Posts tagged Penn Line
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How the Baltimore & Potomac Railroad and the Penn Line shaped the region’s suburbs
Much of DC beyond the original L’Enfant city and Georgetown consists of “streetcar suburbs,” namely late-19th and early-20th Century communities that grew up around streetcar lines. While electric streetcars didn’t extend to Maryland until the 1890s, Washington’s first steam railroad line, to Baltimore, opened in 1837, and commuters from Maryland rode trains into the city as early as the Civil War. Keep reading…
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How the Baltimore & Potomac Railroad and the Penn Line shaped the region’s suburbs
Much of DC beyond the original L’Enfant city and Georgetown consists of “streetcar suburbs,” namely late-19th and early-20th Century communities that grew up around streetcar lines. This week we’re digging into the Baltimore & Potomac Railroad and the Penn Line. Keep reading…
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Lessons MARC should learn from my most frustrating commute
This past summer was a particularly frustrating time to be a MARC commuter. Delays during July and August were the worst I had endured since choosing it as my primary transportation mode to work. To see just how much of my time was spent delayed, I logged my commute from Odenton to Union Station for the month of September 2018. Keep reading…
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How the Baltimore & Potomac Railroad and the Penn Line shaped the region’s suburbs
Much of DC beyond the original L’Enfant city and Georgetown consists of “streetcar suburbs,” namely late-19th and early-20th Century communities that grew up around streetcar lines. This week we’re digging into the Baltimore & Potomac Railroad and the Penn Line. Keep reading…
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MARC fares may go up more than they have to
Candidate, now Governor, Larry Hogan said he opposed higher fees and taxes. Yet the Maryland Transit Administration is increasing MARC fares by more than the state law seems to require. This coincides with large cuts to tolls for drivers, raising more questions about the Hogan administration’s support for transportation that runs on rails. Keep reading…
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MARC will add a bicycle car to some weekend trains
MARC plans to allow bicycles on some weekend trains on the Penn Line before the end of the year, a MARC official said last week. Bicycle advocates have long asked MARC to allow passengers to bring ordinary bicycles aboard MARC trains. MARC allows only folding bicycles on regular passenger cars. However, MARC is now spending $359,000 to convert two single-level passenger… Keep reading…
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Can we build up around MARC stations?
It’s not surprising that corporate offices and sprawling suburbs are consuming the green fields between DC’s and Baltimore’s beltways. What is surprising is there’s no real alternative: no urban places are being built at all of the MARC stations in the same corridor. My wife and I live in Baltimore. Each morning, we splash cold water on our faces before… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: One step forward…
MARC weekend service; Silver Line delays cost millions; Food truck lottery causes retool; Pepco requests rate hike; Commuting down; Plead for Metro customer service; Overhaul in Madrid; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The political consequences
The GOP’s Virginia hopes; Conservatives take on transit; Japan’s big maglev offer; Instant biking cities; Where are the fed jobs?; Monday night derailment; Pentagon City Mall improvements; Bike lanes planned for North Bethesda; DC approves licenses for the undocumented; Around the world. Keep reading…
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MARC plan calls for new stations, more service
MARC commuter rail could eventually get new stations, more frequent service, and connections to Northern Virginia and Delaware. That’s what a draft update of the system’s Growth and Investment Plan calls for over the next 40 years. The Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) envisions $467 million in capital improvements between 2013 and 2019 and another $1.8… Keep reading…