According to NBC News, it is all thanks to walking and cycling paths, wide sidewalks and parks, lost of parks. 

Walt Thompson said "If you walk out onto the (National Mall) at noon, tourists can't get around because there are so many people exercising, so many people walking and jogging. And on the weekend they are playing kickball on the Mall." Thompson is from Georgia State University and board chair for the report, NBC reported.

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