Posts tagged 11th Street Bridges
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Did the FTA have leeway on the 11th Street bridge?
FTA administrator Peter Rogoff and his PR team are disputing Thursday’s story on streetcar tracks on the 11th Street bridge. In that article, I wrote, “The question here is whether FTA had to make the decision they did, or had leeway.” It’s become even more clear that that indeed is the fundamental question. In an op-ed on the Washington Post’s… Keep reading…
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Streetcar tracks deleted from 11th Street Bridge (for now)
The $300 million 11th Street bridge project won’t have streetcar tracks after all, at the insistence of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). Instead, it will have structural elements to make it easier to add tracks in the future, but that will cost much more and take many more years. The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) originally planned to place tracks… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Changing the landscape
“Shallow” look at gentrification?; Freemasons pushed out, too; Purple Line will reshape communities; Carma-nothing; Be careful, pedestrians AND drivers; Congestion relief for BRAC?; Learn how to deal with a crash; And in PG…; And in DC…. Keep reading…
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DDOT gets closer to an Anacostia streetcar alignment
DDOT has narrowed the 10 options for the Anacostia streetcar to 4 possible alignments, three of which partially run along MLK Avenue, Anacostia’s main street, and connect to the 11th Street bridge. The fourth option involves running the streetcar along the CSX railroad tracks, but negotiations with CSX are not final. DDOT presented the latest round of possible streetcar routes… Keep reading…
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Run the Anacostia streetcar on MLK Avenue
DDOT has started the planning stages for the second phase of the Anacostia Streetcar line which will connect the Anacostia Metro station to the new 11th Street Bridge. The first segment, set to open next year, will connect the Metro station to Bolling Air Force Base just ¾ of a mile away. At DDOT’s public workshop last week, part of the discussion dealt with the feasibility… Keep reading…
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Trail network emerging east of the river
DDOT recently released plans for over 16 miles of trails east of the Anacostia River that will create an extensive, highly-connected network that few areas can match. The plans cover the Oxon Run, St. Elizabeths and South Capitol Street Trails. DDOT is also working on a new 11th Street Bridge crossing, new sections of the Anacostia Riverwalk Trail and closing the gap in the recently… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Parks and schools
Lighting up Sherman Circle; New parks in NE Capitol Hill?; Benefits of school integration; Too cool for school; New 11th Street bridges on track; PG County gets first “high-end” grocery; Church housing; Fairfax wants chunk of VA surplus; No more back doors. Keep reading…
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DC’s unknown landmark, the 1972 “most beautiful bridge”
Washington is a city of monumental, often award-winning architecture, but one sweeping masterpiece of engineering seems to have missed the spotlight. Did you know that DC is home to the 1972 winner of the “Most Beautiful Bridge, Elevated Highways and Viaducts Category” according to the American Institute of Steel Construction? Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Cry me a river, build a bridge
Ch-ch-ch-ch changes; Streets are for cars, dummies; A safer city; Too old to drive?; Distracted driver kills cyclist, pays $313; One road begins, another ends. Keep reading…
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Powering the streetcars, part 3: The hybrid solution
Previously, we looked at the various streetcar power systems in use worldwide and the visual impact of overhead wires. To summarize, overhead wires are cheaper and more proven, and government attorneys believe DC can overturn the ban on wires in the L’Enfant City on its own. However, NCPC and Congress may try to block such an action unless there can be a reasonable compromise. Keep reading…