Mega malls such as the Mall of America in the Twin Cities plan to reopen with new rules for social distancing, redirecting foot traffic, enhanced cleaning procedures, and limiting capacity to 50%.
Retail
United States
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Casinos, such as Caesars Palace in Las Vegas is taking measures to reopen that include Black Jack tables with 3 instead of 6 seats and deactivated slot machines that ensure social distancing.
Hospitality
United States
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Two-thirds of America’s restaurants are independent small businesses, that employ 11 million of the 15 million workers in this sector, most of whom are now unemployed. Beyond the financial, restaurants are central to culture and well-being. But over 78% of Americans say they would be uncomfortable eating at a restaurant. With very little direction on how to reopen and with space restrictions that make social distancing impossible, restaurants need creative and innovative solutions to survive, according to Rohini Dey.
Restaurants
United States
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McDonald’s is adopting a series of safety measures in reopening. This include stickers on the floors to keep customers away from each other and from tables along with employees wearing gloves and cleaning/sanitizing tables after each use and restrooms every 30 minutes.
Restaurants
United States
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Lodging contributes nearly $600 billion to U.S. GDP and supports over 1 in 25 jobs in America. Hotels have been hit really hard due to the pandemic, with over 80% of hotel rooms in America being empty. Low-rise resorts and hotels in non-urban areas, such as Montage Hotels, encourage social isolation compared to high-rise downtown hotels.
Hospitality
United States
The US Travel Association released guidelines to ensure travelers’ safety and regain the trust needed for travel to resume. Hygiene and cleanliness are primary issues of consideration. Hotels like Marriott and Airbnb are updating their cleaning policies with technology like electrostatic sprayers with hospital-grade disinfectant and the home rental platform insisting on a 24-hour vacancy period between guest stays.
Hospitality
United States
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With shelters having to be thinned out and trains emptied for nightly cleanings, the homeless population is overtaking streets and neighborhoods at unprecedented rates. San Francisco saw a 300% rise in tents since January, undoing years of work to eradicate homelessness.
Residential
United States
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Reopening a city like New York takes synergies among multiple sectors–from the arts to hospitality. This falls under Principle #1 – Synergistic Communities. For NY, this means the formation of the Coalition for NYC Hospitality & Tourism Recovery, which includes Broadway’s Lin-Manuel Miranda as one of the five co-chairs and restauranteur and hospitality giant Danny Meyer among the key players.
One of the lessons people learned from the Great Depression had to do with accepting strangers. Jim Sheridan shared that when he rode railroad boxcars to get around during the Depression, there would be 50 or 60 people in a car, discussing politics and sharing meals. How can public transportation be a means for relationship-building and dialogue?
Streets – Transportation
United States
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Seattle’s Stay Healthy Street Initiative will result in the closure of 20 miles of streets to vehicular traffic to allow more space to exercise and bike, particularly in areas with limited open space and low car ownership.
Streets
United States
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