A Pandemic of Opportunity: What & How to Change the Public Realm

Do empty streets mean the city is empty? Silent storefronts, office buildings, public space, and transit -- bellweathers for the profound effect that COVID-19 does and will have on the public realm and a healthy civic life. This program will aknowledges and looks beyond the dire straights of the past year: office space at 25% capacity, a boom in public meeting places, decreased activity in city centers, a shift away from shared and public transport, & an acceleration in our reliance on digital services. Yet the chaos has opened opportunities for a more balanced, just, and sustainable urban reality.

Time/ Location:
12:00 pm | 60 mins
Virtual Watch Party

PANELISTS:
Robin Abad Ocubillo, (Moderator) SFUFF Program Producer, Civil Servant, Urban Designer
Vivian Doumpa, Planner and Geographer (Athens, Greece)
Jung-In Kim, Professor of Architecture, Soongsil University (Seoul, Korea)
Dr. Juliet Kahne, Director of Events, Project for Public Spaces (NYC, USA)
Co-Presented by Project for Public Spaces