Mondays 56: Design in a Pandemic

March 23, 2020

This week Shut Ins Local #101 meets again to talk about quick transportation thinking from Seattle and Bogota while discussing urban design in the time of a pandemic.

News

Seattle designates curbs for pickup – City of Seattle

Bogota expands bike lanes – Smart Cities World

Austin Judge throws out council vote – KUT

Odds and Ends

Cleaner air, less traffic – New York Times

Utah pushes forward with renewable plan – Utility Dive

Grocery workers deemed essential emergency – The Hill

Story of the Week

Design in a pandemic – Curbed

Puppies and Butterflies

The online TP calculator – CNN


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