Streetcar tracks next to the Flickr pool

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Streetcar tracks next to the Flickr pool

by Laura DeSantis • March 9, 2012 3:46 pm

Here are our favorite new images from the Greater and Lesser Washington Flickr pool, showcasing the best and worst of the Washington region.

H Street NE. Photo by gringo_loco87.

Wilson Bridge. Photo by afagen.

Dupont Circle Farmers' Market. Photo by ekelly80.

The 42 bus. Photo by whiteknuckled.

Construction sidewalk cover. Photo by yostinator.

Merrifield. Photo by thisisbossi.

W Street NW. Photo by sglazerman.

Got a picture that depicts the best or worst of Washington? Make sure to join our Flickr pool and submit your own photos!

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Laura DeSantis is the Online Advocacy and Outreach Specialist for the Coalition for Smarter Growth. Prior to joining CSG, Laura worked at Fleishman-Hillard Communications, where she worked on digital and social media strategy for clients. Laura is a 2009 graduate of Penn State University and holds bachelor's degrees in Public Relations and History.

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Question: since the street car tracks are in the right lane, any future conversion to a separated ROW (in other words, streetcar only lanes), would be impossible, right?

by n bluth on Mar 10, 2012 9:59 pm • link • report

Not impossible, but would involve any of the following:

1 - Streetcar lane becomes permissible for use only for maneuvering into / out of parking.

2 - Parking is removed concurrent with streetcar lane becoming restricted.

3 - New streetcar lines are installed into parking lane, then existing lines removed (could be converted to parking or a travel lane).

4 - New streetcar lines are installed in median, then existing lanes removed. This is least likely given the construction impacts to traffic & multitude of issues at any stations.

...And surely other possible options that don't immediately come to mind.

by Bossi on Mar 10, 2012 11:09 pm • link • report

5 - Streetcar tracks sit unused for about a decade, functioning only to trap bicyclist's wheels and cause crashes.

by ontarioroader on Mar 11, 2012 1:23 pm • link • report