This summer, as you’re stuck in traffic, squeezing into your carpool, feeling the minutes tick away as you wait for the always-late bus, or pedaling your way through dangerous intersections to put in a hard day’s work, too many legislators are unaware of what commuting each day means for their constituents. Sometimes our friends in Congress just lose sight of the everyday experiences affected by their decisions. That’s why we’re asking our elected officials to give their drivers a week off, leave their first-class tickets at home, and join our Take Your Legislator to Work Challenge!

D.C. government adopts various measures to cut down on gridlock and make the city safer for pedestrians — a step an AAA spokesman describes as a “war on commuters.” (Washington Post — Eric Weiss) updated: In case you want the other side to this terribly-slanted story, Check out Greater Greater Washington, Ryan Avent, BeyondDC, and [...]