Martin DiCaro

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Martin DiCaro appears in the following:

D.C. Residents Seek Safer Streets After Crash

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

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More people are walking and riding to work in the nation's capitol. But city streets remain perilous.

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Obama Administration Faces Tough Sell On Transportation Spending

Thursday, April 10, 2014

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U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx is launching a national bus tour to highlight the need for infrastructure investment.

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Second Time's The Charm? Contractor To Submit Silver Line For Approval

Wednesday, April 09, 2014

The D.C. region's Silver Line is approaching an important milestone — again.

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After Troubling Audit is Leaked, Metro Defends Reforms

Tuesday, April 08, 2014

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After a report slamming Metro's financial practices made its way to the press, transit officials say they're already improving their internal controls.

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D.C. Cabs Could Adopt Surge Pricing

Monday, April 07, 2014

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D.C. regulators are considering an unprecedented move for Washington’s metered taxicab fleet: deregulation. "This is a response to leveling the playing field," said city's taxicab cha...
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D.C. Regulators to Focus on Rideshare Apps -- and Drivers

Wednesday, April 02, 2014

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D.C. regulators say smartphone-based car services are essentially meterless taxis — and they are preparing to unveil a slew of proposals designed to close liability insurance gaps ...
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Silver Line Delays Holding Up Tysons Corner Development

Monday, March 31, 2014

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Barring a rapid resolution to the project delays, people will have to drive to Tysons Corner for its “welcome the Silver Line” festival on May 31 – even though there will be no actu...
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D.C. Metro Fares Going Up

Friday, March 28, 2014

Metro's bus and rail fares and parking fees are going up, effective July 1. Here's how it will work.

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For Businesses, Capital Bikeshare Good For The Bottom Line

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

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Stores near bike share stations in D.C. are seeing a quantifiable bump in business, says one planner.

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How Did Silver Line Problems Slip By?

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Despite several layers of oversight, problems on the Silver Line have delayed its opening date by at least six months.

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What's Delaying the Silver Line? Pull Up a Chair.

Thursday, March 20, 2014

From speakers that have to be torn out to communications cables that don't work to computer units that must be entirely replaced, the yet-to-be-opened Silver line has quite a punch li...
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Bike And Pedestrian Access Could Breathe Life Into 'Underused' Metro Stations

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

As Metro works to sell the public on the necessity of spending billions to expand its rail system in the coming decades, the transit authority is also trying to get the most out o...
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Weeks After Latest Delay, Still No Word On Silver Line Opening

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Signal problems are holding up D.C.'s new Silver Line. But the contractor responsible for fixing them says it hasn't even received a list of the issues that need to be resolved.

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States Spend Too Much On New Roads, Neglecting Maintenance, Report Says

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Despite crumbling infrastructure, states continue to spend more money on building new roads than maintaining the ones they have, says a new report.

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So Much for the Traffic Calming: D.C. Rolls Back Wisconsin Ave. Street Changes

Monday, March 17, 2014

The District Department of Transportation is preparing to end a traffic-calming project on one of D.C.’s busiest avenues a little more than a year after implementing the changes t...
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Crowding Prompts Renewed Calls For D.C. Bus Lane

Thursday, March 13, 2014

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If you stand at a bus stop on 16th Street NW south of the U Street intersection after 8 a.m. on a typical weekday, there’s a good chance the next S line bus heading downtown will ...
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Why Spend More Money on Roads if People are Driving Less?

Tuesday, March 04, 2014

That old axiom of transportation policy—to relieve congestion build more lanes—may be giving way to the realization that it's not worth it.

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Beltway Express Lanes Aren't Attracting Drivers Or Money

Friday, February 28, 2014

The 495 Express Lanes in Northern Virginia are bleeding money.

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D.C., Maryland and Virginia Pledge $75 Million For Metro Upgrades

Thursday, February 27, 2014

Metro will be getting more funding from the three jurisdictions it serves.

After Gov. Martin O’Malley, Gov. Terry McAuliffe, and D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray met privately in Arlington Wednesday, the three Democratic executives announced they had reached an agreement in principle to each provide $25 million for Metro’s FY2015 budget. ...

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Reliability Concerns, Not Safety, Behind Silver Line Delay

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

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Problems with the Silver Line's signaling system are pushing back its launch date yet again, but officials say the contractor will foot the bill.

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