"What about playgrounds?" "What if it's too crowded?" "We can stay home for a few weeks."
I need a "read the piece" bot. 
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Cambs Police 💙
I hear a lot of "people won't comply." Well, read the piece. Making things overly-harsh and unsustainable makes it harder to get compliance. People then won't comply out-of-sight either. And is this a solution? They'll send cops to arrest people? And what?https://twitter.com/CambsCops/status/1247589993071226884 …
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Cambs Police 💙Verified account @CambsCopsWe have now developed an online form allowing you to report individuals breaching COVID-19 restrictions via our website: https://bit.ly/2V8qPol . Please do not call 101 to report breaches. Thank you for supporting the#StayHomeStaySafe message
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted City of Richmond BC
This is smart and appropriate! Without sane guidelines and outlets, many reports that people end up crowding on sidewalks. We should expand space (close down some streets! let people use stadiums/golf clubs!) and make smart use of existing parks/trails.https://twitter.com/Richmond_BC/status/1246518935555461120 …
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This makes sense! Make space rather than imprison people indoors! https://twitter.com/ashk4n/status/1248442190017122304 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Robin Sizemore
Yep. Not preparing and then panicking and then scolding people because it's obviously not possible or even advisable to stay indoors completely for months aren't good policies. But that's what's been happening in many places, creating more crowded places.https://twitter.com/RobinSizemoreWV/status/1249036598005637121 …
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Robin Sizemore @RobinSizemoreWVReplying to @Schenck @zeynepPeople here were mostly complying at the local park, but the city panicked because we had a pretty Saturday. Assuming the park would get too crowded, they closed it... Only for park-goers to off-road around the gates or park blocking the road so they could get outdoor time4 replies 20 retweets 62 likesShow this thread -
zeynep tufekci Retweeted Marc Lipsitch
I'm adding this excellent piece by
@mlipsitch,@j_g_allen and@ArnArbDirector here. I know people have been using it to plead with authorities to keep parks open, so they can add this superb article! (Mine: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/04/closing-parks-ineffective-pandemic-theater/609580/ …)https://twitter.com/mlipsitch/status/1249794738586300421 …zeynep tufekci added,
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My local Facebook groups are full of alarming stories on the toll of the pressure cooker of the quarantine on households. Without mincing words: getting people some fresh air, exercise, and a change of scenery responsibly is a genuine safety concern—and outdoors is our best bet.
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This is what my local trails do: post reminders at the entrance but keep the trails open. Here, just that works. There can be many congestion management techniques as necessary. (I’ve been lucky. Weather has been great all month and I now trail bike or run almost every day!
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But I keep hearing of people who have nowhere to go because authorities closed what park/outdoor space exists, or are misinformed about the benefit/risk trade-off for outdoors. That is not sustainable and it's dangerous. People are reporting alarming behaviors within households.
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Given the risks associated with communal areas of apartment buildings (stairs/elevators/corridors etc), which do you think has the best risk trade-off - passing through such areas to get outside for exercise, or staying indoors as much as possible?
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Yep, definitely go out! Just keep a distance from people while going out and touch as little as possible (you can use hand-sanitizer or just use a tissue to touch things with and discard it once out).
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Many thanks. Yep being careful about things I touch. The trouble is it's hard to avoid running into people on the stairs, and concerned about lack of ventilation in such spaces.
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