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The Public Health Landscape Today, when we venture to the park for a break from shelter-in-place, we are reaping the benefits of a historic response to the cholera, tuberculosis, and flu pandemics of the 19th century. The legacy of the move to invest in clean streets, broad boulevards, and designed public parks is easiest to spot in cities like Paris and New York. Frederick Law Olmsted famously conceived of Central Park as the "lungs of the city." Such spectacular places of prospect and refuge, designed for the "sanitary advantage of breathing," continue to bring people out for health and inspiration. No doubt, the pandemic of our time will leave its own mark on the built environment. Our hunch is it will take the form of outdoor WorkScapes that integrate our networked way of life with the benefits of biophilia.
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