Talk:H Street (Washington, D.C.)

Article is really about four streets, and should be renamed
This article is really about four different streets. Eventually, that point sort of comes out, but it needs to be reworked to make it clear and to say, for example, which H Street is meant when it talks about the commercial district gone into decline.

Also, the title should somehow reflect that it's about H Street in Washington DC. It's not at all unlikely that some other city has an H Street. Uporządnicki (talk) 17:36, 25 March 2012 (UTC)

No mention of the streetcar?!?
I know it just opened and all, but considering how long the darn thing was in planning and construction, you'd think someone would have seen fit to mention it! oknazevad (talk) 16:23, 16 March 2016 (UTC)

Replacement of tunnel with bridge
The History section tells that a tunnel was constructed in 1902. What was it like? The surviving long tunnel on K Street two blocks to the north is dark and dripping and, in recent years, densely populated by persons of no fixed address: in short, it is a vehicular amenity with impeded pedestrian access. Was H Street's likewise? When, and at whose request, was the H Street tunnel replaced by a highway-style bridge arching 4-stories high? Is there documentary evidence of how the (more walkable) bridge affected the economics of the H Street corridor? In 1997 that bridge was made more humane with "hopscotch" themed tile art. In the 2010's city planners approved using the 4-story-high crest level of that bridge as the "zero" point (ground level) for purposes of measuring the height of a prospective building development on stilts over the railroad tracks -- which could prove quite significant as DC limits building height, so the only way to tower over your neighbors is to get your zero point certified at their hip level. In short, the History section deserves some attention and research to connect it to the present. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.31.241.116 (talk) 21:07, 7 November 2020 (UTC)