Metro staff recommends keeping the D.C.-Dulles Airport bus
The Metro staff plans to recommend changes in some bus routes across the D.C. region, but not cancellation of the bus between L’Enfant Plaza and Dulles Airport.
Transit projects nearly done, but still no opening dates
The Silver Line and the D.C. streetcar line are wrapping up construction, but still need testing.
Silver Line more than five new stations
One of the first things riders will notice on the platform at the Wiehle-Reston station is the destination signs to Largo Town Center.
Metro’s evolving strategy for holiday service
Metro will use this Veterans Day weekend to extend its major track work program.
Metro rebuilding program shows progress, but in some ways, it will never be completely done
New stairs, platforms and lighting highlight gains, but riders should know what’s ahead for their stations.
Some drivers still uncomfortable with year-old HOT lanes
While some use the Beltway lanes to avoid congestion, other drivers remain suspicious of them.
Metro making improvements, but they may be hard to spot
A ceiling here, a staircase there improve the riders’ experience, but the overall trend isn’t easy to track.
Dr. Gridlock: Canceled
The Washington Post's Dr. Gridlock, Robert Thomson, will be online to take all your questions about Metro, traffic throughout the region and other transportation issues.
Silver Line will irk some commuters by putting new rail trip between their bus routes
The new Metrorail option will add convenience for many, but for others, it subs out bus routes they like.
Wilson Bridge Half Marathon rescheduled for Sunday morning
The bridge’s travel lanes will be open, but there are other road closings.
Metro work to close some Orange, Blue Line stations
Buses will replace trains between Federal Triangle and Eastern Market.
Dr. Gridlock
The Washington Post's Dr. Gridlock, Robert Thomson, will be online to take all your questions about Metro, traffic throughout the region and other transportation issues.
Money changes everything: Fight over transportation priorities more important now
Should Virginia expand its travel network, or fix what’s busted first?
D.C. to ban traffic on bridge in Rock Creek Park
An erosion problem detected in 2010 has worsened. The closing is scheduled to last about six months.
Travel advice for Sunday’s Marine Corps Marathon
These tips should help runners, spectators and travelers simply trying to avoid the traffic congestion.
Busy weekend of events in D.C.
AIDS Walk and Howard University homecoming on Saturday, plus Sunday’s Marine Corps Marathon will cause traffic diversions.
Fight over Virginia transportation priorities takes on new importance
Old battles over which projects make sense contain a new element: The prospect of money to build them.
I-95 HOT lanes halfway done as Beltway counterpart approaches first anniversary
The two toll systems will eventually connect, but drivers’ experience with them will be somewhat different.
Unusually light weekend ahead for Metrorail work
The Orange Line is the only one of Metrorail’s five lines that is scheduled to be disrupted this weekend.
Robert Thomson is The Washington Post’s “Dr. Gridlock.” He answers travelers’ questions, listens to their complaints and shares their pain on the roads, trains and buses in the Washington region. In addition to his twice-weekly newspaper column, he writes for a daily blog on The Post’s Web site, engages readers in online chats and presents features about transportation issues on The Post’s Sunday commuter page.
Thomson has been a reporter and editor for 30 years in New York and Washington. He joined The Post in 1988 and worked on the D.C., Maryland and Virginia desks. In 1999, he became The Post’s transportation editor. When Ron Shaffer, founder of “Dr. Gridlock,” retired from The Post in 2006, Thomson took over the column. He enjoys getting out of the office, even to drive at rush hour.