Article contentThe COVID-19 pandemic has reignited a debate that has been smouldering amongst city planners for a century: Are some kinds of neighbourhoods inherently healthier than others? When the coronavirus hammered New York this spring, it seemed obvious to everyone that the city was super-dangerous because it’s super-dense. Even Governor Andrew Cuomo, cited “all that density” for the city’s virus woes. Try refreshing your browser, or Suburban sprawl: is it a COVID-19 super-spreader? Back to videoThe problem with this collective gut reaction is that it isn’t based on facts.

Source: National Post June 15, 2020 15:13 UTC