Any drivers blocking a bus stop will be fined $100 starting this month. Enforcement for bus-only lanes starts next year.

A D.C. resident is not able to get a driver’s license or renew an existing one if they owe more than $100 to the local government. The D.C. Council voted to end the practice entirely, after weighing whether to continue to apply it to people who have multiple fines for select moving violations.

Photo courtesy dpw.dc.gov We told you before, and now we’re telling you again. Residential street sweeping starts back up in the District today, with all the alternate side parking restrictions (and $30 parking tickets) that come along with them. Although to clarify, you still have a week to get used to the old routine, as enforcement won’t resume until next Monday, March 29. Also worth remembering: DPW’s “Sweepercam” license plate recognition technology is back…

Photo by jsmjr D.C. Council member Kwame Brown’s car was towed Monday afternoon, and he’s promised to go ahead and pay the $100 fine — even though by law, Council members, much like members of Congress, are exempt from parking fines inside the District. “I’m going to pay it, because that’s my responsibility,” said Brown, an At-large member of the council. “It was rush hour. I should have known.” Environmental consultant Adam Landsman was…