Morning rush hour has seemed more tedious lately on 14th Street NW: we’ve noticed and have gotten emails about gridlock on 14th going south from about Columbia Heights all the way to Thomas Circle, apparently without explanation. It seems to be worst from between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m., and we haven’t been able to figure out a reason for it—DDOT’s website doesn’t have anything, we haven’t gotten any AlertDC notices about it, and we haven’t noticed police, wrecks, or other usual suspects like water main breaks along the corridor. A reader today emailed tips(at)dcist(dot)com saying she tried taking 13th Street instead of 14th today, but it was backed up as well. So we thought we’d ask you: any idea what’s going on here? Is this just the new reality of an increasingly densely populated Columbia Heights? Photo by Brian Knight Photography