Pedestrian
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EPA joins D.C. to green Anacostia Metro station and intersections
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The District is one of five capital cities the EPA is partnering with to make the neighborhoods more sustainable and pedestrian friendly, Mayor Vincent Gray announced today. Ward 8's going to get better sidewalks and more trees.
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The Georgia Avenue/Pleasant Plains Heritage Trail opens soon
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The first signs for the Petworth trail have begun to be installed in the Petworth and Shaw neighborhoods. The pedestrian trail, which places a strong emphasis on the area's culture and history, will debut on October 15.
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The car took its first American life 112 years ago today
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Henry Bliss, a Manhattan real-estate salesman, became the first American to die by car more than a century ago on this day.
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Georgia Ave/Pleasant Plains Trail debuts October 15
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A new trail will link the Petworth and Howard Metro stations and places a special importance on the deep well of history that exists in these neighborhoods.
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A victory for feet and bikes after the D.C. quake
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How did people react to the 5.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the East Coast yesterday? Panic and confusion may have initially reigned, but people quickly took control. Now we're back to business as usual.
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Mapnificent shows how far you can travel in 15 minutes
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A new mapping tool called Mapnificent reveals the distances a pedestrian can reach in just 15 minutes. No more excuses about "too far," people.
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A different way to see the District's sky
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A website collects images of how the landscape changes above us as we walk through the District through photos captured every five minutes, creating a vision of what a day looks like far above our heads.
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How pedestrian-friendly is your neighborhood? Calculate its 'Walk Score'
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A web tool can now crunch the data about our surrounding neighborhoods to determine just how pedestrian-friendly a given address is — and whether there's food, books, and public transit nearby. Learn yours now.
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A pedestrian's fears rise as bicycles race along District sidewalks
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A D.C. reverend living in Columbia Heights wants people to stand up for walkers' safety after a growing number of close calls with the city's bicycling community.
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Tehran's terrifying crosswalk where no one stops (video)
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At this Tehran crosswalk, people, cars, motorcycles, and bikes freely travel without any apparent fear of being hit. Can this surreal video even be real?
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Zipcar launches Low Car Diet Challenge with city-versus-city teams
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Three D.C residents join a 30-day nationwide competition to show they don't need to use their personal vehicles at all to get around the District.
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Feet in the Street returns October 15 in Fort Dupont Park
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Expect the annual event to kick off with a good run and include everything from face-painters to pumpkins to in-line skates.
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