https://dailydanet.com/2008/04/washington-dc-10-square-miles-almost-completely-surrounded-by-reality/ Exposing Untruths, Injustice and UnAmerican Ways Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:35:09 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 https://dailydanet.com/2008/04/washington-dc-10-square-miles-almost-completely-surrounded-by-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-81 Eastern Market Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:55:17 +0000 https://dailydanet.com/blog/2008/04/24/washington-dc-10-square-miles-almost-completely-surrounded-by-reality/#comment-81 While due to federal mandate, the Old City (the part of the city which falls under the original L'Enfant plan) prohibits overhead wiring, the majority of what is currently Washington, DC is not impacted by this rule. The ordered cars are slated for the Anacostia line which doesn't fall under Old City ban. For those streetcar lines planned for w/in the original Old City borders, the city is exploring an underground system similar to was used when streetcars previously ran in these areas. Similar but updated technology is currently utilized in France. Of course, a simpler action would be to have the Federal government allow the DC government to make its own decisions on whether overhead wiring in the form of streetcar wires should be permitted, since the local citizenry supports improvements and extension of the local public transportation network. While due to federal mandate, the Old City (the part of the city which falls under the original L’Enfant plan) prohibits overhead wiring, the majority of what is currently Washington, DC is not impacted by this rule. The ordered cars are slated for the Anacostia line which doesn’t fall under Old City ban. For those streetcar lines planned for w/in the original Old City borders, the city is exploring an underground system similar to was used when streetcars previously ran in these areas. Similar but updated technology is currently utilized in France. Of course, a simpler action would be to have the Federal government allow the DC government to make its own decisions on whether overhead wiring in the form of streetcar wires should be permitted, since the local citizenry supports improvements and extension of the local public transportation network.

]]> https://dailydanet.com/2008/04/washington-dc-10-square-miles-almost-completely-surrounded-by-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-82 Math Whiz Tue, 20 May 2008 04:53:11 +0000 https://dailydanet.com/blog/2008/04/24/washington-dc-10-square-miles-almost-completely-surrounded-by-reality/#comment-82 DC was originally 10 miles square, not 10 square miles. 10 miles square is 100 square miles. But today, it is closer to 61 square miles. DC was originally 10 miles square, not 10 square miles. 10 miles square is 100 square miles. But today, it is closer to 61 square miles.

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