Visitors to Washington, DC often describe the city as very walkable, and are delighted to find they can do most of their sightseeing on foot. But residents often have an entirely different idea of what makes each neighborhood more or less friendly to pedestrians. As advocates prepare to visit the city at the end of October for the National Walking Summit, we hit the sidewalks alongside of a few locals who use foot travel as a way to explore and transform their own neighborhoods -- and lives -- for the better. 

They're learning valuable skills, and, as their teacher says, "they understand that [tiny houses] could be the wave of the future."

What does the future hold for the District? Elevation D.C. looks forward for our last issue of the year.

Arts and community-building come together on April 1st over a good meal. Read how, from #FutureOf organizer Jess Solomon.