The urban planning, land use and housing designs trends and policies of the past two decades have been based on reducing carbon emissions and our collective footprint. The past few months have shown clearly that housing polices and trends that work to address climate change issues are the exact opposite of what works to prevent the spread of a pandemic.   While official policies and zoning may take awhile to change, if they ever do, people will likely make very different decisions on their own about where they live and how densely they want their neighborhoods. The pandemic and its resultant "stay-at'-home" rules, closed public spaces,  inaccessible common areas and increased remote work environment will likely push many away from urban centers and into larger single-family homes with private outdoor spaces.

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