Our built environment is exacerbating the loneliness crisis

Nearly half of American adults say they sometimes or always feel alone. One contributor you might not expect: zoning laws. Post-war land use planning spread everything apart—work here, school there, shopping somewhere else—then built roads that make it dangerous to do anything but drive. The result is a nation of people isolated in single-occupant vehicles, even for trips under a mile. The good news, as urban planning advocate Andy Boenau argues, is that these policies were made locally—which means they can be unmade locally too. Read the full commentary at Fast Company linked below.

Andy Boenau

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