Updated April 29 with data through April 28. In geographic terms, the Corona Virus has become the Northeast Corridor Virus: NE Corridor metros account for 6 of the 8 hardest hit large metros, and have 6 of the 8 highest…
What City Observatory this week 1. What the Covid-19 Shutdown teaches us about freeways. Everyone knows that speeds are up on urban roadways around the nation because of the stay-at-home orders to fight the pandemic. But there’s a hidden lesson…
Limiting demand actually makes freeways work better Portland’s I-5 North freeway now carries more cars, faster at the peak hour than it did prior to the pandemic. Average speeds on I-5 between the Marquam and Interstate Bridges between 4:30 and…
Whether you live in a city its suburbs, your metro area is the biggest geographic factor in variations in Covid-19 rates Suburban incidence is lower, but there’s about a six-day difference between the reported rate of Covid-19 cases per capita…
The New York Times tells us that cities were “losing their allure” before the Covid-19 pandemic, and that now people are preparing to flee urban areas. Sure, cities had a bit of a resurgence after 2000, But by the mid-2010s,…