• State of Coronavirus in America, update

    The virus appears to have peaked or plateaued across much of the US, even as New York and other hotspots bear the worst of the crisis.
    At the end of a traumatic and deadly week for the coronavirus, there are signs that the crisis may be easing in large parts of the US. At this time last week, both deaths and cases were rising in every part of the nation—although the northeast was the worst hit by far. Now, cases and deaths appear...Read more

  • How urban places can adapt after the coronavirus

    Walkable communities will continue to be viewed as ideal for live, work, and play—but more responsibility will fall on community planners to accommodate new desires, needs, and expectations.
    For many of us, the time of “sheltering in place” or “staying at home” has become a period of reflection, and a time to plan our next move for when we can slowly recover from the health and economic crisis. Most of us have already modified our social distancing expectations, consumer behaviors, and...Read more

  • The State of Coronavirus in America

    The way the virus has hit states and regions of the country differs greatly. The State of Coronavirus in America looks at divergent health impacts, including varying acceleration and hotspots.
    The coronavirus affects every city and town in many ways—and communities won’t begin to understand the extent of its impacts until the immediate crisis is over. My aim is to present facts on the coronavirus pandemic in a way that clarifies the crisis to readers, and, along the way, sheds light on...Read more

  • Why we need ‘sociable distancing’

    The false duality between dense public spaces and isolated private ones misses the complexity of all the diverse—and relatively safe—urban places in between.
    One of the long-term dangers of the coronavirus pandemic is that it may well exacerbate the worst tendencies of modern sprawl: all of the encapsulated, sedentary, car-dependent habits that have left us increasingly isolated and less healthy . One of the great opportunities of this episode, however...Read more