Street Recovery in the Age of COVID-19: Simultaneous Design for Mobility, Customer Traffic and Physical Distancing

This paper explores the relationship between urban traffic, retail location and disease control during COVID-19 pandemic crisis tries to find a way simultaneously address these issues for purpose of street recovery. Drawing on concept 15 min city, study also aims at seeking exit paths next-normal operating models support long-term business prosperity using case Royal Street, East Perth in Western Australia. Nearly half shops became vacant or closed end 2020 along east section demonstrating fragility small car-oriented milieu that is inadequately supported by proper physical, digital social infrastructure. A key finding from analysis formulation Minute City. describes truly proximity-centred socially driven hyper-local where residents retailers work together local as walkable public open space (other than movement space), benefit ameliorated traffic flow, improved safer, connected community.