New renderings of Metro’s 8000-series train cars show the transit agency is switching up the trains’ seating configuration, moving forward with the open gangway concept, and adding a touch of D.C. flair to the design.

The new technology will feed audio instructions to users through their phones as they get around Metro’s train platforms and bus stops.

Some vendors are trying home delivery and building a bigger social media presence to appeal to customers who are staying home.

Legislation to create an office for individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing is moving through the D.C. Council.

All Souls Memorial Episcopal Church, which has been at the corner of Cathedral Avenue and Woodley Place NW for 102 years, says it will spend $1.6 million to “modernize and upgrade its physical plant with an elevator and accessible restrooms.”

A new cab company in Prince George’s County caters specifically to physically disabled customers using a vehicle designed with disabled people in mind.

Outside the Wilson Building this afternoon, Councilmember Mary Cheh (D-Ward 3) showed off one of the city’s relatively new wheelchair accessible taxicabs ahead of a hearing next Monday at which the D.C. Council will consider a sweeping overhaul to the city’s taxicab regulations.