http://www.washingtonpost.com?wprss=rss_linksetMaking the D.C. area better one small fix at a time.enCopyright 2012 Washington Post CompanyWed, 20 Jun 2012 14:52:56 GMTWed, 20 Jun 2012 14:52:56 GMT5http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gifhttp://www.washingtonpost.com?wprss=rss_linksethttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636563/s/1f9670b8/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cdaily0Egripe0Cpost0Ctraveling0Ealong0Eflorida0Eavenue0Eyou0Emight0Ewant0Eto0Epack0Ea0Esnack0C20A120C0A20C0A70CgIQA1ZYQ4Q0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idaily0Egripe/story01.htm<p>You know traffic must be bad when a griper asks us to come out and take a drive and “bring a sandwich.”</p> <p>Apparently, traffic lights stay red for a long time, but only green for a very short time which backs up traffic on Florida Avenue to Fifth Street in Northeast, a griper says. The wait can be so long that it’s probably wise to pack a snack for your commute. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/daily-gripe/post/traveling-along-florida-avenue-you-might-want-to-pack-a-snack/2012/02/07/gIQA1ZYQ4Q_blog.html?wprss=rss_daily-gripe">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636563/s/1f9670b8/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Traveling+along+Florida+Avenue+in+Northeast%3F+You+might+want+to+pack+a+snack&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fdaily-gripe%2Fpost%2Ftraveling-along-florida-avenue-you-might-want-to-pack-a-snack%2F2012%2F02%2F07%2FgIQA1ZYQ4Q_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_daily-gripe" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544171175/u/0/f/636563/c/34656/s/1f9670b8/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544171175/u/0/f/636563/c/34656/s/1f9670b8/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544171175/u/0/f/636563/c/34656/s/1f9670b8/a2t.img" border="0"/>John LisleFri, 10 Feb 2012 18:49:49 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/daily-gripe/post/traveling-along-florida-avenue-you-might-want-to-pack-a-snack/2012/02/07/gIQA1ZYQ4Q_blog.html?wprss=rss_daily-gripeBonnie Smithhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636563/s/1f9670be/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cdaily0Egripe0Cpost0Cwhen0Eparking0Ein0Ethe0Edistrict0Ewhat0Eshould0Ean0Eout0Eof0Etowner0Eto0Edo0C20A120C0A20C0A30CgIQAYzAfwQ0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idaily0Egripe/story01.htm<p>If you have Maryland, Virginia or any other state on your car’s license plates, you might want to check on the parking laws for the District if you plan on hanging out in the city. </p> <p>A griper wrote in to say she was ticketed and now has to register her car as a “Recurring Out of State Visitor” after she parked in a residential area, twice in 180 days. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/daily-gripe/post/when-parking-in-the-district-what-should-an-out-of-towner-to-do/2012/02/03/gIQAYzAfwQ_blog.html?wprss=rss_daily-gripe">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636563/s/1f9670be/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=When+parking+in+the+District%2C+what+should+an+out-of-towner+to+do%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fdaily-gripe%2Fpost%2Fwhen-parking-in-the-district-what-should-an-out-of-towner-to-do%2F2012%2F02%2F03%2FgIQAYzAfwQ_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_daily-gripe" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544171150/u/0/f/636563/c/34656/s/1f9670be/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544171150/u/0/f/636563/c/34656/s/1f9670be/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544171150/u/0/f/636563/c/34656/s/1f9670be/a2t.img" border="0"/>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:06:28 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/daily-gripe/post/when-parking-in-the-district-what-should-an-out-of-towner-to-do/2012/02/03/gIQAYzAfwQ_blog.html?wprss=rss_daily-gripeBonnie Smithhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636563/s/1f9670c4/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cdaily0Egripe0Cpost0Ccapital0Ebikeshare0Ecoming0Eto0Ea0Eneighborhood0Enear0Eyou0C20A120C0A20C0A10CgIQAtIiHjQ0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idaily0Egripe/story01.htm<p>If you live in the District or Arlington County, you’ve surely seen the Capital Bikeshare stations: Sturdy red bikes lined up, waiting for riders. For a fee, you can rent one and cycle to work, run errands or just tool around with family or friends.