From volunteering to vaccines … the best of a bad year | The Guardian
Covid may have made 2020 a year to forget, but amid the gloom there were plenty of positive moments
Jon Henley Thu 31 Dec 2020 08.00 GMT
Cities seized the chance to make more space for people and bikes
The pandemic acted as a catalyst for urban transformation, with authorities in many cities around the world seizing on spring lockdowns to reclaim the streets for pedestrians and cyclists. The Paris mayor, Anne Hidalgo, said it was “out of the question” to return to pre-Covid traffic and pollution levels, opening about 20 miles of new bike lanes, announcing plans for another 30, and sealing off a major east-west artery, the Rue de Rivoli, to private cars.
