"I can't say its bringing money into my business because its not"| Mixed reviews of DC's 200 million dollar street
Driving up and down H-Street in Northeast, you can’t help but notice the change along the corridor. There are new apartments buildings where mom & pop stores once proudly stood. There’s even a Whole Foods that sits at the corner of H & 6th Streets; a true testament to a changing clientele. Another addition has been the DC Street Car.
Initially, business owners, who’ve managed to keep their doors open amid rising operation costs and changing consumer habits, were told the Street Car would help generate business. We when asked those business owners, we got mixed reviews.
“If you get on the street car, you may see three or four individuals riding,” explained Angela Rosser outside of her State Farm Insurance office on H Street. She has owned a business along the H street for 15 years.