America’s main street should be car-free


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F Street and 8th Street NW (facing southwest), featuring a short, and short-lived pedestrian mall. DC Capital Pride festival on Pennsylvania Avenue NW and Constitution Avenue NW looking west by Tim Evanston licensed under Creative Commons. Because it’s within the federal core, the corridor is also controlled by the National Capital Planning Commission, a federal planning agency. All three would move Pennsylvania Avenue NW in the right direction of prioritizing people over cars, though all have major shortcomings. There’s room in two out of three of NCPC’s concepts for a truly transformative vision for Pennsylvania Avenue NW.