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/daily-gripe/post/capital-bikeshare-coming-to-a-neighborhood-near-you/2012/02/01/gIQAtIiHjQ_blog.html?wprss=rss_daily-gripe">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636563/s/1f9670c4/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Capital+Bikeshare%3A+Coming+to+a+neighborhood+near+you%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fdaily-gripe%2Fpost%2Fcapital-bikeshare-coming-to-a-neighborhood-near-you%2F2012%2F02%2F01%2FgIQAtIiHjQ_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_daily-gripe" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544171122/u/0/f/636563/c/34656/s/1f9670c4/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544171122/u/0/f/636563/c/34656/s/1f9670c4/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544171122/u/0/f/636563/c/34656/s/1f9670c4/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:01:25 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/daily-gripe/post/capital-bikeshare-coming-to-a-neighborhood-near-you/2012/02/01/gIQAtIiHjQ_blog.html?wprss=rss_daily-gripeThe Daily Gripehttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636563/s/2215bc2a/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cdaily0Egripe0Cpost0Cwipe0Eaway0Ethose0Eparking0Eticket0Epenalties0C20A120C0A30C190CgIQALu9KTQ0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idaily0Egripe/story01.htm<p>Attention, parking ticket slackers (and you know who you are): The District is in a forgiving mood — but only until Friday.</p> <p>If you have any outstanding parking tickets, photo-enforcement tickets or moving violations dating from before Jan. 1, 2010, this is your chance to step up and pay up and<em> all those pesky penalty fines will be waived.</em> <br/>(See <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dr-gridlock/post/dc-ticket-amnesty-program-ends-friday/2012/01/25/gIQAIMbuQQ_blog.html">Dr. Gridlock’s blog</a> for more about the program.)</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/daily-gripe/post/wipe-away-those-parking-ticket-penalties/2012/01/26/gIQALu9KTQ_blog.html?wprss=rss_daily-gripe">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636563/s/2215bc2a/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Wipe+away+those+parking+ticket+penalties&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fdaily-gripe%2Fpost%2Fwipe-away-those-parking-ticket-penalties%2F2012%2F03%2F19%2FgIQALu9KTQ_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_daily-gripe" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544171094/u/0/f/636563/c/34656/s/2215bc2a/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544171094/u/0/f/636563/c/34656/s/2215bc2a/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544171094/u/0/f/636563/c/34656/s/2215bc2a/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:50:12 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/daily-gripe/post/wipe-away-those-parking-ticket-penalties/2012/03/19/gIQALu9KTQ_blog.html?wprss=rss_daily-gripeJ.C. Reedhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636563/s/1f9670cb/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cdaily0Egripe0Cpost0Cwipe0Eaway0Ethose0Eparking0Eticket0Epenalties0C20A120C0A10C260CgIQALu9KTQ0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idaily0Egripe/story01.htm<p>Attention, parking ticket slackers (and you know who you are): The District is in a forgiving mood — but only until Friday.</p> <p>If you have any outstanding parking tickets, photo-enforcement tickets or moving violations dating from before Jan. 1, 2010, this is your chance to step up and pay up and<em> all those pesky penalty fines will be waived.</em> <br/>(See <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dr-gridlock/post/dc-ticket-amnesty-program-ends-friday/2012/01/25/gIQAIMbuQQ_blog.html">Dr. Gridlock’s blog</a> for more about the program.)</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/daily-gripe/post/wipe-away-those-parking-ticket-penalties/2012/01/26/gIQALu9KTQ_blog.html?wprss=rss_daily-gripe">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636563/s/1f9670cb/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Wipe+away+those+parking+ticket+penalties&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fdaily-gripe%2Fpost%2Fwipe-away-those-parking-ticket-penalties%2F2012%2F01%2F26%2FgIQALu9KTQ_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_daily-gripe" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544171070/u/0/f/636563/c/34656/s/1f9670cb/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544171070/u/0/f/636563/c/34656/s/1f9670cb/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544171070/u/0/f/636563/c/34656/s/1f9670cb/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:50:12 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/daily-gripe/post/wipe-away-those-parking-ticket-penalties/2012/01/26/gIQALu9KTQ_blog.html?wprss=rss_daily-gripeJ.C. Reedhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636563/s/1f9670d0/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cdaily0Egripe0Cpost0Clife0Ein0Ethe0Efast0Elane0Eas0Ea0Epedestrian0C20A120C0A10C0A50CgIQAz65SrP0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idaily0Egripe/story01.htm<p>Ever wonder who really owns the sidewalk? Obviously pedestrians use it, but do cyclists have the same rights to it even though bike lanes have been created for them?</p> <p>A griper says no. Cyclists using sidewalks on R Street in Northwest Washington are riding too fast and creating a safety hazard for pedestrians, according to the griper.