The Fate Of Elevators In The Post-Pandemic City
Fear of crowds in small spaces in the pandemic is spurring new norms and technological changes for the people-moving machines that make skyscrapers possible.
Fear of crowds in small spaces in the pandemic is spurring new norms and technological changes for the people-moving machines that make skyscrapers possible.
The hyper-local social media platform Nextdoor is winning over local law enforcement and other government officials in the US, alarming civil rights advocates.
Will car traffic surge as lockdowns end, or will millions of Americans decide to bike, walk, or work from home permanently? Emerging research offers some hints.
To reopen, the US needs to quickly train and deploy thousands of people to track potential COVID-19 infections — because technology alone can't do the job.
We have more data than ever to track a growing number of coronavirus cases, tests and deaths. But can we rely on these numbers?
From drive-through rallies to video demonstrations, the public resistance of the coronavirus era adopts new strategies and advances very different causes.
As multistate pacts emerge across the US, a once-obscure planning framework is being used to help coordinate reopening local economies.
Schemes to privatize the US Postal Service are being debated anew as coronavirus lockdowns drive mail volume down. But there's an equally radical alternative.
Tight floor plans, "sanity" walks and the people you miss seeing: they turned up in your homemade maps of life during the coronavirus pandemic.
Cholera and tuberculosis outbreaks transformed the design and technology of the home bathroom. Will Covid-19 inspire a new wave of hygiene innovation?
For city residents, equitable access to local green space is more than a coronavirus-era amenity. It's critical for physical, emotional and mental health.
The coronavirus crisis stands to dramatically reshape cities around the world. But the biggest revolutions in urban space may have begun before the pandemic.
The coronavirus crisis stands to dramatically reshape cities around the world. But the biggest revolutions in urban space may have begun before the pandemic.
The short-term rental market is reeling from the coronavirus-driven tourism collapse. Can the industry's dominant player stage a comeback after lockdowns lift?
Renters in apartments and houses share more than just germs with their roommates: life under coronavirus lockdown means negotiating new social rules.
To help flatten the curve in the Covid-19 outbreak, officials at all levels of government are asking people to stay home. Here's what's worked, and what hasn't.
Because of coronavirus, millions of tenants won't be able to write rent checks. But calls for a rent holiday often ignore the longer-term economic effects.
Why would residents block a COVID-19 testing site? For the same reason many oppose other forms of neighborhood change: a desire to shift the burden elsewhere.
Urban resilience expert Michael Berkowitz shares ideas about how US cities can come back stronger from the social and economic disruption of coronavirus.
Hailed for its early efforts to contain Covid-19, Singapore has recently seen a surge in new coronavirus cases. Still, daily life is surprisingly unaffected.