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Solly Angel Profiled in NYU Alumni Magazine
for Work on COVID-19 and Metropolitan Areas
Director of Urban Expansion, Solly Angel, was profiled in the Fall 2020 Issue of the NYU Alumni Magazine for his work on COVID-19 and metropolitan areas.
We should not compromise the long-term density of our cities by the short-term need for social distancing,” says Angel, who notes that flight to the suburbs has repercussions related to global warming. Simply put, “we need urban densities to increase, not decline,” says the professor. “The pandemic may show us the importance of metropolitan coordination: it can save lives.