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May 21, 2020
PANDEMIC URBANISM: A virtual symposium on COVID-19 and cities
PANDEMIC URBANISM
A virtual symposium on COVID-19 and cities
Hosted by the University of Washington
May 29, 2020, 9a – 5:30p PDTWhat does COVID-19 mean for cities? What are the implications of this pandemic for urban form, mobility, sociability, and politics?
In recent months, life in our cities has been radically transformed. The novel coronavirus pandemic has demanded cities’ urgent responses to the acute pains brought about by this crisis. Yet at the same time, the pandemic has merely revealed and intensified cities’ preexisting conditions of inequality, neglect, and discrimination — and so too their capacities for mutuality, resilience, and care. While the urban experience of COVID-19 is necessarily occupied with basic survival in the present tense, it also invites critical reflection on what our cities are and more hopeful reimaginings of what they could be. In this spirit, this one-day online symposium brings together more than 50 academics, researchers, practitioners, and activists to share their thoughts on the emerging state of pandemic urbanism.
See the full schedule and register to attend at pandemicurbanism.com.
Commuting to Work: In 2010, a reported 77.75% of Idaho drivers drove alone to work, while 9.92% used car pools and 0.81% used public transit.
Source: U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics
