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By Wendy Richmond
As I write this column, I consider the built environment around me, and it is different from how it was six months ago. I’m not talking about the lines that are now on the floor to keep us six feet apart, or the boarded store windows, or the signs that say “Masks Required.” I’m talking about the way I am
seeing public space. The ongoing global pandemic and social unrest permeate every perspective, outright or subconsciously.
Before I enter an elevator, I check if anyone is inside. When I prepare for a six-hour car ride, I read a half dozen articles about how to safely use a public restroom. And when I walk along a narrow sidewalk and a stranger coming toward me crosses to the other side of the street, I wonder, “Is this courtesy or fear?”