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/daily-gripe/post/life-in-the-fast-lane-as-a-pedestrian/2012/01/05/gIQAz65SrP_blog.html?wprss=rss_daily-gripe">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636563/s/1f9670d0/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Life+in+the+fast+lane%2C+as+a+pedestrian&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fdaily-gripe%2Fpost%2Flife-in-the-fast-lane-as-a-pedestrian%2F2012%2F01%2F05%2FgIQAz65SrP_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_daily-gripe" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544171044/u/0/f/636563/c/34656/s/1f9670d0/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544171044/u/0/f/636563/c/34656/s/1f9670d0/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544171044/u/0/f/636563/c/34656/s/1f9670d0/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:26:30 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/daily-gripe/post/life-in-the-fast-lane-as-a-pedestrian/2012/01/05/gIQAz65SrP_blog.html?wprss=rss_daily-gripeBonnie Smithhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636563/s/226ac7a8/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cdaily0Egripe0Cpost0Ctake0Eour0Epoll0Ehow0Eshould0Ewe0Efix0Eour0Ewater0Eand0Esewer0Esystem0C20A120C0A80C0A20CgIQA6fTUYP0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idaily0Egripe/story01.htm<p>They may be out of sight and somewhat out of mind, but our nation’s water and sewer systems, which play a vital role in our society, are <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/billions-needed-to-upgrade-americas-leaky-water-infrastructure/2011/12/22/gIQAdsE0WP_story.html">desperately in need of repair</a>, as reported by staff writer Ashley Halsey III today. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/daily-gripe/post/take-our-poll-how-should-we-fix-our-water-and-sewer-system/2012/01/03/gIQA6fTUYP_blog.html?wprss=rss_daily-gripe">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636563/s/226ac7a8/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Take+our+poll%3A+How+should+we+fix+our+water+and+sewer+system%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fdaily-gripe%2Fpost%2Ftake-our-poll-how-should-we-fix-our-water-and-sewer-system%2F2012%2F08%2F02%2FgIQA6fTUYP_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_daily-gripe" target="_blank"><img 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play a vital role in our society, are <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/billions-needed-to-upgrade-americas-leaky-water-infrastructure/2011/12/22/gIQAdsE0WP_story.html">desperately in need of repair</a>, as reported by staff writer Ashley Halsey III today. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/daily-gripe/post/take-our-poll-how-should-we-fix-our-water-and-sewer-system/2012/01/03/gIQA6fTUYP_blog.html?wprss=rss_daily-gripe">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636563/s/1f9670d6/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Take+our+poll%3A+How+should+we+fix+our+water+and+sewer+system%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fdaily-gripe%2Fpost%2Ftake-our-poll-how-should-we-fix-our-water-and-sewer-system%2F2012%2F01%2F03%2FgIQA6fTUYP_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_daily-gripe" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170996/u/0/f/636563/c/34656/s/1f9670d6/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170996/u/0/f/636563/c/34656/s/1f9670d6/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544170996/u/0/f/636563/c/34656/s/1f9670d6/a2t.img" border="0"/>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:02:51 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/daily-gripe/post/take-our-poll-how-should-we-fix-our-water-and-sewer-system/2012/01/03/gIQA6fTUYP_blog.html?wprss=rss_daily-gripeThe Daily Gripehttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636563/s/1f9670da/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cdaily0Egripe0Cpost0Cstop0Eor0Ego0Ea0Egriper0Eisnt0Esure0Eat0Ea0Enorthwest0Eintersection0C20A110C120C120CgIQAN5N7rO0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idaily0Egripe/story01.htm<p>A griper wrote to say after maintenance work was completed at the intersection of 20th Street and New Hampshire Avenue in Northwest D.C., the traffic lights were put back but now are somewhat out of place.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/daily-gripe/post/stop-or-go-a-griper-isnt-sure-at-a-northwest-intersection/2011/12/12/gIQAN5N7rO_blog.html?wprss=rss_daily-gripe">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636563/s/1f9670da/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Stop+or+go%3F+A+griper+isn%E2%80%99t+sure+at+a+Northwest+intersection&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fdaily-gripe%2Fpost%2Fstop-or-go-a-griper-isnt-sure-at-a-northwest-intersection%2F2011%2F12%2F12%2FgIQAN5N7rO_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_daily-gripe" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170974/u/0/f/636563/c/34656/s/1f9670da/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170974/u/0/f/636563/c/34656/s/1f9670da/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544170974/u/0/f/636563/c/34656/s/1f9670da/a2t.img" border="0"/>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:25:08 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/daily-gripe/post/stop-or-go-a-griper-isnt-sure-at-a-northwest-intersection/2011/12/12/gIQAN5N7rO_blog.html?wprss=rss_daily-gripeBonnie Smithhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636563/s/1f9670e0/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cdaily0Egripe0Cpost0Cmissing0Esidewalk0Efrustrates0Ecapitol0Ehill0Epedestrians0C20A110C120C0A80CgIQAVz2ggO0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idaily0Egripe/story01.htm<p>Call it “The Homeless Sidewalk.”