To make streets walkable, empower pedestrians to cross anywhere

by Ben Ross, Greater Greater Washington

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To make streets truly walkable, we need to totally rethink how we run them. Crossing on foot should be legal anywhere and anyplace. Traffic lights should be red-yellow-green, with no walk signals.
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