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See Veterans Day transit schedules
Metro has put out a roundup not only of its schedule for Wednesday but also of the various transit systems around our region. See that schedule here. This is Metro's own schedule for the Veterans Day holiday: -- Metrorail will operate on a modified Saturday schedule (5 a.m. to midnight). -- Metrobus will operate on a weekday schedule. -- MetroAccess will operate on a Saturday schedule (5 a.m. to midnight).-- Parking at all transit authority-operated lots will be free. -- Reduced transit fares will be in effect all day. -- Bicycles will be allowed on Metrorail. Metro managers say they are reviewing whether they need to modify some of the holiday service schedules. Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's are among the easier ones. Most people have them off. Columbus Day and Veterans Day are more difficult, because some people are off and some work. Do you think there's too much...
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Robert Thomson
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November 10, 2009; 2:44 PM ET |
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Race in downtown DC today
Some D.C. streets will be closed this morning and afternoon for the GCF Race to End Women's Cancer, which starts at 7 a.m. Click here for route map. Use this link for all race information....
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Robert Thomson
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November 8, 2009; 5:00 AM ET |
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See and be seen on Halloween
Here's a list of Halloween safety tips for everybody from the Maryland State Highway Administration. Drivers -- Stop for pedestrians. -- Obey the speed limit. Speeding only makes it more difficult to stop unexpectedly. -- Be especially cautious during peak trick-or-treating hours between 4 and 9 p.m. -- Enter and exit driveways slowly. -- Be alert for children darting across the street. -- Watch for children crossing between parked cars. -- When driving children to and from different activities, make sure all seat belts are fastened and let children out of the car on the curbside. -- Never drink and drive. Designate a sober driver. Pedestrians -- Look left, right, and left again before crossing the street. -- Cross at crosswalks or intersections. -- Be sure to see and be seen. Avoid dark clothing, wear bright colors and use reflective devices such as vests and blinking lights. -- Avoid costumes...
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Robert Thomson
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October 30, 2009; 5:16 PM ET |
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Metro adding service for Monday night football
The Morgan Boulevard Metrorail station will be open beyond the regular midnight close Monday night to take fans home from the football game at FedEx Field. No other stations will be open for people to enter, but if you're on one of those Blue Line trains from Morgan Boulevard, you will be able to transfer to other trains on your way home. The last Blue Line train from Morgan Boulevard in the direction of Franconia-Springfield will leave at 12:27 a.m. But if the game goes into OT, Metro says it will keep operating to get people home. There will be extra trains anyway to handle the crowds at Morgan Boulevard, which is the closest station to FedEx Field. The stadium is a little less than a mile north of the station. Drivers who park at Morgan Boulevard, which has 635 spaces, or at Largo, which has 2,200, will have to...
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Robert Thomson
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October 22, 2009; 1:51 PM ET |
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| Tags: Dr. Gridlock, FedEx Field, Redskins
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Many streets to close for Sunday marathon
The annual Marine Corps Marathon is this Sunday. Anytime we have an athletic event on a Saturday, I hear from plenty of drivers about the traffic disruptions. That was the case with last Saturday's Bike DC event. But the Sunday ones, like the Marine marathon seem much easier for people to handle. Still, many important streets and roadways will be blocked from 4 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday, and congestion is likely to ripple out from the marathon area. Police reserve the right to expand the list as needed. The run starts at 8 a.m. in Arlington, crosses into the District, then returns to Arlington. Metrorail is going to open two hours early, at 5 a.m. on Sunday. Metrobuses that normally use the Pentagon Transit Center will be relocated to the Pentagon City Metrorail station between 4 a.m. and 4 p.m. So if you normally travel to the Pentagon Metrorail...
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Robert Thomson
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October 20, 2009; 11:27 AM ET |
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Early Morning Chase Leads To Beltway Closure
A police chase beginning in Maryland early this morning ended in Virginia with Beltway closures and a traffic nightmare for morning commuters. The chase began in Montgomery County and moved onto I-495, taking the American Legion Bridge into Virginia. At some point the Maryland police reported that they terminated their pursuit, while Virginia State Police took up the the pursuit of the car heading south on I-495. The Virginia State Police followed the black Mercury Mountaineer, which rammed state police vehicles at least two times, spokeswoman Corinne Geller said in a news release. The car was brought to a stop heading south on I-495 just south of Braddock Road. This resulted in a closure of I-495 lanes and a big traffic backup as rush hour began. All southbound lanes reopened by 7:12 a.m., the state police reported. The driver of the vehicle was Andre Tyrone Washington, 24, of Fayetteville, N.C.,...
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Mark Berman
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October 14, 2009; 10:42 AM ET |
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