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New map shows where DC sidewalks are wide enough to socially distance

Greater Greater Washington – Matthew Holden:  “…Meli Harvey, an urban planner based in New York, published the site sidewalkwidths.nyc. This interactive map highlights which sidewalks pedestrians might have an easy time social distancing, and which sidewalks where this would be challenging, if not impossible. Helpfully, not only did Meli publish the site, but they shared their code on GitHub and encouraged others to adapt it for their cities. Based on Meli’s work, I was inspired to create Side Walk Widths DC. This interactive map highlights which sidewalks pedestrians might have an easy time social distancing, and which sidewalks where this would be challenging, if not impossible…”

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