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The prospect of bullet trains whisking travelers from city to city at more than 200 miles an hour, stalled for years in America's car-loving culture, should finally get a boost this winter..More at USA Today[www.usatoday.com] [...] 
In another two years, the regional transportation authority will have a contemporary complex on 11 acres on 18th Street in Norfolk. .
Five federal lawmakers from Virginia are calling for the installation of sound walls along portions of the Dulles corridor to protect communities from the noise of a new Metro line.
fixcity.org is about taking small steps to fix your city. Our first endeavor, FixCity:Bike Racks, is a social mapping application designed to "crowdsource" community and government collaboration in the gathering, planning, and implementing new bike racks.
Most traffic news is now generated by reporters on the ground monitoring police reports, live highway cameras, data from ground sensors that can detect traffic speed and tips from drivers.
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Even as much of official Washington pauses for the holiday weekend, the congressional winds keep shifting in favor of a job-creation bill that aims to front-load infrastructure spending between next year and the 2012 election.
Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez announced Irene Rico, recently named to head the Virginia division of the Federal Highway Administration, will become the first Latina woman in the agency's history to hold such a position.
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the Federal Government's "Open Government" initiative has led to a number of valuable new tools to the general public, including the all-encompossing data resource, www.data.gov. Check out the latest Transportation-related data editions.
Several bus fleets in Prince William County soon will be equipped with security cameras to cut down on passenger misconduct and promote public safety. .More at The Washington Examiner[www.washingtonexaminer.com] [...] 
GPS sensors to determine whether she’s at driving speeds, and then disables her cellphone until she stops the car.
Tiburon, a small upscale city on a peninsula near San Francisco, will photograph the license plates of every vehicle entering and leaving, according to an article in today's San Francisco Chronicle.
At its November meeting, the Commonwealth Transportation Board awarded a median barrier project to enhance safety along the Interstate 81 corridor in the Harrisonburg area in the Virginia Department of Transportation Staunton District.
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If Washington’s Metro system is proof of anything, it is that American cities have the capability to build massive, expensive transit systems that work. Since the network opened in 1976, it has expanded to 106 miles of two-way track, five lines, and 86 stations.
The November 2009 issue of the IBEC Newsletter has now been published, containing articles on IBEC activities at the 2009 ITS World Congress and news of the appointment of IBEC’s first Honorary President, Professor Eric Sampson..Download at:[www.ibec-its.co.uk] [...] 
The seemingly endless hunt for ways to improve our day-to-day commute has led to many interesting and unique ideas. While many are less than feasible, every now and again one comes along that just might be able to make a difference. The GPS based "Sartre" system [...] 
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By Metro board meeting standards, Thursday's meeting was a landmark session. For the first time ever, the agency that has direct oversight of the safety of Metro met face-to-face with Metro's board of directors.
Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine's term expires in less than two months, but that doesn't mean he's leaving behind his concerns about the future of the commonwealth.
The U.S. House and Senate are fighting over a transportation bill that hasn’t even been introduced yet. Today, California Senator Barbara Boxer upped the ante by asking federal transportation officials to intervene on her behalf.
Virginia transportation officials are moving hundreds of millions of dollars from secondary and urban road projects to higher priority Interstate and primary highways.Virginia transportation officials are moving hundreds of millions of dollars from secondary and urban road projects to higher priority Interstate and primary highways.
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