There's a stretch of sidewalk on Rhode Island Ave., between 9th and 7th streets NW, that has long been difficult to navigate. The root system belonging to a series of large trees planted there has, over the years, led to major cracks in the concrete that continued to be pushed upward, causing something like an obstacle course to form. There'd be several feet of flat sidewalk, and then, bam, you needed to climb up a foot or two of twisted tree root, broken slabs and maybe even a layer of hastily applied blacktop over that. It was difficult enough to manage for the able-bodied; forget about it if you have trouble walking or, even worse, get around in a wheelchair. more ›

This morning Metro invited the media to come take a look at four different models of non-carpeted flooring options the agency will begin testing on its rail cars. Metro General Manager John Catoe has made it a priority to get rid of carpeting on the system's rail cars. more ›