Oh. My. God. Are several of you still trying to make it to the office this morning? I knew I really shouldn’t have slept in a little this morning, but at the same time, I’m kind of glad I did. You probably know by now that the Archives-Navy Memorial and Federal Triangle stations were closed due to high water from the overnight storm. Why don’t they tell us these things [...]

Oh! Good news! The D.C. Taxicab Commission is considering dropping the zoned fare system in favor of a metered fare scheme. Pah. How many of you have successfully deciphered the zone map? I consider myself well-versed in cartolology (the study of maps), but I am just stumped by the zone map. I blame this inability on several things:

Metro and Zipcar are working together to offer $25 in free driving if you sign up for both a new Metro SmarTrip card and a new Zipcar membership. Read the accompanying press release for more information. It’s a great marketing idea to promote increased use of Metro and Zipcar and reduce dependence on privately-owned automobiles in the District. I’ve been a member of Zipcar for the last nine months and [...]

Just in case you haven’t heard the deaf-reported story about the D.C. cop riding on the hood of a squad car, you can read about it here. Reported by deaf bloggers Jason Lamberton and Ricky Taylor, the tale of joy-riding cops quickly made its way around the local blogosphere. While it’s died down, we musn’t leave our DC readers out of the loop, so here you go. And speaking of [...]

How many of you have gotten off at L’Enfant Plaza Station? Or for that matter, actually changed trains there? Before moving to Capitol Hill, L’Enfant was just this big transfer station to other places I’d never go to, like Congress Heights or Branch Ave. For-for? Now, I ride through it every day, and I’ve noticed that during peak hours, it’s as busy as Metro Center, if not more busy. After [...]

Today’s issue of the Washington Post covers videophone technology as used in the deaf community. Both direct VP calling and VRS are discussed, and quotes from several deaf persons (including DeafDC.com’s own Rob Rice and Lisa Wilson) are peppered throughout the article. The title’s “Saying It With Feeling.” Whoo-whoo. Nothing that screams “DEAF” in that headline. And hey, 2.1 million minutes of VRS service in June 2005. That ain’t bad, [...]

The CNN.com headline is becoming familiar: “Oil Prices Surge Again,” “$66 a Barrel,” “Gas Prices Jump,” ad nauseum. Prices aren’t going to go back to $2.00; this isn’t a temporary price hike. The era of cheap oil is coming to an end becuause we’re running out of places where oil spurts forth from the ground like fizz from a well-shaken soda can. But that’s an entirely different topic than the [...]

As I enter my fifth month of residency in this lovely District, I’ve grown to know and love the most vexing road this side of the Mississippi: the George Washington Memorial Parkway. Never mind that George Washington’s been dead long enough that we don’t need the word “Memorial” there anymore. GW Parkway is a lovely way to visit many interesting sites like Theodore Roosevelt Island, Mount Vernon, Turkey Run Park, [...]

According to this press release from WMATA’s site, the Metro Board of Directors has now approved Segways for use on Metro trains, but not Metrobuses. They will have a similar policy to bicycles – don’t bring them on the train during peak hours. Notice that WMATA has carefully cautioned you to step off them when going up or down, writing “They must be walked, not ridden…on escalators. ” I’m glad [...]

I was scouring the blogosphere when I came across this delicious piece of news regarding our new Supreme Court nominee, John Roberts Jr. DCist reports that he was the justice on the Court of Appeals that upheld the conviction of Ansche Hedgepeth, 12. What did she do? She ate a french fry while riding the Metro and was subsequently searched, handcuffed, and sent to juvie for three hours. Justice Roberts, [...]