</p> <p>That’s the status of a stretch of No Man’s Land between two lengths of tidy red brick pavers on <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Hill">Capitol Hill</a>, on Ninth Street just south of K Street in Northeast. </p> <p>Pedestrians would love to see these two sides meet, and have proposed such a merger at least twice over the past year. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/daily-gripe/post/missing-sidewalk-frustrates-capitol-hill-pedestrians/2011/12/08/gIQAVz2ggO_blog.html?wprss=rss_daily-gripe">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636563/s/1f9670e0/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Missing+sidewalk+frustrates+Capitol+Hill+pedestrians&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fdaily-gripe%2Fpost%2Fmissing-sidewalk-frustrates-capitol-hill-pedestrians%2F2011%2F12%2F08%2FgIQAVz2ggO_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_daily-gripe" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170953/u/0/f/636563/c/34656/s/1f9670e0/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170953/u/0/f/636563/c/34656/s/1f9670e0/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544170953/u/0/f/636563/c/34656/s/1f9670e0/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 11:00:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/daily-gripe/post/missing-sidewalk-frustrates-capitol-hill-pedestrians/2011/12/08/gIQAVz2ggO_blog.html?wprss=rss_daily-gripeJ.C. Reedhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636563/s/1f9670e4/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cdaily0Egripe0Cpost0Cintercounty0Econnector0Ehow0Ewas0Ethe0Eride0C20A110C120C0A10CgIQA2ItRIO0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idaily0Egripe/story01.htm<p>The first work week navigating the mostly completed <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/commuting/users-guide-to-intercounty-connector/2011/11/17/gIQAih0RcN_story.html">Intercounty Connector</a> between Montgomery and Prince George’s counties is behind us. The last major link of the 18-mile toll road opened to travelers on Nov. 22, fittingly, the eve of the Thanksgiving weekend getaway. But holiday traffic isn’t the fairest yardstick to judge a road’s success or failure — the daily commuting grind tells the tale. And the six-lane road, whose tolls begin Monday, has been touted to cut commuters’ trips in half. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/daily-gripe/post/intercounty-connector-how-was-the-ride/2011/12/01/gIQA2ItRIO_blog.html?wprss=rss_daily-gripe">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636563/s/1f9670e4/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Intercounty+Connector%3A+How+was+the+ride%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fdaily-gripe%2Fpost%2Fintercounty-connector-how-was-the-ride%2F2011%2F12%2F01%2FgIQA2ItRIO_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_daily-gripe" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170932/u/0/f/636563/c/34656/s/1f9670e4/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170932/u/0/f/636563/c/34656/s/1f9670e4/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544170932/u/0/f/636563/c/34656/s/1f9670e4/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:00:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/daily-gripe/post/intercounty-connector-how-was-the-ride/2011/12/01/gIQA2ItRIO_blog.html?wprss=rss_daily-gripeJ.C. Reedhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636563/s/1f9670e9/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cdaily0Egripe0Cpost0Cnorthwest0Ecrosswalk0Egets0Enew0Estripes0C20A110C110C30A0CgIQAAxiWIO0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idaily0Egripe/story01.htm<p>A crosswalk at the intersection of Tunlaw Road and 37th Street in Northwest has been fixed after missing the last few stripes following maintenance work on a nearby manhole. </p> <p>D.C. Water tells us that the crosswalk was repaired Wednesday.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/daily-gripe/post/northwest-crosswalk-gets-new-stripes/2011/11/30/gIQAAxiWIO_blog.html?wprss=rss_daily-gripe">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636563/s/1f9670e9/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Northwest+crosswalk+gets+new+stripes&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fdaily-gripe%2Fpost%2Fnorthwest-crosswalk-gets-new-stripes%2F2011%2F11%2F30%2FgIQAAxiWIO_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_daily-gripe" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170909/u/0/f/636563/c/34656/s/1f9670e9/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170909/u/0/f/636563/c/34656/s/1f9670e9/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544170909/u/0/f/636563/c/34656/s/1f9670e9/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:00:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/daily-gripe/post/northwest-crosswalk-gets-new-stripes/2011/11/30/gIQAAxiWIO_blog.html?wprss=rss_daily-gripeBonnie Smithhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636563/s/1f9670eb/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cdaily0Egripe0Cpost0Ctake0Eour0Epoll0Ewhat0Eshould0Emetro0Edo0Eabout0Eits0Eprojected0Ebudget0Eshortfall0C20A110C110C30A0CgIQAf8BBDO0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idaily0Egripe/story01.htm<p>Elsewhere in The Post: You might have to spend more to ride Metro next year.