How pandemics have changed American cities – often for the better
- Written by Catherine Brinkley, Assistant Professor of Community and Regional Development, University of California, Davis
New York City has closed some streets to traffic to give residents more room to roam during the coronavirus pandemic, Queens, May 13, 2020.Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty ImagesNew York City’s experience as the epicenter of the U.S. COVID-19 outbreak is raising questions about urban living. Quarantined residents worry about the future in a...
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