We told you long ago, in 2005 that is, that the District planned to roll out 788 new bus shelters as part of a $150 million deal with Clear Channel Outdoor. The shelters are finally starting to slowly creep across the city. On 8th Street between Capitol Hill proper and H Street NE, at least four shelters have been ripped out and are in the process of being replaced with the fancy new digs….

This week on Transit on Thursday, good news from DDOT for people who don’t like getting hit by cars, and Metro plans on fixin’ some things that really need fixin’. Score One For Pedestrians: We will soon get to say farewell to annoying sidewalk closures caused by those greedy development projects. No more braving the fury of cars as we find a way around. And no more crossing to the other side. Builders will…

Like free maps? Or for that matter, like to have a city, taxi-zone, or bicycle trail map of the District that’s accurate and up to date? Well wish no more, the D.C. government is here to meet your every cartographical desire. Via WTOP: The city is offering free, new maps that are easier to read. To get one call 202-727-1000. “It’s very friendly on the eyes,” Erik Linden, spokesman for the D.C. Department of Transportation,…

If you’ve been walking past the intersection of 14th and S streets NW recently (or checked out the small photo we ran in today’s Morning Roundup and wondered what it was) you’ve probably noticed the new, patterned crosswalk in the road that dots the streets with white swirls and colorful stars. We got curious as to what exactly it was (Borf making a dramatic comeback, maybe?), how exactly it got there, and if it…

The picture above may say it all. They were on the National Mall. They were on the Tidal Basin. Their cars clogged our roads, their baby strollers and large extended families crowded our Metro. They were everywhere. Tourist season has begun, bringing with it the obvious advantage of their disposable income and the just-as-obvious disadvantage of their indisputable presence. As long as they stand right and walk left on Metro escalators, we’re guessing a…

We were just finishing up an obituary for D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams’ recently deceased blog when a DCist source frantically ran into the press-room, bearing a copy of today’s D.C. Examiner. There, on page 3, was proof that the blog is still alive, maybe on life-support, but kicking no less. According to interviews conducted by the Examiner, the mayor’s blog isn’t dead, merely resting. But more than that, it’s set to make a rip-roaring comeback,…