Sidewalks
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A look at sidewalk cafes in downtown D.C., by the numbers
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The outdoor establishments keep growing — and that's a good thing for our local pedestrian life.
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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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Picture of the day: Beware the dogs of Petworth
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The pedestrian menace of pet excrement haunts a Petworth block. Luckily, a new sign warns dog walkers that if they don't scoop, they'll receive a serious fine.
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Metro history: D.C.'s cars and streets once poisoned us with lead
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No one wants to believe the ground beneath our very feet is dangerous. But more than three decades ago, people feared the lead that was building up in the District of Columbia — it was worse here than anywhere, some believed.
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Street Smart kicks off its fall 2011 pedestrian awareness campaign
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Expect more citations, more cautionary advertisements, and more efforts to get people to be more careful on the road. Yet will all these gestures, often appealing in fear, ever really end these pedestrian dangers?
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Are LED street lights the safe, pedestrian boon we imagined?
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The District has plans to install hundreds of LED lights around the city. One problem though — they may well be suppressing our levels of the chemical melatonin, which has anti-cancerous and anti-oxidant elements, according to a recent multinational study. Should we worry?
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Fireworks explode onto the urban streets of D.C. (photos)
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District residents lit up their celebrations on the sidewalks and intersections of our city's roads.
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Idea of the day: Should pedestrians shame careless dog walkers?
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Aggressive and public condemnation might be the only way to keep our sidewalks safe from puppy waste
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Golf umbrella: Please confine to golf course
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Golf umbrellas reduce sidewalks to poking grounds.
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D.C. Parks and Rec finally busts out the shovels at Hearst
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The District has apparently grown more accountable, at least when it comes to clearing snow and ice from a particular stretch of 37th Street NW.
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Feels like spring in Rosslyn (Photo)
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Weather may be playing a cruel joke on us, but it's pretty nice out there right now.
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Imperfect Arlington: Tables have turned on sidewalk clearing
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Arlington's got a new sidewalk clearing law. Perhaps the water treatment plant didn't get the memo.
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If D.C. had an enforceable sidewalk shoveling law, would MPD fine itself for dereliction of duty?
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According to an advisory neighborhood commissioner, the sidewalk alongside the Second District police station has not been shoveled.
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Sidewalk snow clearing: The North vs. South factor
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What kind of walk you have following a snowstorm largely depends on which side of the street you choose.
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Imperfect Arlington: Unruly newspaper boxes
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It's a newspaper box free-for-all, and no one's doing anything about it.
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T-14 hours 'til your sidewalks need to be clear in Arlington
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Arlington's new snow removal ordinance is in effect, meaning snow needs to be cleared by 1 a.m.
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Falls Church strategic pedestrian plan due for adoption by summer
There are no less than 2,250 "sidewalk deficiencies" that have been identified in the 2.2 square miles of the City of Falls Church, the F.C. City Council learned
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H Street streetcar substation could affect sidewalk cafe
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DDOT hopes to place temporary large power generator on the sidewalk.
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