SafeTrack - I keep saying this - is not going to fix Metro. It's a speeded up track work program, compressing three years of already planned work on the track bed into about a year.

Tolling plan is a wonderful opportunity for political pandering, and some candidates are taking full advantage of it.

Back in 2011, when the weekend maintenance disruptions got more aggressive, we were told that the work on weekends and at night and midday would be enough to get the system back to a state of good repair.

I'm surprised when I see someone doing the logical, commonsense thing: Walk facing the oncoming traffic.

Some people make a separate argument about the red light cameras. They say it just changes the type of crash that's most likely to occur at an intersection.

SafeTrack - I keep saying this - is not going to fix Metro. It's a speeded up track work program, compressing three years of already planned work on the track bed into about a year.

There are easily accessible programs to help aging drivers maintain their skills, or recognize when they need to give up their cars.