That, at least, is how the framers of the latest District of Columbia rescue package probably viewed their work. Design roads in a way that encourages drivers to go slow, to be calm - narrower streets, raised pedestrian crosswalks, trees planted on both sides of the road, cobblestones, perhaps. We welcome your Letters to the Editor. Be sure to include your name and address on the e-mail form if you want the letter to be published. Only a selection can be published in the Monitor and its Web site and none acknowledged.
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