From the Boston Globe:
Transit archeology
Tour of abandoned subway network offers a glimpse of how the T was built
Check out the full article here.
I’m still out west, but I got something in last minute for the show. The show includes the work of 31 artists and will feature music by DJ’s Todd Threats and Vince Brown. Proceeds from the sale of all art that night benefit Project Create. Looks like a dope lineup so be sure to check it out; it opens tonight.
December 17th (Thursday)
6 to 9 p.m.
Show runs December 17th – January 5th
Gallery Hours 1 to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday or by appointment
Wool Exploratorium at The Lacey
2250 Eleventh Street
NW Washington, DC 20001
From WTOP:
Photo courtesy DDOT
Three modern, sleek streetcars arrived at the Port of Baltimore over the weekend, and were in the process of clearing customs Tuesday morning.
The cars will be loaded and sent to the Greenbelt Rail Yard, where they will be further inspected.
The arrival of the cars in the D.C. area is a landmark. Streetcars last rolled through the city in 1962, when several lines headed into and out of Maryland and Virginia.
“Not only is this a way to link people and neighborhoods, but it is also a way to rebuild neighborhoods. And there are parts of our city that have struggled to rebuild since the original streetcar network was paved over and the riots happened in ’68,” DDOT Director Gabe Klein recently told WTOP.
Right now, two streetcar lines are under construction in D.C. Anacostia and the Benning Road/H Street Corridor will be the first two sections to see the new transportation network.
Plans call for those lines opening around 2012, but city officials say they are working to accelerate that timeline.
DDOT recently unveiled an ambitious plan for 37 miles of streetcars with eight lines.
Technicians in Lapa, Brazil, assemble the body shell of a NYC subway car.
