The rush to get out of D.C. to family Thanksgiving celebrations has already begun, but if you’re still reading DCist, you’re probably still at work and planning on leaving within the next 72 hours. Whether opening up that military airspace will really make a difference at Washington area airports remains to be seen, but WMATA has announced a special Thanksgiving weekend schedule that could stand to help out many of you trying to take public…

The main air traffic control tower at Washington Dulles International Airport was evacuated just after 10 a.m. this morning after fumes from a nearby construction site made some people working in the tower feel ill. The WaPo reports that two controllers and one supervisor were transported to a hospital, but their shifts were quickly filled by back-up staff and the evacuation caused no significant delays — an average of just about 27 minutes for delays…

Today we take a look at transportation battles in Virginia, new frontiers in subterranean advertisements, and the local expansion of a discount air carrier. Follow the jump for Transit on Tuesday. Picture taken by MatthewBradley….