If you don't often drive through or near Rock Creek Park on your daily commute, the fact that Broad Branch Road reopened to traffic today might not be a big deal. But for those that do, it's a huge deal. more ›

A day short of the end of an amnesty program under which drivers with two-year-old tickets can pay up without the usual penalties, Virginia and Maryland drivers remain in arrears to the District for hundreds of millions of dollars. more ›

Before the D.C. Council gets things together and creates a souped-up debt collection agency, it may behoove those of you that have unpaid and overdue parking tickets or other driving-related fines to pay them before the end of January. more ›

Another proposal which will be considered by the D.C. Taxicab Commission tomorrow would allow drivers to ask for pre-payment of the estimated fare at the start of the ride during the hours of 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. more ›

Dining and dashing is a well-known problem for many restaurants, but is riding and running a similar problem for cab drivers? That was the question that the D.C. Taxicab Commission discussed today. 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 ›

The D.C. Council stepped up this morning and did away with the controversial D.C. police practice of arresting drivers whose registration has lapsed. more ›

Last Friday, Fort Hunt Patch reported on a chilling incident in which a driver on the George Washington Parkway sped by a group of cyclists and proceeded to slam on his brakes in front of them, one of which ended up under the car. more ›

Who needs to wait for a public hearing? Arguments over a proposed measure on cyclist harassment are already flying. more ›

It's officially September. And you know what that means: it's once again time for further validation that no one around here can drive worth a lick. more ›

Somewhere inside this huge fireball is a Hummer which caught on fire on the Beltway outside Forestville, Maryland shortly after midnight last night. Man, it's a good thing that the emergency crew which first spotted the flames was able to easily convince the woman driving the vehicle to put down her cell phone and get out, right? more ›

We certainly have no reservations about sticking it to Metro employees when they deserve it. But the flip side of that coin is making sure that employees who do things right are rewarded with praise -- and one Metrobus driver deserves plenty. more ›

Harriet Tregoning, the Director of the District's Office of Planning, was struck by a car while riding her bicycle to work this morning. Fortunately, she came out of it without injury. more ›

It's, sadly, a far too common scenario in the District: a cyclist is riding home late at night through a busy intersection, when a car attempts a quick turn and hits them. Usually, though, the driver and cyclist don't proceed to get into a physical altercation which ends with another biker on the bad end of a concussion. more ›

Currently, motorists pay up to two dollars, each way, to use the Dulles Toll Road. But the one-way toll along the highway could climb to as high as $19.25 by 2040, reports Kytja Weir. more ›

Following a year when it seems, at least to me, that there has been increased reporting on traffic-related accidents - so far the District has had fewer fatalities in 2010 than in 2009. In fact, D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier says that traffic deaths in the District have decreased by 54 percent in the last 2 years. Twelve pedestrians have died so far this year, down from 14 this time last year. more ›

Heads up, Columbia Heights. You know that massive, $42 million publicly funded parking lot that's been sitting largely unused underneath the DCUSA shopping center? It could soon be filling up with commuters from Maryland, thanks to a new program being offered by the District government. more ›

Is this going to become a yearly thing for Jim Graham? more ›