Every day, even in Iowa, we continue to face obstacles that stand between us and our constitutional right to vote (re: “Iowa judge invalidates tens of thousands of Johnson County ballot request forms”). We do not have much time to ensure that everyone’s voice is heard. Here's what you need to know about absentee ballots and voting early in Iowa Request your absentee ballot as soon as possible As we all know from urban designer Jen Gehl’s observations, voluntary activities happen on the street only if the necessary infrastructure is in place. Joe Biden and Theresa Greenfield would face these issues in a straightforward and humanitarian manner, neither denying the existence or severity of the problems nor refusing to follow the advice of the experts. An Unwalkable City I would call this a crisis of pedestrian practices, as walking disappears as an option to get from A to B or to simply move around in public space. The economy and getting COVID-19 are not separate issues they go hand in hand. Even with adequate time and money to eat out, shop and travel, we stay at home to avoid contracting COVID-19 we are, therefore, not able to safely aid the economy. Trump failed to acknowledge the virus to stop its spread he continues to undermine medical specialists' advice and is now, for political reasons, attempting to rush through an inadequately tested vaccine. Improvement of the economy depends on controlling COVID-19. Mr. She says its hard for her to walk these days and I think of this unwalkable city (least walkable in the US, says Wikipedia). ► More from Fairlie: Just how walkable is Iowa City? COVID-19 and the economy are not separate issues But here, city zoning practices make no allowances for businesses in residential areas. Aside from Rumford and riverside most of the city’s population is within a 1 mile radius. Most cities the age and size of Iowa City would have small commercial areas - a block or two of corner shops or restaurants - that make for genuinely walkable neighborhoods scattered among the houses, near schools and next to parks. I think part of why people shit on EPs walkability is that most of it actually has the density to be walkable and it has great proximity to providence but those traits are somewhat ruined by how car dependent the infrastructure forces the city to be. If you live in Manville Heights, northeast of Muscatine Avenue or west of Sunset Street, if you want anything, you simply have to drive, or at least have access to a car. Long ago, the city government, urged no doubt by housing developers, made the decision to zone just about every square foot not taken up by streets for housing of one kind or another - mostly single-family homes. City zoning practices give residents little reason to walkĬharlotte Fairlie raises some good points about the challenge of making Iowa City a walkable community, but she barely touches on the biggest problem: for the vast majority of Iowa City, there simply isn’t any reason to walk except for exercise or pleasure.

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