What City Observatory did this week 1. LA Covid correlates with overcrowding and poverty, not density. City Observatory is pleased to publish a guest analysis and commentary from Abundant Housing LA’s Anthony Dedousis. Los Angeles County has
The Week Observed, May 29, 2020 Read Post »
Are cities the latest victim of coronavirus? Editor’s Note: City Observatory is pleased to publish this guest commentary by Anthony Dedousis of Abundant Housing LA. Some elected officials and journalists have drawn a link between urban
Coronavirus in L.A. County: Separating Fact from Fiction Read Post »
Once again, there’s a naive and unsubstantiated association between urbanism and the pandemic Portland and Multnomah County have some of the lowest rates of Covid-19 cases of any large metro area The big drivers of
City Beat: Why Portland is not like NYC when it comes to Covid Read Post »
What City Observatory this week 1. Postcards from the Edges:Â Looking at the relationship between density and the pandemic. There’s a widely circulating meme associating urban density with the spread of the Covid-19 virus, undoubtedly
The Week Observed, May 22, 2020 Read Post »
There’s a meme equating density with Covid-19 risk. Two polar cases shows that density (or lack thereof) has little to do with the spread of the pandemic. Many, including New York’s Governor, have been quick
Postcards from the edges: Density is not Destiny Read Post »
Using county-level data, it depends on who’s classification system you use Counties may not be the right basis for diagnosing the contributors to Covid. One of the oft-repeated claims in the pandemic is the notion
Is the pandemic worse in cities or suburbs? Read Post »
