A blog generally about Transit, Planning, and Policy in the Washington, DC region.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Streetcar Funding Restorted
It's been a crazy day here in Washington, with the sudden news of the stripping of funding for the H Street Streetcar. However, after a torrent of phone calls and emails, the DC Council has reversed their decision and found the $47 million needed for the line.
I'm afraid you won't find Track Twenty-Nine at New York's Pennsylvania Station, and you wouldn't have found one in 1941 when the Glenn Miller song debuted either.
But of course, with the Internet, all things are possible; you've found Track Twenty-Nine here in the ether of cyberspace. I hope you visit often. You never know what you might find along the tracks here.
I'm a recent graduate of the Urban Planning Master's program at the University of Maryland. My interests include planning and transportation.
I got my undergraduate degree in Public Policy from the Georgia Institute of Technology and am a recent transplant (Aug. '07) to the DC area.
Unless otherwise noted, all photos on this site were taken by me. If you'd like to use one, please ask (matt.tracktwentynine at gmail.com) and give credit. Thanks!
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