Posts tagged Subway
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Photo Friday: Over & under
Savor these favorites from the Greater and Lesser Washington Flickr pool, this week featuring anywhere except straight ahead. Keep reading…
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National links: How an insurance loophole contributes to thousands of fatal truck crashes
A new federal bill aims to prevent thousands of deadly truck crashes. Fred Rosen, retired CEO of Ticketmaster, leads NIMBY group to block LA Metro expansion. Care home design is being reimagined in Europe to include more urban features. Keep reading…
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National links: This month marks 100 years of car-centered streets
The centennial of auto dependence. Why US transit projects are so expensive. Home prices are dropping unevenly across the country. Keep reading…
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A 1944 proposal for a DC streetcar subway would have been the largest in the US
In 1944 there was a proposal for a DC streetcar subway that would be twice as long as other US systems. Keep reading…
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Advocates have pushed for a subway in DC since FDR and WWII
Between 1932, when Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected, and 1941, when the US entered the war, the District’s population rose by nearly 50%. This spike in population led to overloaded buses and streetcars, as well as severe automobile congestion. The city was in desparate need of transportation alternatives. Keep reading…
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National links: A small city with an ambitious emissions plan
Oslo’s ambitious plan to bring down emissions. Results of a case study for healthy cities. London’s newest subway has an engineering-first approach. Keep reading…
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National links: The windowless dorm design that made one architect quit in protest
Who needs windows, anyway? A new metro system opens underneath the desert. One developer says building million dollar homes is just simpler. Keep reading…
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This 1944 proposal for a DC streetcar subway would have been the largest in the US
A swelling population in the District between the late 1930s and the early 1940s resulted in a lot of traffic congestion — as well as calls to fix it. Many officials and companies were excited in particular about the prospect of building a subway system. Keep reading…
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Advocates have pushed for a subway in DC since FDR and WWII
Between 1932, when Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected, and 1941, when the US entered the war, the District’s population rose by nearly 50%. This spike in population led to overloaded buses and streetcars, as well as severe automobile congestion. The city was in desparate need of transportation alternatives. Keep reading…
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Check out this map of Washington streetcar and proposed subway lines in 1944
Jake Berman, an artist living in New York City, recently sent us this beautiful map of existing streetcar routes and proposed subway lines in DC and surrounding areas in 1944. Keep reading…