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Inclusion, walkability will be key to rebuilding cities after the COVID-19 pandemic

People in face masks strolling in Piazza di Spagna, Rome, Italy during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cities took the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic. Image:  Gabriella Clare Marino/Unsplash

Kate Choi
Associate Professor, Sociology, Western University
Patrick Denice
Assistant Professor of Sociology, Western University
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The state of San Diego's sidewalks. Image: Science Direct
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