Shaw–Howard University station
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The station is located within the neighborhood of the same name in the Northwest quadrant of the city, on 7th Street between R and S Streets. It lies just outside the defined boundaries of the Shaw Historic District, which encompasses much the area to the southwest.[1]
Station layout
Like most underground Metro stations, Shaw–Howard University is an island-platformed station lying directly below street level. There are two entrances, one to the north at the corner of 7th and S Streets and the other to the south on R Street between 7th and 8th Streets. The station features the 22-coffer "waffle" ceiling vault design among Template:Wmata, Template:Wmata, Template:Wmata, Template:Wmata, and Template:Wmata.
Transit-oriented development
Like other stations along the stretch of the Green Line between Template:Wmata and Template:Wmata, Shaw has been revitalized by transit-oriented development, increasing economic development, residential density, and—controversially—accelerating the pace of gentrification.
Among other projects, Progression Place and CityMarket at O catalyzed development in the area in the early 2010s. The former occupies previously vacant land on the same block as the northern entrance to the station. It contains Script error: No such module "convert". of office space (with the UNCF being the anchor tenant),[2] 205 apartments labeled as "7th Flats,"[3] and Script error: No such module "convert". of retail.[4]
CityMarket at O, located between 7th, 9th, O, and P Streets NW, renovated the long-neglected O Street Market and added Script error: No such module "convert". of retail and 629 residential units.[5]
History
Part of the original Metro plan, the station was initially referred to simply as "Shaw". It opened on May 11, 1991, as part of a northward extension of the Green Line from Gallery Place–Chinatown to U Street. The central route under 7th Street, below which the station sits, was added in 1967 primarily to serve the "inner city."[6] The downtown segment of the line was initially projected to open in September 1977,[7] but the first Green Line stations did not open until 1991.[8] While a cut-and-fill tunnel for the Green Line was built under 7th Street and U Street, maintaining vehicle traffic and pedestrian access on those streets was difficult.[9]
On May 7, 2023, the northeastern terminus of the Yellow Line was truncated from Template:Wmata to Template:Wmata, following its reopening after a nearly eight-month-long major rehabilitation project on its bridge over the Potomac River and its tunnel leading into Template:Wmata.[10] Some Yellow Line service was re-extended to Greenbelt on December 31, 2025.[11]
References
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- ↑ Shaw heritage trail Template:Webarchive Shaw Main Streets Retrieved February 13, 2011
- ↑ UNCF Headquarters Project DC Government Retrieved February 13, 2011
- ↑ 7th Flats at Progression Place Progressive Place Retrieved February 13, 2011
- ↑ The Shops at Progression Place Progression Place Retrieved February 13, 2011
- ↑ CityMarket at O CityMarket at O Retrieved February 13, 2011
- ↑ Schrag at p. 112.
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External links
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- The Schumin Web Transit Center: Shaw–Howard Univ Station
- S Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
- R Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
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