NEW POSSIBILITIES IN THE POST PANDEMIC ERA IN THE DESIGN OF PUBLIC SPACES
Research Article
NEW POSSIBILITIES IN THE POST PANDEMIC ERA IN THE DESIGN OF PUBLIC SPACES
ABSTRACT
We are the witnesses of extraordinary pandemic crisis due to COVID-19 virus in the whole planet. One of the most important measures to protect from this invisible enemy is creating bigger social distance. Also, increasing of usage of individual eco transport options like bicycles or electric scooters will diminish the usage of common public transportation which represents bigger risk for public health. Our task as urbanists is to propose several possible options in order to increase the space for pedestrian communication, to stretch the width of bicycle lanes and to create new zones and paths for its users. The lessons that we have learned during this crisis could be used not only as a temporary planning solution. The changes in urban landscape should be implemented as permanent urban improvements. The process of pedestrianization and car banning in centers of towns was already started in more developed countries decades ago. But now, even these countries are reconsidering the public space in order to make it even more cars free and more pedestrian and bicycle friendly. The challenging question that is imposing nowadays considering Macedonian towns is related to capability of our authorities to enable this urban necessity into our car congested and air polluted cities in order not only to defend ourselves from COVID-19, but also to provide much more sustainable prosperity of our towns
ANDOVSKI, A.,
(2020). NEW POSSIBILITIES IN THE POST PANDEMIC ERA IN THE DESIGN OF PUBLIC SPACES. International Journal of Technical and Natural Sciences, 1(2), 8-13. Arrival Date Posted By:https://ijtns.ibupress.com/articles/new-possibilities-in-the-post-pandemic-era-in-the-design-of-public-spaces
