Biodiversity Lays the Pathway to Good Health Can a pandemic become the tipping point for connecting biodiversity with human health? By LaDonna Baertlein T he coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has precipitated a utopian glimpse into urban centers around the globe, where streets are closed to accommodate al fresco dining, bike lanes are expanded, parks are full, the air is cleaner, and pedestrians are seen daily walking the streets and trails of neighborhoods. Prior to the pandemic stay-at-home orders issued in many countries, the scale of the pivotal changes in the road right-of-way and park uses could not have been imagined. Yet, here we are with cities around the globe offering this idealistic vision as we collectively adapt to increased outdoor activities and spillover from commerce into our previously auto-dominated streets. PA R K S A N D R E C R E AT I O N .O R G | D E C E M B E R 2 02 0 | Parks & Recreation 41