</p> <p>Dana Hedgpeth reports that the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/metro-fare-increase-a-possibility-in-2013/2011/11/29/gIQAtepPAO_story.html">system is facing an estimated $124 million shortfall</a>. And raising fares might be one way for Metro to make up the difference. The last time riders had to pay more to use the transit system was 2010 when the agency <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dr-gridlock/2010/06/metro_board_oks_fare_hikes_bud.html">enacted the most expansive increase in its history</a>.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/daily-gripe/post/take-our-poll-what-should-metro-do-about-its-projected-budget-shortfall/2011/11/30/gIQAf8BBDO_blog.html?wprss=rss_daily-gripe">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636563/s/1f9670eb/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Take+our+poll%3A+What+should+Metro+do+about+its+projected+budget+shortfall%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fdaily-gripe%2Fpost%2Ftake-our-poll-what-should-metro-do-about-its-projected-budget-shortfall%2F2011%2F11%2F30%2FgIQAf8BBDO_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_daily-gripe" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170885/u/0/f/636563/c/34656/s/1f9670eb/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170885/u/0/f/636563/c/34656/s/1f9670eb/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544170885/u/0/f/636563/c/34656/s/1f9670eb/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:58:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/daily-gripe/post/take-our-poll-what-should-metro-do-about-its-projected-budget-shortfall/2011/11/30/gIQAf8BBDO_blog.html?wprss=rss_daily-gripeThe Daily Gripehttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636563/s/1f9670ef/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cdaily0Egripe0Cpost0Cnorthwest0Ecrosswalk0Emissing0Eits0Elines0Egriper0Esays0C20A110C110C210CgIQABDZukN0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idaily0Egripe/story01.htm<p>Maintenance was performed on a manhole cover at the intersection of Tunlaw and 37th in Northwest, and a portion of the crosswalk is no longer visible, a griper reported. </p> <p>The Daily Gripe sent an e-mail to DDOT for a possible fix-date for this crosswalk. Crosswalks are designed to create a safe trip from one side of the street to the other. Do you have a crosswalk in your neighborhood that needs to be repaired? </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/daily-gripe/post/northwest-crosswalk-missing-its-lines-griper-says/2011/11/21/gIQABDZukN_blog.html?wprss=rss_daily-gripe">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636563/s/1f9670ef/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Northwest+crosswalk+missing+its+lines%2C+griper+says&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fdaily-gripe%2Fpost%2Fnorthwest-crosswalk-missing-its-lines-griper-says%2F2011%2F11%2F21%2FgIQABDZukN_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_daily-gripe" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170862/u/0/f/636563/c/34656/s/1f9670ef/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170862/u/0/f/636563/c/34656/s/1f9670ef/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544170862/u/0/f/636563/c/34656/s/1f9670ef/a2t.img" border="0"/>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:00:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/daily-gripe/post/northwest-crosswalk-missing-its-lines-griper-says/2011/11/21/gIQABDZukN_blog.html?wprss=rss_daily-gripeBonnie Smithhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636563/s/1f9670f1/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cdaily0Egripe0Cpost0Ccrescent0Etrail0Etrench0Einvestigation0Econtinues0C20A110C110C170CgIQAY67bYN0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idaily0Egripe/story01.htm<p>The pothole that has been plagueing bikers at the end of the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.cctrail.org/">Capital Crescent Trail</a> under the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Scott_Key_Bridge_%28Washington,_D.C.%29">Key Bridge </a>near <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgetown_%28Washington,_D.C.%29">Georgetown</a> isn’t a pothole at all. </p> <p>We’re dubbing it the Capital Crescent Trench.</p> <p>“It’s a trench due to (a) persistent and neverending water leak which has through time cut through the street surface,” John Lisle, spokesman for the District Department of Transportation, told us in an e-mail. The situation has created a “less than friendly road surface for bicyclists.”