Pandemics change cities. They also spotlight their problems.

In this episode we look back on just a few ways this current pandemic had an impact on how we see and use our built environment. (ARE CITIES DEAD?!?!?!)

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Want to learn more on this episode’s topic? There has been no shortage of words written on the virus and our cities. Here's just a tiny sample:

• What the Pandemic's 'Open Streets' Really Revealed
• Coronavirus is not fuel for urbanist fantasies
• How the Coronavirus Will Reshape Architecture
• Driving Went Down. Fatalities Went Up. Here's Why.
• Oakland's Open Streets Programs Are Still a Work in Progress. That's a Good Thing.
• Past pandemics changed the design of cities. Six ways COVID-19 could do the same

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Hosted by AJ Fawver and Jordan Clark. Edited by Jordan Clark.

Music in this episode: Sounds of the Supermarket, ERLAX (YouTube), Stockwave (YouTube), and Scott Joplin ("Reflection Rag").