If there is one thing that the U.S. can learn from Europe, it’s how to best balance urban living, transportation needs, and environmental consciousness. If there is one car that can best make that point, it’s the Smart Car. Smaller even than the popular Mini Cooper, the Smart Car has become all the rage in many European cities where parking is scarce and gasoline expensive, and according to the New York Times, the Smart Car…

DCist told you earlier about the bright-yellow Acura (with magnetic polka dots) that infomercial celebrity Matthew Lesko drives around town. One commenter mentioned that there is a “question-marked yellow Mini Cooper that’s seen every so often on Conn passing through Cleveland Park.” Well, we think we’ve spotted that question-marked car. A DCist reader snapped this photo with a camera phone around the area of P and 33rd streets in Georgetown earlier today. While this…