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Episodes 1 to 10 of Perils for Pedestrians
These are 28 minute episodes. A new episode is released monthly.
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Video specials are also now available

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Episode 10
©1997

• A new report, "Mean Streets", looks at the silent epidemic of pedestrian fatalities under the wheels of the automobile. 6,000 pedestrians die every year in the United States!
• The Chesapeake Bay Bridge Walk is the first Sunday in May. 50,000 Maryland residents get up early to participate.
• A homeowner is happy with his new sidewalk in Bethesda, Maryland.
• A community looks at alternatives to a proposed new highway, which would separate homes from each other and from churches and schools.
• Intersection of the Month - Lee Highway and Gallows Road in Merrifield, Virginia.

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Episode 9
©1997

• ISTEA funds building sidewalks in Clifton, Virginia.
• New bike lanes provide safe school access in Wickenberg, Arizona.
• Development of a General Management Plan for Rock Creek Park, Washington, DC.
• Intersection of the month Wilson Blvd. and Oakland Street, Arlington, Virginia. 

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Episode 8
©1997

• Long range transportation vision planning by the Metropolitan Washington DC Council of Governments.
• Intersection of the month Fernwood Road and Democracy Boulevard, Bethesda, Maryland.

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Episode 7
©1997

• Missing sidewalks along arterials in northwest Columbus, Ohio.
• Hawaii Centers for Independent Living support pedestrians with disabilities.
• Intersection of the month Bradley Boulevard and Goldsboro Road, Bethesda Maryland.

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Episode 6
©1996

• Experimental flashing crosswalks in Santa Rosa, California.
• The Bay Trail, a 400 mile mixed use trail circling San Francisco Bay. California.
• Bicycle actuated traffic signals in Berkeley, California.
• More speeches at the Capital Crescent Trail dedication in Bethesda, Maryland.
• Trail etiquette on a mixed use trail.
• Intersection of the month Leesburg Pike at Tysons Corner Center, Tysons Corner, Virginia.

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Episode 5
©1996

• The Hawaii Bicycling League: advocacy and education.
• Peoples Advocacy for Trails Hawaii (PATH): more advocacy and education.
• The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center: a different type of peril. Ewa Beach, Hawaii.
• TheBus: Oahu Hawaii's award winning transit system.
• Volunteers maintain sidewalks on Community Service Day, Bethesda, Maryland.
• A dangerous underpass with no space for pedestrians in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
• Dedication of the Capital Crescent Trail in Bethesda, Maryland. Remarks by Rep. James Oberstar(D-Minnesota).
• Intersection of the month Fairfax Circle in  Fairfax County, Virginia.

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Episode 4
©1996

• Revitalizing an older neighborhood with the Renew Montgomery County, Maryland program.
• Bike Bethesda, Maryland Day, with a police bicycle competition and a children's bicycle safety rodeo.
• Bill Wilkinson of the Bicycle Federation of America discusses ISTEA, The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act.
• Intersection of the month Richmond Highway and Kings Highway,  Fairfax County, Virginia.

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Episode 3
©1996

• Sidewalks that end just short of school crossings, Bethesda, Maryland.
• The Pikes Peak Area Trails Coalition and natural and paved trails in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
• Plans to make downtown Colorado Springs pedestrian friendly.
• Transportation Concepts 2000, and their concerns for pedestrians in Colorado Springs.
• Intersection of the month Seven Corners in Falls Church, Virginia.

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Episode 2
©1996

• Missing sidewalk on the border between Maryland and the District of Columbia.
• A possible new trolley line between Bethesda and Silver Spring, Maryland.
• Bicycle racks on buses in Montgomery County, Maryland.
• Missing sidewalks near subway stops in northern Virginia.
• A new sidewalk resembles a maze because of a lawsuit.
• Intersection of the month Shady Grove Road and Route 355, Gaithersburg, Maryland.

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Episode 1
©1996

• Families protest for a sidewalk on Brookville Road, Chevy Chase Village, Maryland.
• A student group promotes awareness of people with disabilities at the University of Missouri.
• The Highway Department forgot to put in curb cuts along a rebuilt road in Columbia, Missouri.
• A blind pedestrian has problems with missing sidewalks in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
• A children's bicycle safety rodeo in Vienna, Virginia.
• Walking along a road crossing over the Washington, DC Beltway can be challenging when the highway engineers forget to think about pedestrians.
• Intersection of the month King Street, Braddock Road, and Quaker Lane in Alexandria, Virginia.

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