#COVIDStreets, How Cities are Re-Designing Streets for Safety and Livability

<p>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. </p> <p>For links to resources we discuss on this episode, visit our show page: </p> <p><a href='https://designmuseumfoundation.org/005-covidstreets/'>https://designmuseumfoundation.org/005-covidstreets/</a></p>