We need to reimagine them and invest in them as platforms for health, equity and neighborhood wellbeing.

"Our community centers, parks and other public spaces are more than the sum of their parts -- they are critical social infrastructure that provides the fabric for a city's health and wellbeing. In an era when people are more isolated than ever and distrust in government runs high, it's imperative that we reimagine public spaces as more than just physical assets to maintain but as platforms for equity and neighborhood revitalization" — Akron, Ohio's mayor Dan Horrigan.