U Street NW, Washington DC

Ride Metro

The U Street station is on the Metro green line, 10 miles from each end of the green line.

U Street / African-Amer Civil War Memorial / Cardozo green-line Metro station, WMATA
U Street Cardozo station, area map, StationMasters
U Street Cardozo Metro station, Entertainment Guide, Washington Post
WMATA Green Line: U Street - Cardozo, New York City Subway Resources
Taking public transit to DC

All Metro rail lines cross the green line which stops at U Street.

From Metro's orange, yellow, or blue line, transfer to the green line at L'Enfant Plaza, and go north towards Greenbelt, but get off after 5 stops, 8 minutes, at U Street.
From the Metro red line, transfer to the green line at the first of either green line station, and ride to U Street.

Parking in Metro station lots is free on weekends. All stations at the end of Metro lines have parking, including five stations at each end of the green line. The 10-mile Metro ride from the Green line's either end (both near the Capital Beltway I-95) costs $2.35 on weekends.

From Baltimore, drive I-95 south. At the Capital Beltway, go east (left fork), and then take the first exit, Greenbelt Metro station. Park, and take the train (the only one there, the green line towards DC). Go seven stops, 20 minutes, to U Street.
From the Capital Beltway's southeast section, take right exit 7B for Branch Ave, MD-5 North. Take first right (east) turn onto Auth Road. At the circle are entrances to the Branch Ave Metro station. Park, and take the train (the only one there, the Metro green line towards DC). Go 13 stops, 31 minutes, to U Street.

Frank D. Reeves Municipal Center

14th and U Streets NW, MapQuest map
14th & U Streets NW, Yahoo map
Frank D Reeves Municipal Center, DC Citizen Atlas Report
To Frank D. Reeves Municipal Center by Metro
About Frank D. Reeves (warning: popup ads)

Neighborhood Associations and News

14th & U Main Street Initiative [also]
U Street Business and Arts Coalition (UBAC)
Cardozo-Shaw Neighborhood Association (CSNA)
Shaw DC.com, community news and information
Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 1B (section B of Ward 1), north and east of 14th and U Sts
Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 2B (section B of Ward 2), southwest corner of 14th and U Sts
Ward 1 events & meetings, DC Government

General Information

U Street, virtual tour, Neighborhood Guide, Washington Post
Greater U Street Historic District, National Park Service
U Street, Historic Neighborhoods, Cultural Tourism DC
Neighborhood Memories - Shaw U, City Museum and Historical Society of Washington DC
U Street Jazz: history of jazz in the Capital's Historic U Street District
U Street - Shaw District, Soul Of America
Virtual Tour of Shaw, Duke Ellington's Washington
Article: The New "U", Horizon Retrospective

Places

Neighborhood Map, Shaw - U Street landmarks, City Museum and Historical Society of Washington DC
African American Civil War Memorial and Museum
Lincoln Theatre
14th and U Farmers' Market, Local Food Alliance, Community Harvest
Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Branch Library
Thurgood Marshall Center
U Street/ Shaw, places beyond the monuments, WMATA
Directions to the True Reformer Building

Tours

Business Directories

U13 - Guide For The New U Street
U Street area bar guide, HillZoo
U St Corridor Restaurants, and U St Corridor Bars & Clubs, YTIC.com
Restaurants near U and 14th Streets, Time Out guide
U Street Happy Hours and Specials, Shotglass.net

Internet Search and Directories

U Street search, Google search
U Street - Cardozo neighborhood, Open Directory Project
Googlism: where is U Street, and Googlism for: U Street
U Street neighborhood, our-dc