How COVID-19 Has Underscored the Digital Divide

COVID-19 has underscored yet another reality that planners
already knew: Broadband access — or reliable, high-speed internet
access — is a necessity, not a luxury.
APA's Sagar Shah talks with Anna Read, an officer for the
broadband research initiative at The Pew Charitable Trusts, about
the basics of the issue. Read clears up some common
misconceptions about the digital divide and describes the work
that several communities across the country are doing to close
the broadband gap. The two also discuss how planners can get
involved in local broadband processes and help shape requirements
for access.