Posts tagged Exercise
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Richmond inches toward opening its streets
Two months after cities across the globe began making more space for people to safely walk and bike, could Richmond finally be on the verge of piloting its own slow streets program? Keep reading…
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Baltimore residents could soon get at least 25 more miles of road for exercise and recreation
A new bill passed by the Baltimore’s City Council Monday, and headed to the Mayor’s desk for his signature, could close at least 25 miles of road, spread out across all 14 City Council districts, for exercise. Keep reading…
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People need to get outside and move while stuck at home. Opening streets can help.
The coronavirus has turned our lives upside down and forced people to stay home. But while this is necessary for public health in the sense of avoiding infection, people also need to get outdoors for their physical and mental health while being stuck at home for six weeks or more. Keep reading…
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DC is a great place to run (as long as you’re not running in a bike lane)
During a recent bike commute up 15th Street NW, I asked a jogger why he was using the protected bike lane instead of the sidewalk. His response: “There aren’t a lot of good places to run in DC.” While I personally try to avoid running at all costs, I still wondered if this was true. I investigated, and according to my fellow GGWash contributors, DC is a great city to run in—just don't do it in the bike lanes. Keep reading…
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Here’s a map of 10 great running trails you can easily reach by Metro
The District is one of the most beautiful places in the country to run outside. This map highlights ten of the best places to do that if you want to get there by Metro. Keep reading…
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How much of a workout would you get walking from one Metro stop to the next? This map shows you.
How realistic would it be for you to walk rather than take the Metro? This map of the DC Metro system includes number of miles between stations, how long it’d take to walk that distance, and the number of calories you’d burn if you did: Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Autumn of our discontent
What’s next for Museum Square; Red card Buzzard Point; Fight fires not parking tickets; Don’t blame pedestrians; Salary standstill; Uber to the rescue; Two wheels or two feet?; Which city?. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Home improvement
Anacostia flips; The right to sunlight?; Obama for statehood; Express Lane predictions; Nixon-era biking; Lanier on bike lanes; How the ramp could look; Positive externalities of cycletracks; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Drawing the line
New lines for schools; The Tax Warrior II; A better tax option?; Too tired?; Was it “just an accident?”; Silver Line could get a date; Where the housing is affordable; No more secret meetings; Underground railroad. Keep reading…
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Heat maps show where people bike… or at least, where affluent people exercise by bike
A global cycling heat map from the fitness app Strava shows where people are exercising by bike. It’s a useful tool to chart the most popular bike trails, but the data skew heavily towards wealthier recreational cyclists and away from transportation and less affluent areas. Keep reading…