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Yes, in some places the sidewalk is only 5 feet, but there is a treebox area adjacent to the sidewalk as well as the adjacent roadway.  [b]We just step off the sidewalk when needed to avoid inappropriately close encounters.  [/b]There is very little traffic, and the few cars on the road give us wide berth when we need to be in the street.  I think Mayor is right to decline closing streets - she has said she is afraid of creating a festival like gathering in the streets on those closed roadways, which is exactly what is happening now on beach drive on weekends.  [/quote]

How lovely for you, that you are able to do that. Not everyone is.

Not to mention - if you're already walking in the street, and there's very little traffic, what exactly is the problem with making it official?[/quote]

Um. well. because people need to be able to drive their cars to work, to the hospital, to get groceries, etc.  How do they do that if they streets are closed?  [/quote]

DC has lots of roads with more than one lane each way. Leave one lane each way for people who are driving, and redistribute the rest of the road space to people who aren't.

Why don't you look around and see what other cities are doing? [/quote]

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