Long-time champion of public space reflects on impact of coronavirus on city life

Published: March 27, 2020, 7 a.m.

LA was once a destination for people who wanted to get away from crowded East Coast cities. The ideal was a single home with a yard and a car in the driveway.\xa0

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But over the last few decades, planners, designers and activists like Aaron Paley (co-founder of cicLAvia) have worked tirelessly to transform the Southland into a more social place, where people use mass transit and gather in streets and parks.\xa0\xa0