The coronavirus is redefining our relationship to both personal and public space, and we’re going to need more of both. JDavidsonNYC writes
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In the coming years, state and local governments may not have the money to throw at long-term plans and vast fixed infrastructure costs. Managing streets and public spaces, though, requires little more than tape, traffic cones, spray paint, and a sense of urgency. In a matter of weeks, officials and private citizens all over the world have jury-rigged enormous metropolitan areas. Groceries arrive by cargo bikes. Restaurants sell groceries. Sheets of stapled plastic protect cashiers.
When we finally emerge from our lairs, pedestrians, bikers, stroller pushers, users of wheelchairs and walkers, and transit riders are going to need more acreage. Cities all over the world have figured this out. Oakland, California, is temporarily closing 74 miles of streets to cars, Milan is retrofitting 22 miles, Berlin is converting parking into bike lanes, and Paris is rushing to expand its cycling network by 400 miles.
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