When local media, including this site, discuss our countless transportation and traffic problems, it is often to be described as D.C.-Metro or Washington-area congestion. However, statistics indicate that something along the lines of Va./Md.-Metro area congestion might be a more appropriate description. Eric Weiss, the Post’s new transportation reporter, has kicked off his duties with articles exploring several recent studies on commuting trends across the region and the nation. He reported last week that the…

Today, the Wonkettes have answered reader requests to take on the struggling Post effort to chronicle local political news, blog-style. It seems that the Post’s D.C. Wire has been on an unintentional hiatus for over three days, and their commenters are letting them hear about it. Wonkette reposts this excerpt, from the comment stream of the Wire’s latest post (on February 17): 3+ days and counting. They manage to put out a paper every day,…

Time to talk about everybody’s favorite topic! It seems that efforts are being made to revive the idea of a D.C. smoking ban. The Post’s Eric Weiss reports today that Council member Kathy Patterson introduced a bill that proposes smoking bans in workplaces and public enclosed spaces; any violations carry up to a $1,000 fine. Patterson’s bill might stand a better chance of not languishing for months, as it was drafted specifically in order to…