• Tag Archives: DC

    DC Dangles Cash to Fight Congestion

    (Washington, DC — Jessica Gould, WAMU) The District is partnering with two local universities to help employees live near where they work. As part of...

    D.C. Considers Allowing Cyclists To Sue Drivers

    (Washington, DC – Patrick Madden, WAMU) With D.C.’s popular Capital Bikeshare program and dozens of dedicated bike lanes, more and more people are choosing to...

    Study: Motorists Spend Most Time in Traffic in DC, Chicago, and LA

    (Washington, DC) The Washington, D.C. metro area has the worst commute in the country. Drivers in the metro D.C. area spend an average of three...

    TN MOVING STORIES: Making DC More Ped-Friendly, Roil in the Mass DOT, and Faster Airport Screenings?

    The TSA will pilot an expediting screening program this fall; meanwhile, Donald Rumsfeld got the pat-down at O’Hare. Another Massachusetts DOT head is quitting. And:...

    D.C. To Impose New Fees On Booming Intercity Bus Industry

    (Washington D.C. – David Schultz, WAMU) The intercity bus industry is red-hot here in the Northeast Corridor. Almost a dozen companies have sprung up seemingly...

    Shake-Up Continues In Washington Metro’s Leadership

    (Washington, DC — David Schultz, WAMU) Washington, D.C. area Metro’s board of directors is undergoing major changes, with several members resigning or being removed in...

    DC Metro Governance: What Does It Mean? (And Why Should I Care?)

    (Washington, DC — David Schultz, WAMU) I know, I know — the makeup of a local transit authority’s board of directors is not exactly the...

    Feds Foil DC Metro Bomb Plot in Planning Phase

    (Alex Goldmark, Transportation Nation) Federal officials indicted a naturalized American citizen on charges that he was plotting a series of attacks on DC area Metro...

    Can I Interest You in a Car, Congressman?

    (Washington, DC – David Schultz, WAMU News) Car dealerships, as downtown businesses go, aren’t great neighbors.  They bring grease-stained service centers, and large, open asphalt...

    Is D.C. a Telecommuting Mecca?

    (Washington, DC – David Schultz, WAMU News)  Numbers don’t lie, but statistics often do. Take this one, for example:  Around 10 percent of federal employees...