Yes, it’s true: Elon Musk and his big ideas are coming to NoMa. The dreamer of the Hyperloop — an enclosed, tubular, as-yet-unproven rail system that would transport people, cars, and freight at very high speeds, both above and below ground, including an incredibly short 29-minute journey between D.C. and New York — is also the owner of the Boring Company, a tunnel-digging business that recently received a permit from the District to do work at an empty parcel in NoMa along New York Avenue. Even Mayor Muriel Bowser tweeted the news:

 

No one’s quite sure yet what it all means, but the news has received a lot of attention, as the list of select media hits below shows. And in late March, a new webpage appeared on the Boring Company website showing the proposed D.C.-to-N.Y. route and offering limited information on how it might work.

 

What’s next? We are as excited as you to find out. Who’s looking forward to lunch in Manhattan?

 

Curbed DC: Has NoMa Been Chosen for a Hyperloop Station?

Washington Post: D.C. Has Given Elon Musk a Permit to Do a Little Digging for the Hyperloop

Gizmodo: Elon Musk Is Back to Digging Tunnels, This Time Under DC

The Verge: Elon Musk’s Boring Company Gets Green Light to Start Digging in Washington, DC

MIT Technology Review: Elon Musk’s Boring Company Will Start Digging a Tunnel in Washington, DC

Fox5 DC: DC Greenlights Elon Musk to Dig for Hyperloop

NBC4 NYC: NY-DC Hyperloop One Step Closer to Reality With Early DC Digging Permit

Greater Greater Washington: DC Gave a “Top Secret” Permit to Elon Musk’s Boring Company

Silicon Angle: Boring Co. Gets Green Light to do Some Hyperloop Digging in Washington DC

JRJ.com: Hyperloop 超级高铁将在华盛顿地下开挖隧道 已获得许可 (China!)

TechGuru.fr: The Boring Compagny a reçu l’accord de Washington pour tester un tunnel à grande vitesse (France!)