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This is one of the simplest and most effective things cities can do to save lives and be more livable.
Virtually every recorded coronavirus outbreak has occurred indoors, and eating in a restaurant is one of the riskiest things you can do these days. How to stay safe:
technologyreview.com/2020/10…
"Small changes to [city] codes is often all it takes to salvage a bad situation."
Bill Fulton - Director, Kinder Institute for Urban Research at Rice University, Houston
As nations fail to mount an adequate response to the climate crisis, great cities are stepping up. lnkd.in/d7pC8N7
Miyawaki: Miniature urban forests planted as complex ecosystems perfectly suited to local conditions that improve biodiversity, grow quickly and absorb more CO2. lnkd.in/dqqxFKb
A view from The Economist of Governor Tom Wolfe and the state of Pennsylvania... "Philadelphia and Pittsburgh with Alabama in between." lnkd.in/d2Dcby5
"Parks, plazas, and other outdoor urban assets are no longer being seen as superfluous, but instead finally being recognized as essential." [I hope so, but time will tell.] lnkd.in/d7jAiDP
"America has by far the biggest prison population, by far the most heavily resourced police forces, by far the largest crime rates and the lowest levels of public safety.” -- reminds me of US healthcare
"Crises and catastrophes focus our attention and sharpen our commitment to protect lives, and in the process improve the quality of life. What we need now is good governance and policies that will enable progressive change." lnkd.in/duQYbQg
Long term, one of the biggest impacts of COVID-19 may be a major realignment of power, as the US abandons its global leadership role while bungling its response to the pandemic. lnkd.in/e26wSUz
"Our food system is the product of agricultural and antitrust policies—political choices—that, as has suddenly become plain, stand in urgent need of reform." lnkd.in/enSrcDc
In some ways, COVID-19 will accelerate positive change in design. lnkd.in/d-ajfwx
What are we doing? In the middle of a deflationary spiral and a global pandemic why are we not investing in the future that we really want? lnkd.in/dzZEAXE
Never let a crisis go to waste. lnkd.in/ed8Wwj7
C40 is providing resources for cities to manage the immediate crisis through knowledge capture, dissemination, and peer networks. lnkd.in/dbPUJUy
"The question isn’t when a restaurant can open. The question is: when can the public feel safe going to a restaurant?" -- Tom Colicchio lnkd.in/drH85RG