Officials Discuss Street Smart on NBC4 Show

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Apr 16, 2013

On NBC4's Viewpoint show on April 14, 2013, Arlington County Board Chairman Walter Tejada, District of Columbia Pedestrian Program Coordinator George Branyan, and Montgomery County Pedestrian Safety Coordinator Jeff Dunckel, discussed Street Smart, the Council of Governments' new regional public awareness safety campaign urging drivers, pedestrians, and bicyclists to look out for each other.

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