</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/daily-gripe/post/crescent-trail-trench-investigation-continues/2011/11/17/gIQAY67bYN_blog.html?wprss=rss_daily-gripe">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636563/s/1f9670f1/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Crescent+Trail+Trench+investigation+continues&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fdaily-gripe%2Fpost%2Fcrescent-trail-trench-investigation-continues%2F2011%2F11%2F17%2FgIQAY67bYN_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_daily-gripe" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170836/u/0/f/636563/c/34656/s/1f9670f1/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170836/u/0/f/636563/c/34656/s/1f9670f1/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544170836/u/0/f/636563/c/34656/s/1f9670f1/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:02:21 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/daily-gripe/post/crescent-trail-trench-investigation-continues/2011/11/17/gIQAY67bYN_blog.html?wprss=rss_daily-gripeJ.C. Reedhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636563/s/224cba8c/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cdaily0Egripe0Cpost0Cpepco0Esolves0Ewire0Eproblem0Eat0Ecrosswalk0C20A120C0A80C0A80C7da9deb40E11380E11e10Eb1b90E56d30A0Ac510A7f0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idaily0Egripe/story01.htm<p>A griper recently complained about a large coil of wire that had been left by a utility pole near a crosswalk on Tunlaw Road in Northwest. The Daily Gripe e-mailed Pepco and got a response that the situation would be investigated.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/daily-gripe/post/pepco-solves-wire-problem-at-crosswalk/2011/11/17/gIQArmLnUN_blog.html?wprss=rss_daily-gripe">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636563/s/224cba8c/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Pepco+solves+wire+problem+at+crosswalk&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fdaily-gripe%2Fpost%2Fpepco-solves-wire-problem-at-crosswalk%2F2012%2F08%2F08%2F7da9deb4-1138-11e1-b1b9-56d300c5107f_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_daily-gripe" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170812/u/0/f/636563/c/34656/s/224cba8c/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170812/u/0/f/636563/c/34656/s/224cba8c/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544170812/u/0/f/636563/c/34656/s/224cba8c/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:26:48 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/daily-gripe/post/pepco-solves-wire-problem-at-crosswalk/2012/08/08/7da9deb4-1138-11e1-b1b9-56d300c5107f_blog.html?wprss=rss_daily-gripeBonnie Smithhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636563/s/1f9670f4/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cdaily0Egripe0Cpost0Cpepco0Esolves0Ewire0Eproblem0Eat0Ecrosswalk0C20A110C110C170CgIQArmLnUN0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idaily0Egripe/story01.htm<p>A griper recently complained about a large coil of wire that had been left by a utility pole near a crosswalk on Tunlaw Road in Northwest. The Daily Gripe e-mailed Pepco and got a response that the situation would be investigated.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/daily-gripe/post/pepco-solves-wire-problem-at-crosswalk/2011/11/17/gIQArmLnUN_blog.html?wprss=rss_daily-gripe">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636563/s/1f9670f4/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Pepco+solves+wire+problem+at+crosswalk&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fdaily-gripe%2Fpost%2Fpepco-solves-wire-problem-at-crosswalk%2F2011%2F11%2F17%2FgIQArmLnUN_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_daily-gripe" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170785/u/0/f/636563/c/34656/s/1f9670f4/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170785/u/0/f/636563/c/34656/s/1f9670f4/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544170785/u/0/f/636563/c/34656/s/1f9670f4/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:26:48 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/daily-gripe/post/pepco-solves-wire-problem-at-crosswalk/2011/11/17/gIQArmLnUN_blog.html?wprss=rss_daily-gripeBonnie Smithhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636563/s/2275cd9c/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cdaily0Egripe0Cpost0Cpothole0Eproblems0Efor0Ebikers0Enear0Ecrescent0Etrail0C20A110C0A90C30A0CgIQAQ7rOLN0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idaily0Egripe/story01.htm<p>Nothing’s more annoying than blowing out a tire on your morning bike commute, right? </p> <p>Last week, a griper reported a trenchlike pothole developing near the end of the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.cctrail.org/">Capital Crescent Trail </a>near Georgetown just under the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Flat tires were the most frequent fallout from the growing hazard along the popular bicycle commuting trail. