This chapter explores the research from the University of Toronto on tracking downtown activity levels through cell phone monitoring. It reveals the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on most cities' downtowns, while highlighting the exceptional growth of downtown Salt Lake City despite the circumstances.
And the ecological crisis that threatens everything. Today, Explained’s Miles Bryan heads to Salt Lake City.
This episode was reported and produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Serena Solin and Laura Bullard, engineered by David Herman, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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