March 9, 2009
My New Favorite Cause
Bringing back streetcars to D.C.
What's not to love? Change we can all believe in. Or ride on. Some details here.
(Photo: streetcars in front of the Russell Senate Office Building, circa 1910. The image is part of the Library of Congress's collections. I found it here on Flickr.)
Comments (1)
I'm with you. I rode those famous (who knew?) Basel trams to school back in the day, and they are truly a wonder. But will our DC trams also be peopled by grouchy Swiss pensioners who yell at schoolchildren for laughing too loud?
Posted by Meg at March 9, 2009 02:07 PM