If it’s been said once it’s been said a hundred times. And that’s just counting comments on DCist. The District of Columbia and its suburban neighbors do not do all that well in the snow. While area residents decide that (just in case) it might be best to clean the supermarket out of milk, bread, and batteries, they still can’t resist the siren song of the area roads they love to hate so much. The…

Public agencies are not generally known for their efficiency and oversight. Whether it’s the D.C. police, the public school system, or Congress itself, this kind of criticism has dogged just about every agency out there. While Metro has not been an exception to this trend, it seems they have things covered when it comes to potty privileges. DCist Tom snapped this picture of the rules and regulations governing use of Metro’s various johns, posted in…

While Metro’s online Trip Planner is a great feature (generating 29,000 itineraries for riders each day), it wasn’t much help if you were debating whether or not to wait for that bus while standing in the cold or rain. But in an effort to stay abreast of all new toys the kids are using nowadays, Metro has gone mobile. Riders can now access Trip Planner from web-enabled phones, Blackberrys, and Treos. Just like the desktop…

Yesterday’s copycat attacks in the London Underground might have pushed already nervous WMATA officials to consider what has before been the sole province of air travel security — searching passengers bags and packages in stations and on trains. While Metro officials have not yet decided whether to implement such measures, Metro Transit Police Chief Polly L. Hanson noted that the transit agency is closely watching a similar experiment launched yesterday in New York City,…