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When a Pandemic Goes Viral
March 16, 2020 — The Big Picture
We are watching the pandemic’s effects on mobility, public space, community, and “social distancing” in real-time. While it is challenging to cut through people’s fears at this early stage, it is crucial to reflect on the impacts this crisis will have on urban life-as-a-we-know-it, the weaknesses of our governance, healthcare, and infrastructure systems, and the likely aftermath and what we can learn from it.
![Whose City at Stake? Reflections on a Pandemic Year](https://newcities.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/greg.jpg)
Whose City at Stake? Reflections on a Pandemic Year
Greg Lindsay
Director of Applied Research NewCities
![Will COVID-19 Make Us Think of Cities Differently?](https://newcities.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/michele.jpg)
Will COVID-19 Make Us Think of Cities Differently?
Michele Acuto
Director, Connected Cities Lab, University of Melbourne
![Open Letter to Citymakers: 10 Key Implications of the COVID-19](https://newcities.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/mariela.jpg)
Open Letter to Citymakers: 10 Key Implications of the COVID-19
Mariela Alfonzo
Associate Fellow, Placemaking, NewCities
![The City At Stake](https://newcities.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/luca.jpg)
The City At Stake
Luca Ballarini
Founder, Torino Stratosferica and Director, Utopian HoursGiacomo BiraghiUrban Strategist and Consultant
![Carehaus: Designing for Care, Building Community](https://newcities.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/essay.jpg)
Carehaus: Designing for Care, Building Community
Marisa Morán Jahn
Multimedia Artist, Writer & EducatorRafi SegalArchitect and Associate Professor of Architecture and Urbanism, MIT
![Green City of Benguerir, A New City in the Time of COVID-19](https://newcities.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/sadv.jpg)
Green City of Benguerir, A New City in the Time of COVID-19
Younous Lahboub
Project Manager, Société d'Aménagement et de Développement Vert (SADV)
![Makeshift Pandemic Policies for Makeshift Mobility](https://newcities.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/benji.jpg)
Makeshift Pandemic Policies for Makeshift Mobility
Benjamin de la Peña
Member, Advisory Committee, The Roddenberry Foundation
![The State of Exception Becomes the Norm](https://newcities.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/richard.jpg)
The State of Exception Becomes the Norm
Richard Sennett
Professor, The Senseable Cities Lab, MIT Chair, Council on Urban Initiatives, United Nations Habitat Chair
![Imagining Speculative Responses to Near Future Emergencies](https://newcities.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/scott-2.jpg)
Imagining Speculative Responses to Near Future Emergencies
Scott Smith
Founder and Managing Partner, Changeist
![Pandemics: A New Piece of the City Planning Puzzle](https://newcities.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/andrew-1.jpg)
Pandemics: A New Piece of the City Planning Puzzle
Andrew Snowhite
Founder, Snowhite Strategies, Senior Advisor, NewCities