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/daily-gripe/post/pothole-problems-for-bikers-near-crescent-trail/2011/11/11/gIQAQ7rOLN_blog.html?wprss=rss_daily-gripe">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636563/s/2275cd9c/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Pothole+problems+for+bikers+near+Crescent+Trail&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fdaily-gripe%2Fpost%2Fpothole-problems-for-bikers-near-crescent-trail%2F2011%2F09%2F30%2FgIQAQ7rOLN_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_daily-gripe" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170761/u/0/f/636563/c/34656/s/2275cd9c/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170761/u/0/f/636563/c/34656/s/2275cd9c/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544170761/u/0/f/636563/c/34656/s/2275cd9c/a2t.img" border="0"/>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:06:14 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/daily-gripe/post/pothole-problems-for-bikers-near-crescent-trail/2011/09/30/gIQAQ7rOLN_blog.html?wprss=rss_daily-gripeJ.C. Reedhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636563/s/220eb061/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cdaily0Egripe0Cpost0Cpothole0Eproblems0Efor0Ebikers0Enear0Ecrescent0Etrail0C20A110C110C110C4e0A279da0E0Acb20E11e10E86f10Ef96b290A62f0A0A0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idaily0Egripe/story01.htm<p>Nothing’s more annoying than blowing out a tire on your morning bike commute, right? </p> <p>Last week, a griper reported a trenchlike pothole developing near the end of the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.cctrail.org/">Capital Crescent Trail </a>near Georgetown just under the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Flat tires were the most frequent fallout from the growing hazard along the popular bicycle commuting trail. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/daily-gripe/post/pothole-problems-for-bikers-near-crescent-trail/2011/11/11/gIQAQ7rOLN_blog.html?wprss=rss_daily-gripe">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636563/s/220eb061/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Pothole+problems+for+bikers+near+Crescent+Trail&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fdaily-gripe%2Fpost%2Fpothole-problems-for-bikers-near-crescent-trail%2F2011%2F11%2F11%2F4e0279da-0cb2-11e1-86f1-f96b29062f00_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_daily-gripe" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170738/u/0/f/636563/c/34656/s/220eb061/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170738/u/0/f/636563/c/34656/s/220eb061/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544170738/u/0/f/636563/c/34656/s/220eb061/a2t.img" border="0"/>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:06:14 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/daily-gripe/post/pothole-problems-for-bikers-near-crescent-trail/2011/11/11/4e0279da-0cb2-11e1-86f1-f96b29062f00_blog.html?wprss=rss_daily-gripeJ.C. Reedhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636563/s/1f9670f7/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cdaily0Egripe0Cpost0Cpothole0Eproblems0Efor0Ebikers0Enear0Ecrescent0Etrail0C20A110C110C110CgIQAQ7rOLN0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idaily0Egripe/story01.htm<p>Nothing’s more annoying than blowing out a tire on your morning bike commute, right? </p> <p>Last week, a griper reported a trenchlike pothole developing near the end of the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.cctrail.org/">Capital Crescent Trail </a>near Georgetown just under the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Flat tires were the most frequent fallout from the growing hazard along the popular bicycle commuting trail. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/daily-gripe/post/pothole-problems-for-bikers-near-crescent-trail/2011/11/11/gIQAQ7rOLN_blog.html?wprss=rss_daily-gripe">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636563/s/1f9670f7/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Pothole+problems+for+bikers+near+Crescent+Trail&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fdaily-gripe%2Fpost%2Fpothole-problems-for-bikers-near-crescent-trail%2F2011%2F11%2F11%2FgIQAQ7rOLN_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_daily-gripe" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170717/u/0/f/636563/c/34656/s/1f9670f7/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170717/u/0/f/636563/c/34656/s/1f9670f7/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544170717/u/0/f/636563/c/34656/s/1f9670f7/a2t.img" border="0"/>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:06:14 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/daily-gripe/post/pothole-problems-for-bikers-near-crescent-trail/2011/11/11/gIQAQ7rOLN_blog.html?wprss=rss_daily-gripeJ.C. Reedhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636563/s/1f9670fc/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cdaily0Egripe0Cpost0Cchain0Ebridge0Esigns0Ecause0Enear0Emisses0Egriper0Esays0C20A110C110C140CgIQAsVL3KN0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idaily0Egripe/story01.htm<p>A griper e-mailed to say a sign informing drivers of correct lane changes, along Chain Bridge, going from the District into Virginia, is covered with vines. And a visible sign may not be correct.</p> <p>“Since I travel this bridge several times a day, I cannot tell you how many near collisions/collisions I witness or have been a part of,” the griper wrote. “I really don’t blame those right lane drivers because the sign telling them to turn right ONLY is barely visible. Blink and you miss it.”