With snow expected to start falling and the District sure to empty out ahead of the afternoon rush, the D.C. Department of Transportation wants you to know which roads are safe to drive on. more ›

That there's criticism of speed cameras in the District isn't new. And with new cameras catching speeders across the city, new complaints are coming quick. more ›

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 ›

From alternative rock to Latino music to as much traffic and weather as you can handle -- 99.1 FM has again changed formats. more ›

If you drive into the District along I-395, today could have been a ruder awakening than usual, thanks to the new Mark Center complex. more ›

A 2009 study asked drivers across the U.S. if they ever succumb to road rage. D.C. ranked as sixth-most courteous, but led in number of drivers who admit to purposefully hitting other vehicles out of anger. more ›

TBD's got the news that new and improved bicycle lanes are coming to D.C. in 2012, notably along L and M Streets NW. more ›

WTOP reports this morning that Virginia has replaced some smaller intersections in Loudoun County with roundabouts, and more might be on the way. more ›

On top of the rain, it's looking like an active day of Occupy D.C.-related protests will keep traffic tied up throughout parts of the District today. more ›

A new survey from the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board shows that congestion in the D.C. region is "significantly" worse than in 2008. more ›

Oh wait, that's just the lighting of the National Christmas Tree, scheduled to begin this evening at 5 p.m. on the Ellipse. more ›

UPDATE (12:10 p.m.): Via Twitter, Occupy DC's media team states that their march will not conflict with the afternoon rush, despite it being scheduled to last until 6 p.m. Meanwhile, a group called Our DC which is participating in a demonstration on the bridge itself says that protesters will be "staying on the pedestrian sidewalk" and that there will be "No blocking traffic!" more ›

UPDATE: It looks like all the streets which were closed due to the investigation have been reopened. Authorities are still on the scene investigating; no injuries have been reported. more ›

The tragic death of 64-year-old Trudi Rishikof after being hit by a car on Connecticut Avenue last week only seems to get more complex by the day. Well, the details of what happened are pretty clear -- she was crossing in crosswalk and was hit by a driver that is thought to have been using a cellphone at the time. It's everything else that's complicated. more ›

Officials have announced that a female pedestrian who had was struck by a vehicle near the National Zoo this afternoon has died. more ›

This afternoon, D.C. Fire and EMS responded to a mass casualty incident inside the Second Genesis rehabilitation center at 1324 Harvard Street NW. more ›

Seventy-four hours. Thirty-seven gallons of gas. Almost $1,500 a year. That's the individual cost of congestion in the Washington, D.C. metro area according to the 2011 Urban Mobility Study published by the Texas Transportation Institute. more ›

At approximately 4:30 p.m. this afternoon, D.C. firefighters responded to the scene of a fire at The Reformer Building, located on the 1200 block of U Street NW. The massive response included a large ladder, and forced a closure of U Street during rush hour. more ›

Yesterday's 40th anniversary celebration of Fiesta DC in Mt. Pleasant was either a raucous and colorful celebration of the District's Latino heritage or a complete breakdown of the neighborhood's otherwise peaceful veneer. It just depends on who you ask. more ›

UPDATE: (9:30 a.m.) It appears as if the police presence at the bridge has started to dissipate, and traffic is again being allowed to pass over the bridge. more ›

President Barack Obama will be delivering an address on jobs to a joint (well, almost) session of Congress. And you know what that means for us locals -- road closures! more ›

The National Cathedral isn't the only thing taking a beating thanks to the ferocity of a deluge which caught many by surprise -- the District's drivers are also having a rough go of it. more ›

According to an eyewitness, fire trucks have blocked off access to H Street NW between 6th and 7th Streets due to a report of a chimney fire at Ming's Restaurant. more ›

After yesterday's earthquake, an acquaintance of mine quipped on Facebook, "If ever there's an emergency evacuation of Washington DC, everyone will die except those riding bikes." more ›

We realize that many Virginians had a pretty rough commute this morning. But, hey, at least the horses were comfortable. more ›

A word to the wise for those who might be considering knocking off work a little bit early today and taking a trip to the Kogod Courtyard or to a matinee at Gallery Place: a pro-labor organization has planned a protest of Walmart at the company's lobbying office on 8th Street NW this afternoon. more ›