Gridlock
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What the 3rd Street Tunnel traffic looked like after last Friday's bus fire
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See the slow dread that accompanied the closing of the road last week after a smokey, confusing accident.
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The most dangerous traffic intersections near the 14th Street Bridge
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Where in Northern Virginia and downtown D.C. should drivers exercise some extra caution? A recent traffic assessment calculates the risks in a large radius surrounding the 14th Street Bridge.
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Highway I-495's fearsome power is spelled D-I-E
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Did you ever notice that Highway I-495 spells out the word "die" if you translate the numbers into letters? The fourth letter of the alphabet is D, the ninth is I ... and so on. Testimonies from Yelp show how the Beltway is still scaring D.C.'s drivers as much as ever.
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Occupy traffic lanes, commutes, rush hour, rainy drear
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Exercise caution on your commute home today, D.C., especially if you had plans to drive through downtown. Traffic is never pretty during rush hour, but today faces a double headache of rainy weather and closed roads. Occupy D.C. has been in the midst of several protests throughout central D.C. this afternoon, which, for whatever the virtues politically, can affect transportation.
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'City 2.0': Where the TED conference just gave its $100,000 prize
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Today TED changed the game. This afternoon, the non-profit organization announced it would be awarding the $100,000 prize not to a person but to an idea — "City 2.0," the non-profit has been calling it, devoted to all the transportation and urbanism enhancements that will allow for a growing world population.
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Transit Tuesdays: The tech wizards who hope to defeat traffic gridlock
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Thousands of words in Tim Zimmerman's "Can Washington Handle 30 More Years of Terrible Traffic?" are devoted to the problem of traffic congestion yet the most telling line is perhaps the most frustrating and least conclusive: "It seems unlikely that Washington can endure 30 more years of traffic hell while waiting for the Google car or some other miracle." He's right.
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The news event that will make you so, so grateful for D.C. transportation
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What's about to happen on America's other coast is an egregious, horrifying waste that should send shudders down the spine of every person who drives a car.
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Finding sanity in the July Fourth gridlock: Bill Ford's TED talk
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Hours in traffic with the kids driving you utterly insane? Desperate travelers should turn to the recent talk from a car industry leader on how to beat congestion and forge a better car future.
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The region’s transportation woes Part II; Walmart wins big ruling
CommentRich Parsons, David Alpert, Stewart Schwartz. Then: DC Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton
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Group eyes easing traffic congestion on I-270
Brunswick attorney forges alliance between Frederick, Montgomery counties.
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Election aftermath and information overload
CommentMissed the show on TV? Watch two video clips on our blog now.
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Plan in place for Mark Center traffic, but big piece still missing
Area transportation officials have approved a set of measures to combat expected gridlock around Alexandria's Mark Center.
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Gridlock alert: “Terrible Traffic Tuesday” is drawing nigh
The Greater Washington area is now home to 5.6 million people and it boasts a work force of three million and counting.
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