://wtop.com/tech/2019/09/virginia-tech-launces-study-of-electronic-scooters-use-to-help-improve-safety/</link>
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			<description><![CDATA[The school&rsquo;s Blacksburg, Virginia, campus has 300 electric scooters equipped with forward-facing cameras and sensors that will provide researchers with hard data if there&rsquo;s a wreck. -- <i>Kristi King, September 3, 2019, WTOP</i>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 4 Sep 2019 09:08:51 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>In Va., most fare evasion fines in the last two years have gone unpaid</title>
			<link>https://www.washingtonpost.com/express/2019/09/03/virginia-most-fare-evasion-fines-last-two-years-have-gone-unpaid/?noredirect=on</link>
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			<description><![CDATA[When a rider is cited for not paying the fare to board a bus or train in Northern Virginia, the ticket is more likely to be dropped in the courts than paid. -- <i>Kery Murakami, September 3, 2019, Washington Post</i>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 4 Sep 2019 08:16:05 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Parents: Purple Line construction creates safety hazard for students</title>
			<link>https://www.fox5dc.com/news/parents-purple-line-construction-creates-safety-hazard-for-montgomery-county-students</link>
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			<description><![CDATA[A busy intersection in Montgomery County where Purple Line construction is ongoing is a safety hazard for children getting to school, according to parents in Chevy Chase. -- <i>Evan Lambert, September 3, 2019, Fox5</i>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 4 Sep 2019 07:22:11 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Activists plan major D.C. climate protests this month</title>
			<link>https://dc.curbed.com/2019/9/3/20847878/dc-climate-strike-protests-demonstrations-greta-thunberg</link>
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			<description><![CDATA[Adult and youth activists are expected to demonstrate in downtown D.C. later in September as part of a global week of action coinciding with the U.N.&rsquo;s Climate Action Summit. -- <i>Andrew Giambrone, September 3, 2019, Curbed</i>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 4 Sep 2019 07:12:52 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Will Reston have communities and parks at its Metro stations, or parking lots?</title>
			<link>https://ggwash.org/view/73592/parking-lots-in-need-of-rescue-in-reston-virginia</link>
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			<description><![CDATA[In Reston, fights over how the area should grow are on to a new round, this time over some parking lots just outside of a Metro station. -- <i>Canaan Merchant, September 3, 2019, GGWash</i>]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 3 Sep 2019 13:35:35 EDT</pubDate>
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