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    What Is The Fate Of The Purple Line?

    What Is The Fate Of The Purple Line?

    FromCity Cast DC

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    What Is The Fate Of The Purple Line?

    FromCity Cast DC

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    Length:
    20 minutes
    Released:
    Jul 5, 2022
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    D.C.’s metro system was built for getting in and out of the city. Traveling across it, east to west, is not so easy. The Purple Line was supposed to help with that by connecting Bethesda, Silver Spring, University of Maryland, and New Carrolton. But it’s been in the works for decades and has cost taxpayers millions more than it was supposed to. Investigative Reporter Eric Cortellessa covered the drama behind the delays. He tells us why the project is taking so long, and who is to blame.

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    Released:
    Jul 5, 2022
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    City Cast is the daily, local audio companion you knew DC needed. Washingtonians are gritty, proud, and resilient — necessary qualities for a community facing issues that range from an affordability crisis to the fight for statehood to the movement for racial justice… and useful qualities for a region full of whip-smart people, dynamic culture, and constant change. Washingtonians are deeply passionate about our city, whose story is still being written, and City Cast DC is here to tell it. Every weekday morning, our hosts Michael Schaffer and Bridget Todd will engage people from all over the eight wards in conversation about DC’s crises and its beauty, both literal and figurative. It’ll have the feel of eavesdropping on an energetic and informative coffee shop chat, except that with City Cast DC, consider this your official invitation to listen in.