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Pedestrian fatalities serve as a warning; Street Smart campaign begins.

Publication: The Washington Times
Publication Date: 21-MAR-07 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Pedestrian fatalities serve as a warning; Street Smart campaign begins.(METROPOLITAN)

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Byline: Tarron Lively, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

The region's annual traffic-safety campaign began yesterday in the wake of several pedestrian fatalities - a situation that has frustrated residents, drivers and transportation officials.

The Street Smart pedestrian safety campaign, sponsored by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, aims to change the behaviors of motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists.

The campaign involves increased traffic enforcement at dangerous intersections and a series of public service announcements on radio, billboards and buses, with messages in English and Spanish.

Traffic and law-enforcement officials started the joint campaign at National City Christian Church at Thomas Circle in Northwest, a busy circular intersection with heavy pedestrian traffic.

Mayor Adrian M. Fenty, a Democrat, said his administration is working on ways to make the...

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