<description>&lt;p&gt;In this episode we look back on just a few ways this current pandemic had an impact on how we see and use our built environment. (ARE CITIES DEAD?!?!?!)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Links:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Want to learn more on this episode’s topic? There has been no shortage of words written on the virus and our cities. Here's just a tiny sample:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-03/the-unequal-geography-of-covid-s-open-streets" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;What the Pandemic's 'Open Streets' Really Revealed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://archive.curbed.com/2020/5/20/21263319/coronavirus-future-city-urban-covid-19" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Coronavirus is not fuel for urbanist fantasies&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.newyorker.com/culture/dept-of-design/how-the-coronavirus-will-reshape-architecture" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;How the Coronavirus Will Reshape Architecture&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2022/1/10/driving-went-down-fatalities-went-up-heres-why" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Driving Went Down. Fatalities Went Up. Here's Why.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2020/10/14/oaklands-open-streets-programs-are-still-a-work-in-progress-thats-a-good-thing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Oakland's Open Streets Programs Are Still a Work in Progress. That's a Good Thing.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-04-22/coronavirus-pandemics-architecture-urban-design" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Past pandemics changed the design of cities. Six ways COVID-19 could do the same&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;---&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Check us out on &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/webuiltitpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/webuiltitpod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt; @webuiltitpod.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hosted by AJ Fawver and Jordan Clark. Edited by Jordan Clark.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Music in this episode: Sounds of the Supermarket, ERLAX (&lt;a href="https://youtu.be/MK8eBCD0a5s" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt;), Stockwave (YouTube), and Scott Joplin ("Reflection Rag").&lt;/p&gt;</description>

We Built It That Way

Jordan Clark + AJ Fawver

Pandemics change cities. They also spotlight their problems.

JUL 1, 202238 MIN
We Built It That Way

Pandemics change cities. They also spotlight their problems.

JUL 1, 202238 MIN

Description

In this episode we look back on just a few ways this current pandemic had an impact on how we see and use our built environment. (ARE CITIES DEAD?!?!?!)Links:Want to learn more on this episode’s topic? There has been no shortage of words written on the virus and our cities. Here's just a tiny sample:What the Pandemic's 'Open Streets' Really RevealedCoronavirus is not fuel for urbanist fantasiesHow the Coronavirus Will Reshape ArchitectureDriving Went Down. Fatalities Went Up. Here's Why.Oakland's Open Streets Programs Are Still a Work in Progress. That's a Good Thing.Past pandemics changed the design of cities. Six ways COVID-19 could do the same---Check us out on Twitter and Instagram @webuiltitpod.Hosted by AJ Fawver and Jordan Clark. Edited by Jordan Clark.Music in this episode: Sounds of the Supermarket, ERLAX (YouTube), Stockwave (YouTube), and Scott Joplin ("Reflection Rag").