The High Cost of Wide Streets

Among the most visible changes in the built environment from the pandemic are reimagined streets. During lockdowns, cities all over the world turned residential and commercial corridors into slow (or no) vehicle zones for pedestrians, cyclists, cafe seating, parklets and play. Even the World Health Organization took note in a recent blog post: “As we embark on building back better from the Covid-19 pandemic, the time has come to return urban streets to people.”