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Cheh Says Proposed Taxicab Rules Would Stifle Innovation

D.C. Council member Mary Cheh (D-Ward 3) says that a set of proposed rules would unfairly target app-based hailing services and stifle innovation in the city's taxicab industry.

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With Southwest Expansion, BWI Airport Could See More International Service

Southwest Airlines has started expanding its offerings to international destinations, and some of that growth may come to BWI Airport.

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Montgomery County Announces Capital Bikeshare Expansion Plans

Five-hundred of the bike-sharing system's iconic red bikes will be placed at 50 stations throughout the county by summer.

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Metro Track Work To Affect All Five Lines This Weekend

Metro will be slow-going along the Red Line this weekend, with trains running infrequently between Shady Grove and Glenmont.

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D.C. Taxicab Commission Rejects Claim That It Seeks To Inhibit Innovation

Hailing a cab and paying your fare these days takes little more than a smart phone, but new app-based services are saying that D.C. is smothering their businesses with regulations.

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Prince William Co. Drops Outer Beltway From Priorities List

Facing pressures from within the county, the board of supervisors for the Prince William County has dropped the project from its list of priorities.

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D.C. Legislators Discuss Safety Measures For Taxicab Drivers, Passengers

A hearing on D.C. taxicab safety prompted calls for plexiglass dividers to protect drivers from passengers and more efforts to allow passengers to file complaints against scofflaw drivers.

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Top D.C. Parking Ticket? Expired Meter, Of Course

Some 322,000 tickets were handed out in 2012 for expired meters, almost half the number of all tickets.

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As Maryland Debates Bus Service Cuts, Critics Say That ICC Wasn't Needed

Maryland officials say they need to cut bus service on the Intercounty Connector because few people use them, but critics say that traffic numbers show that the roadway wasn't really needed to begin with.

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Virginia Officials Again Face Skeptical Reaction To Bi-County Parkway

Hundreds of residents packed an auditorium in Manassas on Monday night to express their concerns with a proposed north-south roadway connecting Prince William and Loudoun counties.

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