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Four years ago today my kid's school shut down and I coped by making a list of cities that were closing streets to cars so kids could play in them.
Shortly thereafter, I took to social media for help documenting what would soon be a global phenomenon.
It was a hell of a ride.
#COVID #COVIDstreets #ShiftingStreets #PandemicStreets @pedbikeinfo
@pedbikeinfo That initial tweet led to
1. a global database of street space changes with entries from over 1,500 cities,
2. multiple new and rekindled collaborations with brilliant people around the world,
3. some very cool papers (by me and others), and
4. a new job
The work's not done, but it's a lot different from those early days, before the birdsite got enshittified. Still fun though!