Streetcars
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Streetcars advance with $200M plan
The District's Department of Transportation has submitted a plan to City Council outlining the roll out of the long planned and overdue streetcar system.
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DDOT presents updated D.C. streetcar plan
Mr. T in DC DDOT released a fairly large report on Tuesday about DC’s Streetcar Plan.
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DDOT submits new D.C. streetcar plan to city council
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For the latest look at what the new D.C. streetcar system is going to cost and how it's going to operate, take a gander at the plan DDOT just formally submitted to council today.
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The Morning Walk: Metro ridership, revenues miss their mark
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The Prince George's County bus strike ends and Alexandria spikes its friendly cabbie rules.
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Should DDOT or WMATA control the streetcars?
Vince Gray recently pondered whether the city's forthcoming streetcar system should be absorbed into WMATA.
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Arlington and Alexandria talk money on the streetcar
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Arlington and Alexandria check in on joint projects, including a planned streetcar system.
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WP: Making streetcars 'work'
An opinion piece from the Post on how streetcars can work, or not work, in DC. I found the bit about zoning and surrounding development interesting.
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Tell Congresswoman Norton to be our streetcar champion
Afer receiving an overwhelming response from streetcar supporters earlier this year, the D.C. Council approved $47 million for streetcars.
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Breakfast links: Taking control
Arlington gets Columbia Pike: Virginia's governing transportation body approved the transfer of Columbia Pike from VDOT to Arlington County, clearing the way for redevelopment of the corridor and the planned Columbia Pike streetcar.
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Streetcars from Georgia Avenue’s past
The first of forty-five Electric Railway Presidents’ Conference Cars (PCC) entered service in Washington on August 28, 1937 serving 14th Street.
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The Morning Walk: Barricade situation, speed-camera furor, old-school streetcars
CommentForest Heights drivers go bonkers over speed-camera miscalculations.
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Construction won't halt H Street Festival, one way or another
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DDOT has promised the center lanes will be cleared by Sept. 18.
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Transit and development breakfast links
The City Paper asks Vince Gray if he'd turn over a future streetcar system to WMATA to run. He fairly rightly answers that he'd hesitate to put a DC-specific transit system under the control of a regional entity.
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Gray: More discussion needed on long-term Circulator-streetcar governance
Hey, have you heard that D.C. Council Chairman Vincent Gray is a supporter of streetcars?
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Clark Ray on streetcars
A friend sent me this interesting campaign video. I'm undecided in this race, but I think the video is worth a watch.
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The Morning Walk: Streetcars, dog murals, and bike carcasses
CommentDriver to be charged in death of Maryland cyclist.
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Streetcar Happy Hour: Aug. 18 at Sova
Join streetcar supporters to have a drink and celebrate recent streetcar successes while discussing next steps to make streetcars a reality in D.C.
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