Today, we're talking about all the little bits and extras that we left out during our rush through the history of the DC Metro in the last couple weeks. We’ll talk circulators, streetcars, and more after The News.
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Timestamps
- 19:11 DC begins! (news is over)
- 21:33 DC Streetcar - 1997 plan
- 24:21 DC Streetcar - 2001 plan
- 26:00 DC Streetcar - 2005/2008/2010 plans
- 28:15 Attempts to build a streetcar
- 32:43 H Street Line
- 39:10 DC Circulator
- 45:24 Metro rolling stock
- 47:54 Metrobar
- 52:56 Outro
References & notes
- [1] Mass Transit: L.A. Metro to open LAX/Metro Transit Center Station June 6
- [2] Wikipedia: DC Streetcar
- [3] Wikipedia: Anacostia Line
- [4] Greater Greater Washington: A history of streetcar planning in the District
- [5] WAMU: Amid Funding Fight, D.C. Cuts Streetcar System From 22 To 8 Miles
- [6] DDOT: District of Columbia Transit Improvements Alternatives Analysis (2008)
- [7] DDOT: District of Columbia Transit Improvements Alternatives Analysis (2005)
- [8] Wikipedia: DC Circulator
- [9] Washingtonian: The DC Circulator Bus Is Probably Going to Die
- [10] DC Circulator Map and Information Guide
Thumbnail Photo Credits: Jason Lawrence, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons