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Urbanism obituaries, 2022 | Death clusters of people, buildings and organizations as an indicator of institutional failure

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Then again, it depends on whether or not motor vehicle operators are conscious of pedestrians and bicyclists. Although to be fair to public health departments, many do address it. There are more traffic deaths outside of cities than within cities, because traffic tends to move more slowly within cities.

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Hospitals as urban anchors/revitalization levers, not usually, but with great potential to serve communities in important ways: Examples are two forthcoming projects by Intermountain Health and University of Utah Health

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

providing high quality people spaces within a hospital complex becomes very difficult (" Penn’s new hospital belatedly recognizes pedestrian space is a public health issue "). Medaglia was tasked by its then owner, Ascension Health, with closing or selling it. Anthony has posted operating income nearly every year since.

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Public restrooms: single versus multiple-occupant

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

In recent decades, NYC has effectively restored quality public restrooms, at least in Manhattan but largely this comes from significant investment and the provision of attendants (" New York's most luxurious public restroom just got a $300,000 makeover ," CNN).