The US Landed on the Moon In Less Time Than It Took to Build DC’s Two-Mile Streetcar
In 1961, John F. Kennedy proclaimed that America would go to the moon. Eight years later, a human walked on the moon. In 2007, Washington DC began construction on a 2.2-mile streetcar. Eight years later… well, it still wasn’t finished. Finally, after almost a decade of delays, mismanagement, and shattered dreams, DC’s streetcar will open…