Everyone is blogging about DC’s decision to require developers to build a covered sidewalk or provide a walkway next to construction projects. This is common practice in New York and elsewhere and seems obvious—a walkable city requires, first and foremost, that you actually be able to walk around it. Good for DC.

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David Alpert created Greater Greater Washington in 2008 and was its executive director until 2020. He formerly worked in tech and has lived in the Boston, San Francisco Bay, and New York metro areas in addition to Washington, DC. He lives with his wife and two children in Dupont Circle.