The idea of eventually being able to take the Metro out to Dulles Airport has plenty of travelers plenty excited. But no one should yet jump ahead of themselves—the Metro may never even get there. more ›

Lots of Washington is under construction, and in just in time for the influx of tourists. more ›

If your commute includes crossing over a river or gap around Washington, there were certainly some concerning headlines to be read this morning. more ›

After years of delays, the CityMarket at O development in Shaw may well pick up steam thanks to a job creation plan proposed by President Barack Obama. more ›

Early this morning, firefighters and emergency crews rescued a man from the top of a crane hanging 150 feet over the 2400 block of 14th Street NW. DCist reader Jessica M. Diaz was on the scene and captured the dramatic rescue in photos, including the ropes, rigging and a basket which was used to safely bring the injured crane operator to the ground around 9 a.m. more ›

The 2400 block of 14th Street NW was the scene of "a very slow and deliberate" rescue operation this morning, after a man was injured on the tip of a crane and was stuck hanging 150 feet in the air. more ›

Several District officials, including Mayor Vince Gray, were on hand yesterday as the developers of 360º H Street, the 290,000-square-foot mixed use development along H Street NE which will house hundreds of luxury apartments and a new Giant grocery store, broke ground. more ›

Oh, you better believe DCist is still on the case of the mysterious noise which woke the District this morning. (We've got stick-to-itiveness, what can I say.) Tamika Wright, a spokesperson at Fort Myer, tells DCist that the cannon blasts "weren't coming from" the base as we previously suspected, but instead were being fired at Arlington Cemetery as part of an installation. So we dialed up Arlington National Cemetery spokesperson Steve Satkowski, who tells DCist that there was indeed some blasts being fired at the Cemetery this morning. more ›

Our Fox Mulder-esque search for the truth about this morning's blasting continues! DCist was able to get in touch with Shannon Whalen-McDaniel, a spokesperson for Arlington County, regarding the possibility that the noise had originated from the work which is currently going on at the Rosslyn Metro station. more ›

Were you awakened by loud, booming noises which started at about 6 a.m. this morning and resonated throughout the District? Your editor-in-chief slept right through them over here at DCist HQ, but most of the city wasn't as fortunate. more ›

Last September, the District Department of Transportation announced that it would undertake a large-scale redesign of the streetscape of a half-mile stretch of 18th Street between Florida Avenue and Columbia Road in Adams Morgan, including the elimination of diagonal on-street parking and the installation of improved crosswalks, more trees and sidewalk bulbouts at key intersections. But while the end product of the work will be a boon for pedestrians, many wondered whether business along the corridor would suffer, as some retailers had during similar projects along P Street NW and H Street NE. So, is that the case? more ›

If you happened across Bread for the City's headquarters on Seventh and Q Streets NW yesterday, you likely witnessed a crane hoisting a big, shiny sign onto a new building. more ›

The National Park Service will shut down access to the Reflecting Pool between the Lincoln Memorial and the World War II Memorial for up to two years as part of a $31 million renovation project beginning later this month, according to WTOP. The planned improvements include a new recirculation system, which will improve the water quality of the Pool, and a paved walkway around the perimeter of the pool, which should be a sizable upgrade over the dead grass which currently circles the pool. (More detailed information on the upgrades approved by the National Capital Planning Commission can be found here.) During construction, public access to the area around the pool shouldn't be impeded too much, though the pool itself will be drained and fenced off. more ›

Just how conceptual do you want your sidewalks to be? That was the question asked of residents last night at the Reeves Center during a public meeting to discuss DDOT's planned 14th Street streetscape project. Mike Houh and Allen Yang of Precision Systems, Inc. (PSI), which has been contracted to design the new streetscape, presented a 25-page outline of the original and an alternative design plan. more ›

If you asked me where I thought a streetscape project would cause the most headaches in D.C., my first answer would unequivocally be 18th Street NW between U Street and Columbia Road. But it looks like such a project is on its way to the busy commercial corridor. Michael Neibauer has the details in the Washington Business Journal today. more ›

