The Cutting Room Floor - DC Part 4: Episode 104

Today, we're talking about all the little bits and extras that we left out during our rush through the history of the DC Metro in the last couple weeks. We’ll talk circulators, streetcars, and more after The News. Links and stuffs Merch:https://shop.trlpod.com/ Twitter:@TheRedLine_pod YouTube channel:The Red Line Podcast Spotify:The Red Line Podcast Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/theredlinepodcasters Email:[email protected] Website:https://www.trlpod.com/ Timestamps 19:11 DC begins! (news is over) 21:33 DC Streetcar - 1997 plan 24:21 DC Streetcar - 2001 plan 26:00 DC Streetcar - 2005/2008/2010 plans 28:15 Attempts to build a streetcar 32:43 H Street Line 39:10 DC Circulator 45:24 Metro rolling stock 47:54 Metrobar 52:56 Outro References & notes [1]Mass Transit: L.A. Metro to open LAX/Metro Transit Center Station June 6 [2]Wikipedia: DC Streetcar [3]Wikipedia: Anacostia Line [4]Greater Greater Washington: A history of streetcar planning in the District [5]WAMU: Amid Funding Fight, D.C. Cuts Streetcar System From 22 To 8 Miles [6]DDOT: District of Columbia Transit Improvements Alternatives Analysis (2008) [7]DDOT: District of Columbia Transit Improvements Alternatives Analysis (2005) [8]Wikipedia: DC Circulator [9]Washingtonian: The DC Circulator Bus Is Probably Going to Die [10]DC Circulator Map and Information Guide Thumbnail Photo Credits: Jason Lawrence, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons