Open AccessRethinking Streets for Physical Distancing
Author(s) -
Marc Schlossberg,
Rebecca Lewis,
Aliza Whalen,
Clare Haley,
Danielle Lewis,
Natalie Kataoka,
John Larson-Friend
Publication year - 2021
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.15760/trec.257
Subject(s) - distancing , space (punctuation) , download , covid-19 , public space , equity (law) , public relations , social distance , physical space , sociology , business , political science , computer science , engineering , geography , world wide web , architectural engineering , law , medicine , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , pathology , operating system , cartography
This report summarizes the primary output of this project, a book of COVID-era street reconfiguration case studies called Rethinking Streets During COVID-19: An Evidence-Based Guide to 25 Quick Redesigns for Physical Distancing, Public Use, and Spatial Equity. COVID-era needs have accelerated the process that many communities use to make street transformations due to: a need to remain physically distanced from others outside our immediate household; a need for more outdoor space close to home in every part of every community to access and enjoy; a need for more space to provide efficient mobility for essential workers in particular; and a need for more space for local businesses as they try to remain open safely. This project is the third in a series of NITC-supported case study books on best practices in street reconfigurations for more active, sustainable, and in this case, COVID-supportive uses. The full, 154-page book is available for free download from the National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC).