Washington D.C.: Latest News, Pictures & Videos

No spaces! The parking agony of downtown Washington D.C.
5/7/12 9:29 AM
The Downtown BID conducted a study of two sample areas last year and showed that more than nine out of 10 parking spaces is occupied at any given time. How's a driver to manage?
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Metro rider defaces WMATA's Rush+
5/4/12 9:47 AM
What the Rush+ is this all about? WMATA asks. One rider's public answer is full of doubt and frustration.
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Washington, D.C.'s new parking manager looks to smart growth
5/3/12 10:23 AM
DDOT's newest employee Angelo Rao has a long history of promoting livable, walkable cities, even when cities find his policies controversial.
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Unhappiness abounds as D.C. taxis raise fares and face modernization
5/2/12 11:00 AM
Passengers complain of more expensive rides and poor conditions as drivers insist they still can't make a decent living. And until late May, don't even begin to expect the cabs to charge you consistent rates — the meters are still being recalibrated!
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A joyful noise comes to WMATA
4/30/12 8:50 AM
How would you react if a choir of Metro riders asked you to praise Lord Jesus?
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A look at sidewalk cafes in downtown D.C., by the numbers
4/27/12 1:55 PM
The outdoor establishments keep growing — and that's a good thing for our local pedestrian life.
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Walk Score ranks D.C. as one of America's top cities for transit
4/27/12 9:47 AM
We've got the Metro and plenty of buses. Is anyone really surprised?
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Metro disaster? WMATA website now shows updates in bright red
4/26/12 9:18 AM
Now we've got the Breaking News Metro Problems Banner that pops up on the transit agency's homepage whenever an emergency hits the system.
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Transit secret: WMATA employees eat and drink on the Metro
4/24/12 1:27 PM
Should Metro workers resist the urge to drink coffee and snack on the transit system that forbids its riders from doing the same?
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The ongoing confusion over D.C. bike laws
5/4/12 11:08 AM
A new video shows how little people really know about the rules that govern the District's bicyclists.
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Expect WMATA delays: 'Person struck by train at U Street station'
5/3/12 3:46 PM
A Metro train hit one of its riders sometime after 2 p.m. this afternoon at the U Street Metro station.
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WMATA now lists all rail problems and delays in a daily report
5/2/12 3:54 PM
Our transit agency suffers both a victory and a defeat in transparency today as it discloses a daily tally of problems while closing its doors in other, more troubling ways.
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Bottomless brunch in D.C.: Unlimited cocktails for your morning meal
4/30/12 2:18 PM
Who needs weekend productivity?
Yes, more people ride light rail and take the subway these days
4/27/12 4:47 PM
Cars are so last century, right? A new report says people are riding light rail more and Metroing more just as they're driving less.
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Unfortunate calculations of streetcar math
4/27/12 12:01 PM
The District has finally ordered the remaining two streetcars for H Street, but don't get your hopes up for seeing the line begin before fall of 2013.
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The WMATA fare hike discussions all come down to MetroAccess
4/26/12 1:46 PM
Paratransit riders launched a last-ditch effort to halt Metro's fare hikes today to no avail. Fares will rise across the board in July.
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D.C. wants three out of every four trips car-free in 20 years
4/25/12 10:29 AM
Mayor Vince Gray unveiled an ambitious new plan to transform the District over the next two decades and envisions a future full of streetcars, WMATA buses and trains, walking, and bikes.
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Report those potholes! We're in the midst of Potholepalooza
4/24/12 12:13 PM
The city's fourth anti-pothole campaign will run through late May. Consider keeping an eye out and ending any road woes sooner rather than later.
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