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• Metro rebuilding work May 17-19, 5 stations closed
  For the weekend of May 17 through 19, rebuilding work will result in service changes on the Red, Orange, and Green lines. These stations will be closed: Ballston and Virginia Square on the Orange Line; Greenbelt, College Park, Prince George's Plaza on the Green Line.
  May 13, 2013, WMATA
   
• Small changes can make walking to school safer
  Montgomery County could do a lot to make walking to school safer and more convenient, and at little cost. All it takes is a few changes to the law, signs and paint, and retiming some traffic signals.
  Miriam Schoenbaum, May 17, 2013, GGW
   
• There's no doubt: Traffic enforcement cameras save lives
  A 2011 study by Insurance Institute for Highway Safety comparing cities with red light cameras to those without them found that in the 14 largest U.S. cities, the cameras reduced fatal red-light-running collisions by 24 percent.
  Angie Schmitt, May 16, 2013, dc.streetsblog.org
   
• D.C. activating another special pedestrian crossing
  Drivers on Connecticut Avenue NW between Ordway and Macomb streets in Cleveland Park will notice Thursday morning that the D.C. Department of Transportation is activating the fancy new mid-block crosswalk.
  Robert Thomson, May 16, 2013, Washington Post
   
• Metro to launch unlimited "short trip" Metrorail pass on SmarTrip cards
  Metro's $35 seven-day "short trip" pass is coming to SmarTrip cards starting Monday, May 20.
  May 16, 2013, WMATA
   
• D.C. again takes on taxi competitor
  After battling the sedan service Uber in 2012 before creating a sedan class license to allow the company to operate legally in the District, the Taxicab Commission has notified SideCar management that its drivers may not pick up passengers in D.C. without the proper licenses and vehicle tags.
  Martin Di Caro, May 16, 2013, WAMU
   
• More than 12,000 sign up for Bike to Work Day
  Registration for Bike to Work Day (BTWD) has set a new record with more than 12,000 commuters in metropolitan Washington registered for the regional event scheduled for this Friday, May 17.
  May 15, 2013, WashCycle
   
• Capital Rail Constructors group wins Silver Line contract
   
• Metro releases preliminary findings on electrical fire
   
• DC cabbies pass people with disabilities
   
• More people avoid cars as workers move closer to jobs
   
• Driving boom is over
   
• Transit board pushes to lower threshold for drunken driving
   
• Tips for Friday's Bike to Work Day
   
• D.C. still 6th most bikeable U.S. city
   
• Teen drivers still texting
   
• DC Loves Buses
   
• Metro to start employee wellness program
   
• Metro touts 6-minute wait times on Metro Way
   
• Crystal City-Potomac Yard BRT will be "Metro Way"
   
• Md. cops show how pedestrian safety enforcement should be done
   
• New Arlington Profile forecasts continued growth