Why the DC Streetcar Deserved its End

Redundancy by Design: The Train That Never Outran the Bus

After barely a decade in operation, the DC Streetcar has finally reached the end of the line, officially closing this March. Good riddance. As a lifelong transit advocate, it feels counterintuitive to celebrate a system’s demise, but we have to be honest: unhelpful, distracting transit does more damage to our cities than it provides utility. It is time …