If you live in a heavily populated area, maintaining social distancing practices while taking walks around the neighborhood can be a challenge and require weaving around people and across streets. Oakland, California is helping residents get outside by closing 74 miles of streets … [Read more...] about Oakland Slow Streets project makes social distancing easier
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OPTIMIST VIEW: Snapshots of Life in a Time of Coronavirus
BY KRISTY JANSEN AND AMELIA BUCKLEY KRISTY: Last Saturday I ventured out to the local Costco. My household was down to our last few rolls of toilet paper, and my 75 year old mother’s household - where she’s been in self-protective isolation with her two 70+ housemates for the … [Read more...] about OPTIMIST VIEW: Snapshots of Life in a Time of Coronavirus
Social distancing has actually been an asset for creating community
The clapping starts at 8 p.m. every evening. Across the world now, from São Paulo to Amsterdam, residents of cities confined to their homes by anti-coronavirus self-isolation measures are assembling on balconies, at windows, and in doorways to applaud the emergency service … [Read more...] about Social distancing has actually been an asset for creating community
Shutdown movie theater turned its parking lot into a safe drive-in cinema
Like many other public venues, cinemas have not been spared from the coronavirus shut down, leaving many moviegoers no other choice than to wait it out until they see the big screens again. But it appears that’s not necessarily the case everywhere. A resourceful cineplex in … [Read more...] about Shutdown movie theater turned its parking lot into a safe drive-in cinema