Pedestrians
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Neha Bhatt, D.C.'s pedestrian advocate, speaks on our walkability challenges
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The chair of the Pedestrian Advisory Council gives her take on what the District needs for safer walking as well as how we'll need traffic cameras, engineering skill, and public passion to help transform our city for the better.
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A closer look at who's responsible in pedestrian crashes
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The District's data from 2004 to 2010 breaks down how and where walkers and drivers ran into one another.
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The crosswalk is the most dangerous place for D.C. pedestrians
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The D.C. Police Department confirmed that the public space reserved for those on foot is, in fact, the area in which they face the most risk.
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A cautionary tale about jaywalking from Montgomery County
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One young man ignored the crosswalk and found himself arrested. Don't let this incident happen to you.
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Washington, D.C. now sports 1,360 LED street lights in its alleyways
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This morning, Mayor Vince Gray will venture into a Columbia Heights alleyway to replace the last of about 1,360 old alley street lights with newer energy-efficient LED lights expected to save 591,000 kilowatt hours of electricity a year as well as reduce carbon-dioxide emissions by 719 tons.
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How a car's speed affects the chances a struck pedestrian survives
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How likely are you to survive if an automobile strikes you at 20 miles/hour? 30 miles/hour? 40?
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No traffic fatalities in 10 years? Chicago's new transportation goals
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The Windy City proposes an ambitious new plan for traffic safety from the minds of people who once ran D.C.'s transportation department.
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New poll suggests 4 of 5 Americans support funding sidewalks, biking
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The results, from a national Princeton Survey Research Associates International poll of more than 1,000 people, revealed that 83% of respondents support "maintaining or growing the federal funding streams that pay for sidewalks, bikeways, and bike paths."
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Meet President Jed Bartlet, Washington's newest pedestrian advocate
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The West Wing cast reunites to promote the health benefits of walking in a new clip from Funny or Die.
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The pedestrian menace of overgrown grass?
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The Petworth listserv has called out the city of D.C. for that most insidious of community crimes — not cutting the grass! Can these citizens fine the D.C. government for not doing their neighborly duty?
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D.C. police kindly remind residents to watch out for pedestrians
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A new leaflet tells drivers when to give walkers the right of way on the streets of the District.
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Tomorrow's transportation paradise is today's commuting nightmare
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Whether Adams Morgan streetscaping or Metro Forward repairs, the maintenance and rehabilitation of our transportation networks creates subpar conditions.
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Walk carefully at these intersections, DDOT warns
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The city says that these 24 intersections are the most dangerous spots for people trying to walk in the District. Do you live near one?
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The sidewalk life of Anacostia means more than retail dollars
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We need more restaurants and retail across the Anacostia River, yes, but the value of more pedestrians walking at all hours has implications for community safety and comfort.
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11,000 people a month walk and bike D.C.'s Met Branch Trail
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The eight miles of trail are thriving in countless ways a year and a half after its debut. See how many people take to their feet and bikes to travel it every single day.
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See the District's fancy new plans for central 14th Street
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The D.C. Office of Planning released its draft for reinventing the corridor on the 1.3 mile stretch from Spring Road to Longfellow Street. Find out what pedestrian, bike, and driver amenities will potentially find their way to the Red Derby's doorstep.
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D.C. streetcar may be a victory for the city's pedestrians
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The government notes that "streetcar service would increase pedestrian activity within the streetcar corridors." In turn that would have the potential to trigger more business activity and make people feel safer.
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D.C. ranks as America's second best city for biking and walking
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The Alliance for Biking and Walking has released a new report that touts the District as a good city for bicyclists and pedestrians. But the data also suggests far more intensive advocacy and public efforts that receive not nearly enough funding.
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