Yep, even more road construction is coming to Dupont Circle. On Monday, construction crews will begin roadway and sidewalk work on 18th Street between P Street, NW and New Hampshire Avenue, NW. This construction is part of the 18th Street Reconstruction Project, which is of course not to be confused with the 17th Street Streetscape Project underway one block over. For the 18th Street project, work will be done in two-block segments. more ›

I'm not sure about you, but when I go to the library, my focus is on the books, not so much the landscaping. But after reading this report from Michael Neibauer at the Washington Business Journal, maybe I should make it a point to stop and enjoy the shrubbery. more ›

Following a weather-related delay over the weekend, all three lanes of Chain Bridge have now been reopened to traffic, DDOT officials said Tuesday. Beginning with this evening's commute, two lanes will be available for outbound traffic, and one lane for inbound traffic. In the morning, two lanes will move inbound and one outbound. This is the same traffic pattern that existed on Chain Bridge before construction work began last year. Work will continue underneath the bridge until August, but lane closures associated with the remainder of the project will take place during off-peak periods only, according to DDOT. more ›

Chain Bridge will be closed again this weekend, from 9 p.m. on Friday, May 21 through 6:30 a.m. on Monday, May 24. District Dept. of Transportation officials say that, weather permitting, this should be the final weekend of the major part of the bridge overhaul. When it reopens Monday morning, the traffic pattern return to what it was before construction began: two lanes for inbound rush hour traffic in the morning, and two lanes for outbound rush hour traffic outbound in the evening. more ›

The long-awaited overhaul of the Mount Pleasant Library is just about to begin. The building as it currently exists will lend its last book at 5:30 p.m. on March 27, and will then be closed for about 17 months. more ›

The Safeway located at 1855 Wisconsin Ave. NW, more commonly known as the "Social Safeway," at last has a reopening date: May 6 will be the big day, as the Washington Business Journal reports. more ›

Mother nature just didn't seem to want to let the city close Chain Bridge for an entire weekend of reconstruction work earlier this year. Work on the bridge was originally scheduled for late January and early February, but freezing temperatures, several snow storms, and last weekend's lengthy rain storm prevented it from getting back on track. But the District Department of Transportation says that finally, weather permitting, the work is a go for this weekend. more ›

Penn Quarter restaurant Poste will be closed Feb. 15-26 for renovations. They plan interior replacements and furniture upgrades. more ›

Chain Bridge was scheduled to be closed this weekend for major construction work, but word from the District Department of Transportation today is that the work has been canceled due to expected inclement weather. It's going to be cold and probably snowy this weekend, with temperatures ranging from the upper teens to the low 30s. But the Chain Bridge work had been planned to include a concrete pour, and it needs to be at least 35 degrees to do that, according to DDOT spokesperson John Lisle. Weather permitting, the closures will be moved back a week, so look for Chain Bridge to be closed off to all traffic, vehicular as well as pedestrian, on starting the night of Feb. 5 through the morning of Feb. 8, and then again the night of Feb. 12 through the morning of Feb. 15. more ›

The Eastern Avenue Bridge over Kenilworth Avenue NE (295) is set to close on Monday, Feb. 1 for a ten month-long reconstruction project. The District Department of Transportation is advising both drivers and pedestrians that there will be zero public access to the bridge during this time, and everyone should plan to use alternate routes through at least mid-October. more ›

The Petworth Interim Library officially opened on Jan. 11, and the librarians there say they're getting settled in pretty well at this point. The interior of the 4,500 sq. ft. portable space has been painted bright yellow and teal, 20 computers connected to the internet are up and running, and a shipment of new chairs arrived today. more ›

Chain Bridge will be completely closed on two upcoming weekends for major construction work, officials said today. The bridge will be closed beginning at 8 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 29 and will reopen at 5 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 1. It will close again on the following weekend, from 8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 5 to 5 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 8. The closures will mean zero access to the bridge from either the District or Arlington on those two weekends. DDOT says drivers should plan to use alternate routes to cross the river, including the American Legion, Key, Roosevelt, Memorial and 14th Street Bridges. DCist says: don't forget that the 14th Street bridge is pretty messed up these days, too. The Chain Bridge project began in June, and all of the lanes of the bridge are expected to reopen to traffic in mid-to-late February, weather permitting.
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