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Metro opens $3B Silver Line extension
After 8 years, rail line reaches Loudoun County
As a cold rain fell around noon Tuesday, leaders from Northern Virginia, Washington, D.C., and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority cut the ribbon on the $3 billion second phase
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Cabbies cry foul over Va. Beach’s free ride service
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Lynne Johnston’s business, All City Cab Co., took a hit from the pandemic. But when the city of Virginia Beach started offering free door-to-door rides in one of her busiest
Metro announces next general manager, CEO
Clarke currently leads Austin, Texas' metro system
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Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s new general manager and CEO is Randy Clarke, the current president and CEO of Austin, Texas’ Capital Metro. The board of the authority, which runs
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Laying tracks for The Tide
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Commuters are on board with Hampton Roads Transit’s plans to extend The Tide, its 7.4-mile light rail system, according to recent public discussions about proposed new routes. This fall, HRT
Metro to keep reduced service levels through end of year
Much of Metro fleet is still sidelined after October derailment
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Metro customers will see reduced rail service through the end of the year, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority announced Monday. The transit system authority attributed the disruption to its
Silver Line will miss Labor Day target
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Problems plugging Silver Line Phase 2 into the rest of the Washington transit system are delaying the project’s transfer from the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority to the Washington Metropolitan Area
Raytheon Intelligence & Space receives $318M TSA contract
Arlington contractor to expand deployment of checked baggage screening tech nationwide
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Arlington-based Raytheon Intelligence & Space will expand its deployment of checked baggage screening equipment to all federally managed airports nationwide under a five-year, $318 million contract with the Transportation Security Administration.
Virginia public transit grapples with reduced ridership, zero fare
From NoVa to Hampton Roads, transit systems face tough financial choices
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RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia public transit systems from Northern Virginia to Hampton Roads are looking for a path forward after losing riders and revenue during the pandemic. Some transit systems
Roanoke clears path for more downtown development
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Roanoke developer Lucas Thornton hopes to break ground this summer on a multimillion-dollar renovation project that will transform what is now Campbell Court Transportation Center, the city’s rundown bus station,
Franconia-Springfield, Van Dorn St. stations to close during holidays
Blue Line stations closed Dec. 19 through Jan. 3
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The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority announced Thursday that the Blue Line Franconia-Springfield and Van Dorn Street stations will be closed for safety improvements from Dec. 19 through Jan. 3.