Shaw–Howard University station

Template:Short description Template:Redirect Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox station Shaw–Howard University station is a Washington Metro station in Washington, D.C., on the Green Line. The station primarily serves Washington's Shaw neighborhood, the home of Howard University.

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.<ref name="trail">Shaw heritage trail Template:Webarchive Shaw Main Streets Retrieved February 13, 2011</ref>

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 Template:Convert of office space (with the UNCF being the anchor tenant),<ref name="offices">UNCF Headquarters Project DC Government Retrieved February 13, 2011</ref> 205 apartments labeled as "7th Flats,"<ref name="flats">7th Flats at Progression Place Progressive Place Retrieved February 13, 2011</ref> and Template:Convert of retail.<ref name="shops">The Shops at Progression Place Progression Place Retrieved February 13, 2011</ref>

CityMarket at O, located between 7th, 9th, O, and P Streets NW, renovated the long-neglected O Street Market and added Template:Convert of retail and 629 residential units.<ref name="citymarket">CityMarket at O CityMarket at O Retrieved February 13, 2011</ref>

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."<ref>Schrag at p. 112.</ref> The downtown segment of the line was initially projected to open in September 1977,<ref name=s214>Schrag at p. 214.</ref> but the first Green Line stations did not open until 1991.<ref>Schrag at p. 213</ref> 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.<ref>Schrag at p. 217.</ref>

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. Thus, it no longer services this station.<ref name="yellowreopen">Template:Cite news</ref> Some Yellow Line service is expected be re-extended to Greenbelt in December 2025.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref>

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.

External links

• 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