Councilmember Mary Cheh (D-Ward 3) wants the city to do something to prevent cyclists from riding into the streetcar tracks along H Street NE. more ›

Yesterday WTOP published a collection of videos showing Metrobuses getting into accidents. But how often does it happen? Not very. more ›

A 2009 study asked drivers across the U.S. if they ever succumb to road rage. D.C. ranked as sixth-most courteous, but led in number of drivers who admit to purposefully hitting other vehicles out of anger. more ›

As we look towards a pleasant weekend, here's a roundup of all of the bike-related news you might have missed this week. more ›

According to WTOP's Adam Tuss, WMATA has instituted a "safety stand down" -- in which the transit agency will require "all operating personnel participate in a safety briefing" -- after two more train operators ran red light signals. more ›

Last Friday's D.C. Council hearing on pedestrian and bicycle safety was certainly one of the more emotional in recent memory, featuring several stories about cyclists and pedestrians who were killed or severely injured in incidents with vehicles. more ›

A crazy story from the roads of Northern Virginia: a 25-year-old Alexandria man, driving a SuperShuttle van carrying no passengers, apparently snapped and went on a hit-and-run rampage Monday morning. more ›

Most of the drivers around this region -- whether they're from Maryland, Virginia or the District -- just plain suck. This is not new. more ›

Our recent post which featured a map of pedestrian accidents in D.C. generated a variety of comments, questioning why such accidents keep happening, who is at fault and how the number of accidents might be diminished. A new study from the New York Department of Transportation may get us closer to such answers. more ›

Last week, we reported on a grisly pedestrian accident on M Street SE. While the Washington media reports on many pedestrian and cyclist accidents, most people don't realize how common they really are in the District. D.C. Fire and EMS reports that there are 8 to 10 pedestrian accidents every day. more ›

UPDATE: The fine folks at the Sunlight Foundation managed to capture the whole thing on video. Take a look: more ›

Virginia Railway Express had its busiest month ever in August, hauling an average load of more than 15,000 people per day. It's both a testament to the metro area's thirst for mass transit and a startling turnaround for an agency that was shedding customers left and right as recently as last year. Heck, the system is even looking into possibly expanding its reach. more ›

The District Department of Transportation is hosting a city-wide public meeting tonight on the final draft of the District Draft Pedestrian Master Plan. If you still haven't had a gander at the plan itself, you can read it here. more ›

It seems that we read a lot of stories like Jonathan Lieber's. Long story short: Mr. Lieber, who was being accosted at gunpoint, attempted to flee through the intersection at 13th and Euclid NW, collided with a car, and — after receiving his stitches — was presented with a $50 ticket for causing the accident. Additionally, the police report erroneously placed fault for his split lip on Lieber himself. more ›

The Post digs in to the D.C. Department of Transportation's plans to unveil a new pedestrian strategy today that aims to reduce accidents and injuries in the city's most dangerous intersections and crosswalks. more ›