Comments on: Does H Street Really Need a Streetcar?

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 26 May 2010 16:49:33 +0000

I am sorry, it just seems like a horrendous waste of taxpayer money. For Menace, I ask, how is this different from a bus line? I see it more as a novelty than a serious transportation issue. And to Menace once again, It seems to me that the H st. corridor is NOT repairing itself. What is bringing new life to that neighborhood is not the traditional occupants but the affluent(both white and black, true more white than black but affluent nonetheless) individuals that are taking a chance on a fairly unsafe neighborhood. Hell I did here in SE and have been thoroughly happy. So get off the stupid race card and realize that gentrification is happening. It's a money thing, not a race thing.

By: Streetcars have arrived – City Block

Streetcars have arrived – City Block — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:30:42 +0000

[...] Samuelson fears burnout! Since late summer, the city has been buzzing about streetcar lines coming to Anacostia, H Street NE and possibly [...]

By: Perhaps We’re a Little Too Streetcar Obsessed? - Housing Complex - Washington City Paper

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:11:09 +0000

[...] Since late summer, the city has been buzzing about streetcar lines coming to Anacostia, H Street NE and possibly numerous other corridors across the city. Some people are thrilled. Others cry waste. But until Saturday, no D.C. streetcars were actually in America—they were in the Czech Republic, of all places. [...]

By: DDOT Lays New Streetcar Tracks in Anacostia - Housing Complex - Washington City Paper

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:59:08 +0000

[...] like they did on H Street back in August, the D.C. Department of Transportation is now laying down tracks in Anacostia. The trains on this [...]

By: Learn More About D.C.’s New Streetcar Lines - Housing Complex - Washington City Paper

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:47:56 +0000

[...] term—Maybe 2012, maybe earlier. But considering streetcars were barely a topic of conversation until the city was suddenly laying down rails in late August, we’ve been hearing an awful lot about them [...]

By: The Latest on Streetcars… - Housing Complex - Washington City Paper

The Latest on Streetcars… - Housing Complex - Washington City Paper — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:36:45 +0000

[...] few tracks have already been laid down on H Street. And Ward 6 Councilmember Tommy Wells says the first streetcar installed in the District will run [...]

By: Streetcar Won’t Be Arriving on H Street Any Time Soon - Housing Complex - Washington City Paper

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:50:00 +0000

[...] late August, constructions crews temporarily closed down sections of H Street NE so streetcar tracks could be laid down, prompting a number of people–like me–to go “Huh? What? [...]

By: Menace

Menace — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:40:52 +0000

Hell Yeah it needs a street car and A LOT of other attention as well! For the record, H St isn't the only place the street cars are going: Up Georgia Ave, Across to Anacostia, it will connect a massive part of the city. Feel free to actually look at the plan. You may have to put the mochachino, soy latte down first. Second, and this is the REAL reason H St "needs" the street car: This part of the city has been severly neglected since 1968. No wonder NWers think only crack heads, murders and rapists live there. (BTW-feel free to leave the comfort of your F'n doorstep sometime!) This stretch (which used to be a MAJOR hub of the city until, you know, the looting and rioting from the heartbreak of Dr. King) is rebuilding ITSELF with little to NO help from the city. It's about time the residence, the ones that don't live here for only 2-3 years, get some kind of hope in the form of infrastructer long ago given to Chinatown, U St, Logan, Columbia Heights, Foggy Bottom, AM, Cleveland Park, and SE Waterfront. It's battling it's current conditions, history and the incredibly insensitive, racist A-Holes who've never set foot on it. (on second thought, please remain on your doorsteps.) yeah, maybe they should have a little of what every other part in the city has gotten for years! ya think?!

By: dcuser

dcuser — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:29:21 +0000

I'm sorry, but how on earth does this make sense? It's not going to connect to Union Station (red line, Amtrak & MARC). Nor is it going to go across the river to Minnesota Ave (orange) or Benning Rd. It's a waste.