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BeyondDC @beyonddc.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

"Surely these 1920s bungalows need higher levels of protection than Vienna's Habsburg Opera house."

BeyondDC @beyonddc.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

"Our community is far too historic for overhead wires," say streetcar suburbs now overrun with cars. Meanwhile, in Rome:

A wire-powered tram directly in front of the Roman colosseum.

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BeyondDC @beyonddc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

In another universe, this little sliver of land was going to be the railyard for the Crystal City / Columbia Pike streetcar

Sliver of land that would've been the railyard

Rendering of the Crystal City portion of the streetcar, now the Metroway busway

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BeyondDC @beyonddc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Toll revenue on I-66 & I-395 goes to transit. Do you want to be the person who manages that program? They're hiring. novatransit.org/employment-o...

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BeyondDC @beyonddc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Baltimore map in the #WMATA style by u/BurmudaNiccholas at www.reddit.com/r/WMATA/comm...

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BeyondDC @beyonddc.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Inside every architect there are two wolves constantly fighting.

One is neotraditional and the other is reflective glass.

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BeyondDC @beyonddc.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Riding like royalty in my private cab.

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BeyondDC @beyonddc.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

DC already has a triumphal arch, FYI

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BeyondDC @beyonddc.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Basically they are doing through-running on the Brunswick & Camden lines, switching at the Brentwood rail yard just north of Union Station. It's a clever experiment if nothing else.

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BeyondDC @beyonddc.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

You are doing this meme with bikes & transit sitting at the table

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BeyondDC @beyonddc.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Stumbled upon the motherlode, lol

Hundreds of Lime scooters at their DC warehouse

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BeyondDC @beyonddc.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

#WMATA modernization update with renderings of platform screen doors. Full pdf: www.wmata.com/content/dam/...

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BeyondDC @beyonddc.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

This #PurpleLineMD flyover video has some of the best views of Silver Spring I've ever seen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8ST...

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BeyondDC @beyonddc.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Found the king of ye olde strippe malls in Herndon. maps.app.goo.gl/nWccY5by4g6Q...

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BeyondDC @beyonddc.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Feds fund 4th track at L'Enfant VRE station, ensuring continuous 4-tracks along the whole Capitol Hill to Eisenhower Valley rail bottleneck www.bizjournals.com/washington/n...

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BeyondDC @beyonddc.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Cute homage to Sharon Bulova at the Lorton Workhouse Arts Center. Bulova was on the Fairfax Co Board of Supervisors for 31 years, and chair for ten. She retired in 2019 having never lost an election.

Paris-style street sign reading "Bulova'rd de Sharon"

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BeyondDC @beyonddc.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Thunderbirds flying over my house today.

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BeyondDC @beyonddc.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Did you know there's already an arch between Arlington & DC? Behold the McClellan Gate, original entry to Arlington Cemetery en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McClell...

McClellan Gate image from Arlington Cemetery

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BeyondDC @beyonddc.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

It's more of an event venue than DC envisions for the 11th Street Bridge Park: buildingbridgesdc.org

Rendering of DC's future 11th Street Bridge Park

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BeyondDC @beyonddc.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Kansas City beat DC to the punch on the "entertainment bridge" idea. Behold KC's Rock Island Bridge: rockislandkc.com

Bridge venue spaces map via rockislandkc.com

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BeyondDC @beyonddc.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Branson is a theme park for suburbia the way Main Street Disney is a theme park for small town USA.

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BeyondDC @beyonddc.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Want to buy a @DCStreetcar? Could be yours for $35,000 via this link: www.govdeals.com/en/search?kW...

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BeyondDC @beyonddc.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

This person rode only regional rail & local buses from DC to Boston. Took them 22 hours and cost $110. old.reddit.com/r/transit/co...

Map of their route and services they used

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BeyondDC @beyonddc.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

"Oh are we experimenting with a new all brown livery? Lemme snap a pic!" Chat, it just needs a wash.

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BeyondDC @beyonddc.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

We are getting an entire new bike/ped bridge with this project.

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BeyondDC @beyonddc.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Early Long Bridge plans circa 2013 included streetcar tracks explicitly to connect the DC & Arlington networks

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BeyondDC @beyonddc.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

People are getting their last #DCStreetcar rides in. Overhearing a lot of wistful sighs. One woman going on about being sad. Closes tomorrow.

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BeyondDC @beyonddc.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

One of the lesser-discussed things about @DCStreetcar is how the median lanes on Benning Road work a lot better than the parking-adjacent ones on H Street, even though they're still mixed-traffic.

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BeyondDC @beyonddc.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

The elusive Newark monorail makes an appearance

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BeyondDC @beyonddc.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Riding @varailexpress.bsky.social, checking out the Long Bridge construction barges

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BeyondDC @beyonddc.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Ever been to Fredericksburg?

Fredericksburg, VA "Fred" bus. Image from Fredericksblogger

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BeyondDC @beyonddc.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Vote to name Colorado's future Front Range passenger rail system: www.ridethefrontrange.com/namethetrain

Renderings of potential Front Range trains

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BeyondDC @beyonddc.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Genius analogy. Yes. 📷@danielbowen.au

Photo--probably fake--of a suburban intersection with a red light and a sign reading "green every 30 mins mon-fri, 60 mins sat-sun"

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BeyondDC @beyonddc.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Classic skyline views are rare in the DC area, but such a pleasant surprise when you find one. Here's Rockville from the Edmonston Drive bridge:

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BeyondDC @beyonddc.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

When your kid wants a last great Saturday hopping around H Street on DC Streetcar

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BeyondDC @beyonddc.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

You and I know that (c) should be circled. Even my kid knows that (c) should be circled. But the teacher... the teacher doesn't want it circled.

Vocabulary homework question asking "Which of the following might be entertaining," with answers A: Magic tricks, B: Football game, C: A bus timetable, and D: Toothache

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BeyondDC @beyonddc.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Orlando is ripping out its downtown busway. The downtown circulator buses that used it will continue to run in mixed traffic. www.reddit.com/r/transit/co...

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BeyondDC @beyonddc.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

The most awkward spot on the #WMATA map

Where the Silver Line splits near Benning Rd and the hatching is irregular

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BeyondDC @beyonddc.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

We want people to know THIS bus isn't a normal bus, so it gets special branding, which also (correctly) communicates the lack of network value beyond that one corridor.

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BeyondDC @beyonddc.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

DC regional park-and-ride map. Never seen this before. Full map via @natcapregiontpb.bsky.social at www.commuterconnections.org/wp-content/u...

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