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National Real Estate Investor
Social Distancing While Reopening
WMRE Staff Jun 19, 2020

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Outside a Chase Bank
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A Chase bank branch operates with customers waiting in line with six-feet buffers and with capacity limits on how many customers can be in the branch at once. 

Inside a Bank ATM
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Encouraging social distancing in an ATM kiosk is as simple as putting down some tape to provide guidance on safe buffers.  

Glass Partitions
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Plexiglass partitions enable employees to sit down with customers and conduct bank business at their desks. 

Office Desk with Glass Partition
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Glass partitions at shared desks are an option some companies are employing in open-office layouts. 

Social Distancing with Face Masks at the Office
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A safe way to bring people back into office settings is to keep desks six feet apart while still encouraging mask and glove wearing. 

Co-working Space with Social Distancing
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Some companies have used simple signage measures to designate which spaces should be used and which shouldn't in order to have people back and working without sitting too close to each other.  

Gym with Alternating Machines Closed
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Gyms have been able to reopen and keep patrons safe by closing off some machines and encouraging mask usage. 

Gym with Personal Workout Pods
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Another tactic to keep customers safe at gyms is placing machines and workout areas inside plastic sheeting. 

Hotel Elevator Distancing
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A hotel limits elevator capacity and encourages people to stand at far corners with a floor sticker. 

Another Hotel Elevator
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Another example of a safe elevator practice includes encouraging passengers to face away from each other while riding to their desired floors. 

Hotel Bellhops at Caesars Palace
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Bellhops at Caesars Palace wear masks and stand distanced, ready to help arriving travelers safely.

Casino with Glass Partitions
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You can gamble with your money while being less risky with your health. Wearing masks and employing partitions allows the table games to go on.

Distancing Tables
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Where restaurants are allowed to have indoor seating, removing tables and making sure the remaining ones are at least six feet apart is a common tactic. 

Alternate Booth Seating at Diner
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Restaurants that have booths that cannot be removed are seating patrons at every other table to achieve proper social distancting. 

Mannequins Used for Restaurant Social Distancing
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Another creative solution for restaurants is to leave existing tables in place, but to put mannequins or stuffed animals at some tables to ensure diners are properly spaced out. 

The Scene Outside a NYC Home Depot
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With capacity caps in stores, customers wait safely spaced out for their turn to shop. 

Making Social Distancing Squares
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At smaller stores, floor markings can help guide customers to maintain proper social distancing while shopping and waiting in line to pay. 

Social Distancing Signage
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Signs in retail settings encouraging social distancing have become a common sight throughout the country. 

Social Distancing at the Mall
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Many malls around the country have now reopened. Mall concourses and common areas are large enough to allow shoppers to easily social distance, with the help of signage to encourage the practice. 

Salons and Barbershops
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It's safe to get haircuts again if salons and barbershops space out service stations and require stylists, barbers and customers to wear masks at all times.  

Drive-in Theaters
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One alternative to movie theaters, which are still hashing out their best practices, has been the revival of drive-ins. They are popping up throughout the country at underused lots and in retail center parking areas. 

Airport Terminals
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For those brave enough to travel, airports are employing many measures to ensure safe social distancing. 

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