It has been a streetcar lovefest this week in the Council, but concerns remain with a power substation proposed for 1215 Wylie Street, NE, a District-owned property in the middle of a residential block. At a community meeting April 20th, those impacted raised questions regarding safety, home values, aesthetics, maintenance, and alternate locations. On June […]
This afternoon, the DC Council unanimously approved emergency legislation to allow streetcars on H Street and Benning Road NE and to move forward with an overhead wire power source. A vote on a permanent version of the legislation will occur on July 13, 2010. The full press release from Tommy Wells office can be found […]
If you haven’t heard, this week’s hearing on overhead wires for the H Street/Benning line seemed to go very well for supporters of the project. THIH’s own Jen DeMayo testified, so she’ll be sharing some of her experience with us next week. Until then, H Street Great Street has a short summary of the hearing.
Today, Ward 6 Councilmember Tommy Wells announced the introduction of legislation that would allow for overhead wires to power streetcars on the H Street, NE/Benning Road line. This follows a late-night move by Council Chair and mayoral candidate Vincent Gray to remove funding for streetcars from the District’s 2010 budget after residents and businesses have […]
According to a Greater Greater Washington post this morning, the Chair of the DC City Council (and mayoral candidate), Vincent Gray, eliminated virtually all of the funding necessary for the H Street/Benning Road Streetcar line, which is halfway completed. Sources at the council are reporting surprise this morning as they opened the budget and saw […]