The big story coming out of today's budget vote was the death and immediate rebirth of the H Street-Benning streetcar. But a few other items are worth noting.
First, Councilmember Jim Graham secured $1.5 million to construct the basketball courts, gardens, and other park-like amenities planned for the site of Bruce Monroe Elementary while it waits [...]
The National Capital Planning Commission meeting this afternoon sure was breezy. After a few questions, the body rubber stamped a master plan for the Veterans Affairs hospital at Irving and North Capitol Street, and okayed the closure of streets around the Cohen Companies’ proposed developments at 1333 M Street Southeast (while recommending that the building [...]
In 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? Streetcar? Since when?" Or as one commenter to put it:
"I’m sorry, but how on earth does this make sense? It’s not going to connect to Union [...]
This morning's Washington Post reports on street closures on H Street NE.*
Why? The corridor is getting a streetcar, and tracks are being installed as we speak (or more precisely "write," or, likely in your case, procrastinate at work.)
The online comments on this story are priceless:
"Another avenue for crooks, murders, rapists to get around town."
"...Who gives a [...]
