It is hardly news that COVID-19 is changing our cities: ghost business districts, a collapse in tourism, less traffic, increased online deliveries. Nor is it a surprise that much of the creative sector is struggling with the extended shutdown. Global audiences are staying at home, producers are paralyzed, new launches are risky, and investors are scarce. But amongst all this, … [Read more...] about Culture on Every Corner: The Opportunity for Cities in the COVID-era
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Incubating urban solutions: 4 lessons learned from city labs
Cities and urban life pose constant challenges, for which we need to find effective and quick solutions. To this end, we need an adaptive and multi-faceted approach that allows us to engage with different actors, catalyze ideas, experiment and test solutions, fine tune and scale up, and eventually inform new public policy. The primary goal of the Housing and Urban … [Read more...] about Incubating urban solutions: 4 lessons learned from city labs