“Leading world cities have been major victims of COVID-19, both from the virus itself and its accompanying economic disruptions,” BentallGreenOak head of Canadian research Phil Stone said while discussing the company’s new Future of Cities report.
COVID-19 has shone a brighter light on systemic issues in major cities, including a lack of affordable housing, income inequality and racial and social injustice. The report authors, however, expect this to spur a wave of investment and innovation focused on improving these issues and creating better, more resilient cities.