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#COVIDStreets, How Cities are Re-Designing Streets for Safety and Livability
#COVIDStreets, How Cities are Re-Designing Streets for Safety and Livability
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Length:
47 minutes
Released:
May 21, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
COVID-19 is necessitating rapid change in our cities. As many stay-at-home orders are lifting, people are getting outside, but we still need to stay 6 feet apart, so citizens and cities are stepping up in some interesting ways. How do you stay 6 feet apart when many sidewalks aren’t even 6 feet wide? The answer might just be rethinking the design of our streets and our cities overall. From tactical urbanism to open streets to changing the very notion of what a shared street is: we discuss with Jonathan Berk, placemaking advocate and a Director at Patronicity; and Jeff Speck, city planner, author, and long-time advocate for more walkable cities.
For links to resources we discuss on this episode, visit our show page:
https://designmuseumfoundation.org/005-covidstreets/
For links to resources we discuss on this episode, visit our show page:
https://designmuseumfoundation.org/005-covidstreets/
Released:
May 21, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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