- President Biden’s climate advisor Gina McCarthy on a “hopeful future:” https://time.com/5953374/climate-is-everything/
- Energy consumption from driving and air travel during the pandemic: https://www.cell.com/joule/fulltext/S2542-4351(20)30273-7?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS2542435120302737%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
- Disproportionate effect of pandemic on urban, minority communities: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/09/23/914427907/as-pandemic-deaths-add-up-racial-disparities-persist-and-in-some-cases-worsen
- Drop in state traffic during the pandemic: https://ctmirror.org/2020/04/06/state-sees-shocking-drop-in-traffic/
- Pew Research Center report about working from home: https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2020/12/09/how-the-coronavirus-outbreak-has-and-hasnt-changed-the-way-americans-work/#fn-29356-2
- Broadband access disparities: https://www.brookings.edu/research/bridging-the-digital-divide-through-digital-equity-offices/
- Global Workplace Analytics telecommuting report: https://globalworkplaceanalytics.com/work-at-home-after-covid-19-our-forecast
- Telecommuting as ‘the new normal:’ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/telecommuting-could-outlive-the-pandemic-lowering-emissions/
- Pandemic reveals what cars have done to cities: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/04/pandemic-shows-what-cities-have-surrendered-cars/610423/
- Space taken by cars in cities: https://www.vox.com/a/new-economy-future/cars-cities-technologies
- ‘Slow streets’ in Oakland, Calif.: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-17/how-oakland-made-pedestrian-friendly-slow-streets
- What’s next after ‘slow streets?’: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-06/the-swift-disruptive-rise-of-slow-streets
- Outdoor dining in New Haven: https://www.downtownnewhaven.com/public-space-improvements
- Revitalized rapid bus transit: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/18/opinion/buses-infrastructure.html?smid=li-share
- Anthropause: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-020-1237-z
- Increase in wildlife sightings: https://www.audubon.org/news/a-year-pandemic-how-have-birds-and-other-wildlife-responded
- Increase in state park use: https://ctnewsjunkie.com/2020/10/21/20201021_covid_sends_state_park_use_to_record_levels/
- National Audubon Society promotes birdwatching during pandemic: https://www.audubon.org/news/birdwatching-bright-spot-pandemic-stricken-economy
- Health value of time in nature: https://e360.yale.edu/features/ecopsychology-how-immersion-in-nature-benefits-your-health#:~:text=These%20studies%20have%20shown%20that,reduce%20anxiety%2C%20and%20improve%20mood.
- Funding for parks and natural spaces: https://www.lincolninst.edu/publications/articles/2020-10-room-roam-pandemic-urban-parks-what-comes-next
- Trust for Public Land report on parks and the pandemic: https://www.tpl.org/resource/parks-and-pandemic-report