Hitting it's third year under it's current name, Potholepalooza should be hitting its stride in filling up those irksome potholes-come-spring across the city. But according to The Examiner, work crews during this year's -palooza, lasting from March 21 to April 21 for a total of 24 working days, managed to fill 5,201 tire-killers -- a fall off from 6,084 and 7,690 in the program's previous two years. more ›

Obviously, former District Department of Transportation director Gabe Klein was doing something right -- today, Transportation Nation is reporting that he has been chosen by new Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to run the Windy City's Department of Transportation. Klein, who left the D.C. government in early December during a sea change in agency leadership after Mayor Vince Gray defeated Adrian Fenty for the city's mayoralty, will reportedly start next month. more ›

The Gabe Klein which many District residents have gotten to know since he took over the job of District Department of Transportation director 22 months ago was on full display this morning, despite the fact that he was about to announce that he'd soon be looking for a new job. Klein was in a jovial mood, smiling as he wondered whether or not he should wear his suit jacket and making jokes about being "the face of Snowmaggeddon."

"We're going to be talking about a big streetscape project," he joked before the cameras started rolling. more ›

We'll have a full report from the press conference in which District Department of Transportation director Gabe Klein announced his departure from the position shortly, but it appears as if today has been a very painful one if you were appointed to a job by Mayor Adrian Fenty. Alan Suderman was able to confirm that Linda Argo, director of the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, will not return to her job when Gray takes over as Mayor in January -- a huge surprise, considering the leaps and bounds DCRA has made over the last four years. Michael Neibauer also notes that deputy mayor for planning and economic development Valerie Santos, Department of Employment Services head Joseph Walsh and director of the Department of Small and Local Business Development Lee Smith have all received letters stating that they will not be retained. Word is still out on whether Office of Planning Director Harriet Tregoning will stay on or not. more ›

As we noted this morning, the Committee of 100 on the Federal City fired off a letter to Mayor-elect Vince Gray earlier this week asking that he sack Department of Transportation director Gabe Klein and Office of Planning director Harriet Tregoning. The committee, which is made up of 153 people who advocate for planning and development based on the "values inherited from the L'Enfant Plan and McMillan Commission," argued that Tregoning and Klein ruled their roosts much like their boss, Mayor Adrian Fenty, had -- without any concern for public input. more ›

Remember those garish streetscape plans for 14th Street NW, the ones that residents were not particularly impressed with -- and which one DCist commenter dubbed "hideous tacky crap" -- when they were unveiled at the end of September? Well, turns out that District Department of Transportation Director Gabe Klein isn't really thrilled about the plans for one of the project's main focus points either. According to a report in Greater Greater Washington, Klein has asked the project team to "present a better plan" for the 14th and U intersection redesign. According to the post, Klein has also instructed the project team to assume that the Reeves Center will be standing as is for some time -- there are those out there who believe that the Center should be demolished and rebuilt with a new footprint, but it sounds like Klein is reluctant to plan on that happening anytime soon. more ›

Someone get Ryan Avent on the phone! The District could be in the market for a "parking czar," according to an online chat held last Friday with DDOT Director Gabe Klein. Klein wants to install someone who would oversee and manage all the improvements being made to parking regulations in the District. A sound idea, considering that parking ideas in this town, while mostly well-intentioned, are fairly poorly implemented. more ›

Considering how many local blogs obsessively cover the District Department of Transportation, it only makes sense that the city's transpo officials get into the game themselves. In social media, as it is on The Wire, it's play or get played. more ›

Now that all of us have spent a month slipping and falling and busting our asses all over this city, the D.C. Council is considering fining people and companies who do not clear their sidewalks. Yes, now: Now that March and the attendant arrival of spring appear before us like the light at the end of a long frozen tunnel, our ever-loving Council has decided to take action that would have saved the city a lot of pain and hassle back as early as December. The city will be ready for the next storm of the century, I suppose? more ›

If you need to drive somewhere in the District today, getting there won't be too much of a problem. Parking, though, might be. more ›

The District has about 300 trucks currently working on the roads, according to statements made at a press conference this morning where Mayor Adrian Fenty and the directors of DPW and DDOT commented on the status of snow removal. The Mayor also reinforced that no one should be getting behind the wheel unless it was a crisis. "There should be absolutely no reason anyone should be on the streets," urged Fenty. more ›

District Department of Transportation director Gabe Klein is set to meet with the public tonight to provide an update on the epically delayed plans for a streetcar line along H Street NE. The project is the second of two stalled streetcar plans, the other along South Capitol Street in Anacostia. In advance of tonight's big meeting, which is being co-hosted by Advisory Neighborhood Commissions 5B, 6A and 6C, the Washington Business Journal's Jonathon O'Connell provides a preview. more ›

Gabe Klein isn't "acting" anymore. The D.C. Council today unanimously confirmed Mayor Fenty's pick to replace Emeka Moneme as director of the District Department of Transportation. Klein, who most recently served as the Chief Executive Officer of healthy snack cart business On the Fly and previously was vice president of Zipcar, had been acting director since January 1. more ›

The beginning of spring is the time of year when potholes pop up on city streets the most; asphalt expanding and contracting with fluxuating temperatures lead directly to cracks and gaps in our roads. So it's no big surprise that new acting director of the District Department of Transportation, Gabe Klein, today announced this year's pothole filling blitz alongside Mayor Adrian Fenty. That Fenty and Klein decided to rename this year's program "Potholepalooza" is, however, plenty funny. We assume the 'palooza part is necessary to combat the oncoming Potholepocalypse. Can DCist start suggesting other names for city government programs, too? How about a summertime Ratastrophe initiative as part of the District's War on Rats? more ›