The DC council’s Committee on Transportation and the Environment will hear from the D.C. Department of Transportation and residents on Jan. 8 to discuss a controversial proposal to raise traffic fines in the District — among them, a $1,000 ticket for drivers going 25 over the posted speed limit. The proposals call for significant increases to several traffic offenses and the creation of new ones as part of Mayor Muriel Bowser’s Vision Zero plan. Read more here.