Client: A Better City

Year: 2020

Project Team + Panelists

• A Better City (event planning + organizing)

• City of Boston

• City of Somerville

• City of Salem

• Kittelson & Associates

• Neighborways Design

• The Trust for Public Land

• Solomon Foundation

*Work completed at A Better City

The “COVID-19 + Public Realm” panel brought together community leaders in a discussion of how cities and community leaders moved quickly during the COVID-19 pandemic to offer places for people to gather, eat, and drink outside. Highlighting outdoor dining on city streets, opening streets for people, and creating new pop-up parks, the panelists included:

• City of Boston, Director of Public Realm | Outdoor Dining + Permitting

• City of Somerville, Mayors Office | Outdoor dining in David Square

• City of Salem, Traffic and Parking | Spaces For People

• Kittleson & Associates | Shared Streets

• Neighborways Design | Shared Streets

• The Trust for Public Land | Pop-up Parks

Sharing lessons learned and reflections, the panel allowed for an open conversation on how the public realm can help support communities moving forward in both temporary and permanent ways.