ABSTRACT
This chapter clarifies the connection and offers initial considerations as to whether and how the distance between humans, cars and buildings should be reappraised. It argues that integrated urban development solutions are possible, without fundamentally calling into question the compact and dense city built on the principle of mixed use. Closed schools and shops, cordoned off children's playgrounds, deserted squares, buses and trains, orphaned pedestrian zones and virtually car-free streets: The effects of the corona crisis on urban areas are immense and can be observed worldwide. The current impact of the corona crisis on mobility structure has been profound, and indeed initially significantly positive. Social distancing and in particular working from home ensure less traffic, less traffic jams and fewer accidents. Cities are social organisms that are constantly changing. Current developments, which in many ways represent an unprecedented watershed, require people to be cautious about coming to premature conclusions about future urban development.
