Wednesday, April 14, 2010

GGW: H Street Could Get Streetcars By 2012

The blog Greater Greater Washington talks about how a little budget reprogramming could accelerate streetcar development on H Street.

2 comments:

Sean Hennessey said...

i'm a bit curious if anyone knows the fate of the x2 in this plan.
i've been assuming that the street car will ultimately replace the x2. is that even the case?
what happens when the streetcar terminates at 3rd NE, or even union station. the bulk of ridership for the x2 is between downtown and NE. will riders have to get off and transfer to the streetcar to finish their commute? this is one of the most popular lines in the city, so a lot of people will be affected.

ro said...

where the heck did you hear that? i've never heard anyone suggest the X2 would go away. besides, the streetcars, at least in the initial phases, won't come close to the passenger capacity that the x2 route provides.