Extend the Line Full Video from Liam Gideon on Vimeo.
From Friends of the DC Streetcar: “The second is our award-winning transportation equity video series that we helped produce which shows why the streetcar extension is a transit equity issue. Produced with an all ward 7 crew and cast. Liam Gideon was lead producer.” (more…)
If you have a photo of a neat find from your house, place of work or neighborhood please send an email to [email protected] thanks. Please let me know where/what neighborhood you found it in too. Thanks.
Thanks to Katie for sending: “A neighbor in Mt. Rainier sadly passed away from Covid. His relatives have been cleaning out his house a bit and occasionally put some things on the curb. Another neighbor grabbed one of those pieces of furniture and found this neat relic in it!” (more…)
Thanks to Nicole for sending from 3rd and H Street, NE around 10am.
DC Streetcar reported (and as of 11:55am still has pinned): (more…)
WTOP with the scoop:
“Plans to extend the DC Streetcar to Georgetown have been effectively scrapped.”
Though they do note: “The department is still planning to extend the streetcar line east over the Anacostia River along Benning Road Northeast to the Benning Road Metro station.” (more…)
Thanks to Grant for sending from H Street, NE around 8:45am.
Update around 9:10am from Karin:
“Streetcar being towed slams into truck that is towing it. Not sure if damage is from this or another accident. Other side of the street impeded due to stopped school bus and ambulance. Not a good day for the Streetcar.” (more…)
Photo by Beth Scott. Ed. Note: Alabama plates
Thanks to Beth for sending around noon yesterday:
“Someone not only turned onto the streetcar bridge but kept driving until he hit the literal tracks.”
Most folks thought Lyft/Uber driver but I’m going with following the GPS given the Alabama license plates.
Thanks to Greg for sending: “Old street car tracks from 14th and P Street, NW”
Ed. Note: The 14th Street Streetscape Project is expected to be completed in “Fall 2019”.
“Dear PoPville,
Has anyone else noted how terrible the streetcar signs are? The contrast is terrible. I can barely make out when the next streetcar is coming when I stand in front of the sign, much less across the street trying to decide if I should cross to take it. Why would they put these up? They should have taken a note from WMATA, their signs are at least legible.”
Wut? (more…)
Streetcars do it too. Thanks to A. for sending from H Street, NE at 1:40pm