The concept of car-sharing is no newcomer to the DC region — Massachusetts-based Zipcar opened its DC office in 2001, and Seattle-based Flexcar was also in the area (before its merger with Zipcar). However, bicycle-sharing for commuters (as opposed to tourists) hasn’t been as quick to catch on. SmartBike DC is a self-service public bike [...]

I’ll leave the election commentary to the professionals (mainly because I’m happy with the results and don’t have much to add to what’s already been said), and instead offer one realization that came to me today. More people voted in Washington, DC than the whole of Alaska (try DC = 225,224 vs. Alaska = 216,688 [...]