Mon, Apr 21
|Washington
Profs & Pints DC: How the Metro Made Washington
“How the Metro Made Washington,” on the history, impact, and future of our region’s rapid transit system, with Zachary Schrag, professor of history at George Mason University and author of The Great Society Subway: A History of the Washington Metro.
Time & Location
Apr 21, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Washington, 801 E St NW, Washington, DC 20004, USA
About the event
Profs and Pints DC presents: “How the Metro Made Washington,” on the history, impact, and future of our region’s rapid transit system, with Zachary Schrag, professor of history at George Mason University and author of The Great Society Subway: A History of the Washington Metro.
The 128-mile rapid transit system serving Washington, DC, and its suburbs has long been a major shaper of life in the region. Developers continue to clamor to build in station areas as local governments use new lines and stations to attract residents and jobs. The relationship between the transit system and local residents has always been a complicated one, however, and in many respects Metro reflects the region’s challenges every bit has much as it has served to solve them.
Gain an in-depth understanding of our transit system, the politics surrounding it, and the many often-hidden ways in which it has affected our communities and…