>> I mentioned it elsewhere, but I wonder if these trends in staying home are also true in more walkable areas. I think it depends on zoning and mandates. I us

>> I mentioned it elsewhere, but I wonder if these trends in staying home are also true in more walkable areas. I think it depends on zoning and mandates. I used to live in Brooklyn on 4th Ave and it is super-walkable. However, numerous 12story buildings featured a parking garage as their ground-level facade, rather than cafes, offices, etc. This leads to an empty industrial feeling that makes people run away from such spaces. Here is are 3 examples: https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6718516,-73.9875659,3a,75y,295.93h,83.04t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sVDRp27kfZ7KbWUc_-2Hi0w!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?coh=205409&entry=ttu https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6718516,-73.9875659,3a,75y,2... https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6731304,-73.9863663,3a,75y,96.24h,96.74t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sq2gvTZpmYy8-tTh2d0miGA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?coh=205409&entry=ttu https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6731304,-73.9863663,3a,75y,9... https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6726699,-73.9865002,3a,75y,196.39h,83.86t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1ss0Sk18RWdF46pDEkAwyMSw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?coh=205409&entry=ttu https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6726699,-73.9865002,3a,75y,1... To be fair, many did have clinics or dentist offices also, but -- it would be nice to have places where people want to go -- gyms, cafes, grocery stores, restaurants, etc. In "The Death and Life of Great American Cities", Jacobs pushes for a variety -- and I can now truly appreciate that having lived in the above areas. The above areas may be walkable but dont attract people to walk there. They also become ghostly at night and people feel unsafe walking there. I could imagine the entire atmosphere changing with restaurants and cafes.