What should cities do to accommodate people who still need to move around, but need to maintain physical distance? It starts with turning over more public space (and streets are the most ubiquitous public space) to pedestrians & cyclists. vox.com/cities-and-urb…
If you're interested in this subject, you should read my (v. long) series about the city doing it best: Barcelona. It plans to eventually turn 70% of its streets over to local pedestrians/cyclists/scooterers. vox.com/energy-and-env…
Good to see the @RockyMtnInst branching out into the crucial subject of density & urbanism, with a piece that complements my interview 👆 from the other day. Nice work @BeninBoulder. rmi.org/coronavirus-an…
Too slow, DC. Too slow. washingtonpost.com/transportation…
Dunno how I missed this piece from the great @aarieff last week -- very much on theme with the pieces above in this thread. nytimes.com/2020/04/08/opi…
Interesting: Canada's national newspaper weighs in strongly in favor of opening streets to pedestrians to allow for physical distancing.
