You can already pay for parking in some parts of D.C. via solar-powered credit card meters, and starting Monday, another pilot program launched by the District Department of Transportation will allow drivers to pay for parking by phone. more ›

Just as citywide changes to parking meter fares and enforcement hours have taken effect, the District Department of Transportation is installing a number of new solar-powered parking meters as part of a pilot program, officials said. The new meters will also accept credit cards as well as coins. more ›

Don't forget that D.C.'s latest increase in parking meter rates, along with changes to meter enforcement hours in many neighborhoods, are all a done deal as of today. We ran down the specifics of those changes earlier this month, which include new $2 per hour parking meter rates in most parts of the city, and nighttime enforcement extended to 10 p.m. in some of D.C.'s busiest neighborhoods. more ›

The District Department of Transportation today released more details on the changes scheduled to take effect this month in the city's parking meter system. The District is set to begin enforcing parking meter payment requirements on Saturdays for the first time beginning on or around January 16. more ›

After a first vote in late December, on Tuesday the D.C. Council gave final approval to a measure that doubles parking meter rates downtown from $1 to $2 an hour, reports WTOP's Mark Segraves. The rate hikes will also hit other parts of town, though less so -- expect to pay a quarter more an hour. District officials expect the hike to raise an additional $2 to $7 million a year, which will be directed to affordable housing programs and restoring the O Street Market. more ›

The Examiner reports that the District's aging parking meters appear to be in desperate need of replacement. The city has received 105,000 complaints about broken parking meters so far in 2008, averaging out to approximately seven complaints for each of the 16,500 meters that exist in the city. Reporter Michael Neibauer crunches the numbers:

Parking meter-related grievances have soared steadily in recent years from 67,813 in 2006 to 94,049 in 2007 to the nearly 105,000 so far in 2008. more ›

Well, it was inevitable. Yes, we have other terrible secrets besides the fact that we're enamored with transit minutiae. Scary, no? Well, it turns out that we're ungodly dweebs for a good DIY project. And what could possibly be better than to combine our two loves into one horrendously nerdy endeavor? more ›