</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/daily-gripe/post/chain-bridge-signs-cause-near-misses-griper-says/2011/11/14/gIQAsVL3KN_blog.html?wprss=rss_daily-gripe">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636563/s/1f9670fc/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Chain+Bridge+signs+cause+near-misses%2C+griper+says&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fdaily-gripe%2Fpost%2Fchain-bridge-signs-cause-near-misses-griper-says%2F2011%2F11%2F14%2FgIQAsVL3KN_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_daily-gripe" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:28:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/daily-gripe/post/chain-bridge-signs-cause-near-misses-griper-says/2011/11/14/gIQAsVL3KN_blog.html?wprss=rss_daily-gripeBonnie Smithhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636563/s/26ca5892/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cdaily0Egripe0Cpost0Crock0Ecreek0Epark0Etree0Eis0Eremoved0C20A110C110C0A80CgIQA4fNb5M0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idaily0Egripe/story01.htm<p>In late October, a griper wrote us concerned about a damaged tree on a bike path in Rock Creek Park. He was especially concerned <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/branch-kills-benjamin-mufti-of-nw-tree-wasnt-an-imminent-hazard/2011/10/20/gIQAdOJV1L_story.html">following the death of a Mount Pleasant man</a> who was hit by a falling tree branch and worried that the branch on the tree, just north of Q Street, could snap and “pulverize” someone.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/daily-gripe/post/rock-creek-park-tree-is-removed/2011/11/08/gIQA4fNb5M_blog.html?wprss=rss_daily-gripe">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636563/s/26ca5892/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Rock+Creek+Park+tree+is+removed&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fdaily-gripe%2Fpost%2Frock-creek-park-tree-is-removed%2F2011%2F11%2F08%2FgIQA4fNb5M_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_daily-gripe" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:12:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/daily-gripe/post/rock-creek-park-tree-is-removed/2011/11/08/gIQA4fNb5M_blog.html?wprss=rss_daily-gripeThe Daily Gripehttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636563/s/26ca5894/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cdaily0Egripe0Cpost0Cnorthwest0Eplayground0Eequipment0Eneeds0Erepair0Egriper0Esays0C20A110C110C0A80CgIQAt0AK90AM0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idaily0Egripe/story01.htm<p>A griper wrote to complain about a piece of equipment at Harrison Playground at 1330 V St. NW in the District. </p> <p>“It appears that the bridge fell down a while back. Now there are just boards and chains blocking kids from using the broken equipment,” the griper wrote. “It looks very ugly for a playground and makes the equipment less usable than it should be.” </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/daily-gripe/post/northwest-playground-equipment-needs-repair-griper-says/2011/11/08/gIQAt0K90M_blog.html?wprss=rss_daily-gripe">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636563/s/26ca5894/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Northwest+playground+equipment+needs+repair%2C+griper+says&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fdaily-gripe%2Fpost%2Fnorthwest-playground-equipment-needs-repair-griper-says%2F2011%2F11%2F08%2FgIQAt0K90M_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_daily-gripe" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:41:43 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/daily-gripe/post/northwest-playground-equipment-needs-repair-griper-says/2011/11/08/gIQAt0K90M_blog.html?wprss=rss_daily-gripeBonnie Smithhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636563/s/26ca5897/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cdaily0Egripe0Cpost0Crock0Ecreek0Epark0Etree0Eto0Ecome0Edown0C20A110C110C0A40CgIQAhhmHnM0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idaily0Egripe/story01.htm<p>Remember that <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/daily-gripe/post/damaged-tree-has-griper-worried/2011/10/26/gIQAl0noMM_blog.html">tree branch along the Rock Creek Park bike path </a>just north of Q Street that appeared to be damaged? A griper wrote us concerned that if the branch fell it could “pulverize” someone. </p> <p>As a result, the National Park Service says the tree is scheduled to be removed Saturday morning. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/daily-gripe/post/rock-creek-park-tree-to-come-down/2011/11/04/gIQAhhmHnM_blog.html?wprss=rss_daily-gripe">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636563/s/26ca5897/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Rock+Creek+Park+tree+to+come+down&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fdaily-gripe%2Fpost%2Frock-creek-park-tree-to-come-down%2F2011%2F11%2F04%2FgIQAhhmHnM_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_daily-gripe" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 21:38:37 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/daily-gripe/post/rock-creek-park-tree-to-come-down/2011/11/04/gIQAhhmHnM_blog.html?wprss=rss_daily-gripe