While we sit back and wait for the streetcars to arrive, another form of inter-neighborhood transport will be coming sooner. Sooner as in a few weeks from now. Capital Bikeshare will launch in September with 100 locations and over 1000 bikes in DC and Arlington. The first bikeshare stations were installed today in Arlington. Mid-September [...]

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The Urban Forest Project DC
Corcoran Gallery of Art
500 17th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
Thursday, May 6th from 6-8 PM

“The 40th Anniversary celebration of Earth Day also marked the launch of DC’s Urban Forest Project. Below are two of 100 banners that will be placed on the city’s light poles. The local campaign is sponsored by [...]

[ May 5, 2010; 11:00 AM; May 6, 2010; 11:00 AM; May 7, 2010; 11:00 AM; May 8, 2010; 11:00 AM; ] Urban Mobility
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DC Street Car Showcase
Renaissance Hotel
999 9th Street, NW
Washington, DC
May 5 – 8, 2010

The District owns three streetcars, which are currently stored at Metro’s rail yard in Greenbelt, Maryland. For the showcase, DDOT will transport one of the vehicles downtown where it will be set on temporary tracks in Lot B of City Center DC. [...]

Photo: Neighborhoods.org
As the DC’s streetcar plans begin to take shape, most of the debate seems to be centered around the question: “Will the system use overhead wires?”
We’re big fans of streetcars at ReadysetDC, and would be happy to see DC’s system built, wires or no.  That being said, despite a current ban on overhead wires [...]

Image: District Department of Transportation
Last night, DDOT revealed their new proposed streetcar system plan at DC’s Transit Future meeting in Ward 6, the first of eight meetings- one for each ward. New materials were also posted online.  Given the slow progress that’s been made over the last few years and the increasingly low expectations, the [...]

Photo: Wikipedia
DDOT will be holding open houses in all 8 wards to “engage residents and businesses in the implementation of improvements proposed for the transit system for the city, including streetcars.”
Schedule (All meetings run from 7:00-8:30pm)

Ward 6:  Thursday, October 22, 2009
J.O. Wilson Elementary, 660 K Street, NE
Ward 1: Monday, October 26, 2009
Columbia Heights Education Campus, [...]

Photo Source: World Car Free
DDOT and sponsors have organized an event to celebrate World Car Free Day tomorrow.  Please make a pledge and sign up to participate.  Pledged participants will have a chance to win an iPod and other prizes here.
Step out of your daily routine and into the street for DDOT’s second annual Car [...]