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Despite some name-calling of the D.C. Streetcar as pointless and a waste of money, the transit system is moving forward. The D.C. Department of Transportation announced today that it is extending weekend access and shortening wait times.

Beginning September 18, the system will ferry riders up and down the H Street Corridor on Sundays for the first time, making it a seven-day-a-week service (Saturdays have shown consistently higher ridership numbers than weekdays.) DDOT is also shaving headway times from 15 to 12 minutes. No word, though, on when, or even if, they will start charging fares.

The announcement comes as the streetcar approaches its six-month anniversary this weekend. The system’s inaugural ride took place on February 27 with a massive launch party on H Street, following a decade of delays for the $200 million project. It marked the return of streetcars to D.C. for the first time since 1962. And since then, it has carried more than 400,000 passengers, according to DDOT data.

The 2.4-mile line has eight stops on H Street NE from Union Station to Oklahoma Avenue.