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While the H St Streetcar starter segment is still being built, DC DOT is having a round of public meetings on the route alternatives for the North-South line to run from Buzzard Point to either Takoma or Silver Spring transit center. The Greater Greater Washington blog has a post with a map and many comments on the possible route: North-South streetcar starts to take shape. Be careful clicking on the map as it links to a 42 MB presentation file!Lot of route alternatives and tradeoffs for zones 5, 4, 3. Is it better to run on 7th St from L'Enfant Plaza cross the National Mall or on 4th St? In Zone 4, go E-W on E or F st and then N-S on My initial thought is the 5A 7th st route is better for tourists and access to the Mall. Then in Zone 4, is 14th, 11th, or 9th St better for filling in the gap between the Metro lines and for local trips? IMHO, the line should go to Silver Spring, build a stub branch to Tokama later.If it were up to me, much of the route would run in dedicated streetcar/bus lanes, but I recognize that will encounter serious resistance to those who will get upset at losing even a few curbside parking spaces.
While the H St Streetcar starter segment is still being built, DC DOT is having a round of public meetings on the route alternatives for the North-South line to run from Buzzard Point to either Takoma or Silver Spring transit center. The Greater Greater Washington blog has a post with a map and many comments on the possible route: North-South streetcar starts to take shape. Be careful clicking on the map as it links to a 42 MB presentation file!
Lot of route alternatives and tradeoffs for zones 5, 4, 3. Is it better to run on 7th St from L'Enfant Plaza cross the National Mall or on 4th St? In Zone 4, go E-W on E or F st and then N-S on My initial thought is the 5A 7th st route is better for tourists and access to the Mall. Then in Zone 4, is 14th, 11th, or 9th St better for filling in the gap between the Metro lines and for local trips? IMHO, the line should go to Silver Spring, build a stub branch to Tokama later.
If it were up to me, much of the route would run in dedicated streetcar/bus lanes, but I recognize that will encounter serious resistance to those who will get upset at losing even a few curbside parking spaces.
