Posts tagged Riverdale Park
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Do Something: The week of March 25, 2024
This week on Do Something: join our DC budget training; manifesting bus priority on Columbia Road; Republicans fail to gut Moore Housing in Maryland; and are you thinking about running for office in Virginia? Keep reading…
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Do Something: The week of March 18, 2024
This week on Do Something: recall petitions and budget drama in DC; big wins in Maryland and a big disappointment for Moore Housing; the joy of naps; and Alex and Dan are both having happy hours. Keep reading…
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A streetcar used to run down Rhode Island Avenue, connecting College Park and downtown DC
Most of Washington’s original “streetcar suburbs” were built within the District’s boundaries. However, one important corridor of streetcar suburbs went up in Prince George’s County, in the communities along Route 1 south of the Beltway. Keep reading…
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A streetcar used to run from H Street in DC to Berwyn Heights near College Park
Like those in a lot of other US cities, DC and surrounding areas’ best-known streetcar lines tend to be ones where service survived into the 1950’s and 1960’s. However, routes like the Washington, Gretta, & Spa Spring, which perished during the 1920’s heyday of streetcar service, often had a lasting effect on the urban landscape. Keep reading…
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What’s so great about the Purple Line, anyway?
This morning, community leaders and advocates will break ground on the Purple Line after three decades of debate and legal battles, some of which are ongoing. Why has the Purple Line kept moving forward? This post from last summer takes a look at why so many people continue to fight for it, from local environmental groups to Governor Hogan. Keep reading…
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Let’s stand by the Purple Line
Eleven of the Purple Line's proposed 21 stops are in the county we represent, Prince George's, and we're excited by the economic growth the line will bring to our constituents. The Purple Line is where adequately investing in our region's infrastructure begins, and the unwarranted delays the project has come up against are costly to taxpayers, damaging to communities, and unfair to residents that rely on public transportation for their livelihood. Keep reading…
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What’s so great about the Purple Line, anyway?
With a recent court decision from a group of opponents delaying the Purple Line once again, it’s easy to forget how many people support it, from local environmental groups to Governor Hogan. Let’s remember why they fight for this project, and why it will get built one day. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Yuuuge wall
“Trump’s [Purple] wall”; Make buses great again; SafeTrack’s challenge; When Metro was cool; Bethesdensity; Protesting a bad offer; Solution for vacant office space?; Uneven job growth; And…. Keep reading…
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A streetcar used to run down Rhode Island Avenue, connecting College Park and downtown DC
Most of Washington’s original “streetcar suburbs” were built within the District’s boundaries. However, one important corridor of streetcar suburbs went up in Prince George’s County, in the communities along Route 1 south of the Beltway. Keep reading…
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A streetcar used to run from H Street to Berwyn Heights, near College Park
Like those in a lot of other US cities, DC and surrounding areas’ best-known streetcar lines tend to be ones where service survived into the 1950’s and 1960’s. However, routes like the Washington, Gretta, & Spa Spring, which perished during the 1920’s heyday of streetcar service, often had a lasting effect on the urban landscape. Keep reading…