DC Department of Transportation

Officials hope the move will help reduce traffic crashes and deaths as part of the District’s Vision Zero initiative

In its effort to expand the city’s network of bike lanes, the District has encountered many roadblocks, from neighbors opposing the removal of curbside parking to drivers clamoring to keep their travel lanes.

With traffic fatalities climbing for the past several years in a row, the District’s Department of Transportation is changing the way that drivers make turns at dozens of intersections around the city in an effort to improve safety for…

What began in the fuel crisis of the 1970s — when OPEC turned off the spigot for oil to the United States — will come to an end in February for many District drivers.

WASHINGTON — D.C. is moving to make left turns safer at five intersections by the end of the year, and announced Friday the specific 101 other locations it plans to ban right turns on red.

WASHINGTON — The number of parking spaces for tour buses in the District will soon double, and the D.C. Department of Transportation hopes the change will improve traffic.

For more than a century, the Long Bridge has carried freight and passenger trains across the Potomac River between Crystal City and the District’s Southwest Waterfront, facilitating rail transportation along the Eastern Seaboard.

WASHINGTON — Expect to see more dockless bikes and scooters — a lot more — on D.C. streets in the next year.

As Seattle approaches a full year without a permanent director for its Department of Transportation (SDOT), Mayor Jenny Durkan has announced her pick for the job: DC Department of Transportation (DDOT) Chief Project Delivery Officer Sam…

The Metro board on Thursday overwhelmingly approved allowing the transit agency to charge higher fares during major events, but postponed a discussion on restoring late-night service.

By 2022, the District’s streets could look vastly different at night.

Since Amazon announced its decision to open up shop in Northern Virginia, the region has been awash in questions.

WASHINGTON — Streetlights can make streets and alleys safe but, for some D.C. residents, some new bright lights are also keeping them up at night.

The District is close to locking in a deal for a new transportation department headquarters in the Navy Yard area, where it will kick off the construction of a new office building to be developed by William C. Smith & Co. Inc.

Federal and District officials have an updated plan to expand Amtrak and commuter rail service across the Potomac River that also benefits cyclists and pedestrians, as part of the Long Bridge redevelopment project. Just don’t expect…

D.C. could welcome as many as a dozen operators of electric scooters and dockless bikes next year, up from six who are currently participating in a pilot program that runs until the end of 2018. That means the number of dockless vehicles on…