Anyone else noticed that post-covid, pedestrian density has dropped massively? Walking around downtown now feels like I'm playing GTA3 for PlayStation 2, and if you move off the beaten path, humans (beyond occasional delivery guy buzzing by) cease to exist entirely. Number of cars doesn't seem to have gone down though, anectotally it even seems that there are more traffic jams now. What gives? How do we get people to walk again?
>>2028539You’re just autistic
There was a drop for about 18 months following the lockdowns but now there are more than ever. You probably just live in a flyover.
>>2028539Over here it's mixed. The outer urban areas hit hard by exodus never recovered, many of the business casualties of the pandemic still have for lease signs over their retail space but downtown and core urban zones boomed and now experience more people than before, like waaay more.
Outside of exercise, people don't gather in areas if there's nothing to do. Some of the California outdoor malls still are suffering from vacancies related to COVID and subsequent crime wave. No stores/restaurants --> no people walking around, it's that simple.
>>2028645wear the mask, chud
Nyc started feeling normal again by summer 2022
>>2028539maybe where you live things are dead but the shopping malls and downtown shopping districts are as crowded as they've ever beenthe only thing different now is that Black Friday isn't really a thing anymore (and good riddance desu)
