Coronavirus and its Impacts on Urbanism

Boy oh boy does Tom Keane almost always give a bad take...
 
Knee-jerk reaction? Or did his editor instruct him to provide a counterpoint to architect Manfredi’s point of view? Perhaps he simply has faith in his opinion.

IMO, the North Shore suburb we lived in provided a clean, safe, comfortable environment for a kid’s upbringing. As an adult looking to put a little adventure into my life, I’ll take beautiful, vibrant Boston any day.
 
Another article on the topic: https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/02/us/cities-population-coronavirus/index.html

I moved to Boston for the unique urban experience and am very hopeful this won’t be a mass exodus to the burbs. While Boston population density is not so high (densest neighborhood by sq km is Fenway/Kenmore which has a low % of covid relative to other hoods as of this post), the downtown area seems very dense which will impact the urbanism as fewer people commute into the city.
 
Paletexan said:
Another article on the topic: https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/02/us/cities-population-coronavirus/index.html

I moved to Boston for the unique urban experience and am very hopeful this won’t be a mass exodus to the burbs. While Boston population density is not so high (densest neighborhood by sq km is Fenway/Kenmore which has a low % of covid relative to other hoods as of this post), the downtown area seems very dense which will impact the urbanism as fewer people commute into the city.
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As far as I know, Chinatown has the densest population in the city.
 
Article on San Francisco exodus: https://www.sfgate.com/living-in-sf/article/Wealthy-buyers-in-mad-rush-to-leave-SF-15324574.php
Haven’t read about an exodus from Boston, but areas in the metro are seeing more activity such as the north shore.

I did notice walking around the other night that less than half the lights were on in most residential buildings in the south end and back bay, but maybe that is normal in summer since everyone seems to have second homes on the coast or is a student.
 
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