An Opportunity Zone Overhaul Should Improve Accessibility and Collaboration | Propmodo

ZONING     FEATURED An Opportunity Zone overhaul should improve accessibility and collaboration     If the coronavirus outbreak has shown the real estate world anything, it is that some areas were better prepared to weather the disaster than others. A recent study out of Columbia University demonstrated the connection between poor neighborhoods and infection rates by examining infection rates in New York City’s pregnant women, since all women who’ve given birth in city hospitals since March 22 have been tested for COVID-19. The data’s thoroughness provided researchers a comprehensive sample to explore correlations between infections and socioeconomic factors. What the researchers found was that women who came from neighborhoods with greater numbers of high-occupancy households had three times the infection rates of other women. The researchers also found a correlation to poverty. “Our study shows that neighborhood, socioeconomic status, and household crowding are strongly associated with risk of infection,” said Dr. Alexander Melamed, Columbia University professor and lead author of the study.  READ MORE     SPONSOR     RECOMMENDED     Sidewalk Labs plans to spin out more smart city companies   Austin selected as pilot city for traffic mobility initiative   Plans for 'smart city' seen as model for post-coronavirus China     FROM THE ARCHIVE     The Art of City Building What cities of the future can learn from the past Warehouse in the Middle of Our Street: The Future of Urban Logistics Real Estate       SPONSOR     MORE FROM PROPMODO   Who Will Be the Rockefeller of Property Data? A Grassroots Approach to Developing Community-Focused Opportunity Zones Flex Zones Stimulate Local Economies by Reopening Main Street Businesses Zoning and Building Codes are the Software of the Built World How This Pandemic Is Changing the Data Privacy Debate

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