ABSTRACT
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) would be recognized not only as a health crisis but also as a socio-economic emergency situation that brings to mind the concept of “urban resilience.” Social distancing came into the forefront and many countries have been forced to adopt such measures immediately. The measures put in place in Greece were strict; however, they also were among the most proactive in Europe and have been credited on a worldwide level for limiting the spread of the pandemic and kept the number of deaths among the lowest in Europe. Public squares and streets consist of the main components of the public space of a city. The management of public space preoccupied the General Secretariat of Civil Protection but also academics and urban planners in Greece. It is an integrated plan of revival of the historic center that creates new paths for pedestrian and bicycle movement. The “Great Walk” scheme manages to materialize interventions that for decades were not achieved.
