Are you afraid that an airplane will catch you speeding in Virginia, as many signs warn? Don’t be.

The Metropolitan Police Department is expanding an anti-littering pilot program this week, empowering officers in the Sixth District east of the Anacostia River to hand out $75 tickets to people caught throwing trash on the ground.

If you’re driving through Virginia from now on, you may have fewer speed traps to worry about.

Responding to the mild weather and the increase of people walking and cycling to work, D.C. police officers have been out in force this week enforcing pedestrian, cycling and driving laws as part of the annual Street Smart campaign.

Amidst ongoing controversy over whether its high-end app-based livery service is legal or not, Uber has hired a well-connected D.C. lawyer to represent its interests and argue on its behalf.

A member of Occupy D.C. was arrested midday Sunday after pulling down the notices that the National Park Service posted over the weekend as a final warning that the ban on camping at McPherson Square would begin being enforced.

Next time you contest a parking ticket, you might want to think twice about pretending that the violation you’re accused of didn’t happen — the District might have photographic evidence that it did.

Photo by LaTur 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. Citywide signage changes reflecting…