UTTRI associated faculty Professor Alan Walks, Howard Ramos and Jill L. Grant co-wrote “Coronavirus pandemic is an opportunity to create affordable cities” published in The Conversation, April 1, 2020.
Will this crisis offer an opportunity to create truly just cities?
The article discusses Canadian income inequality, lack of affordable housing, and transit needs, and how COVID-19 stimulus funding through the “Government of Canada COVID-19 Economic Response Plan” could fund solutions.
Stimulus spending can have long-term impacts if it protects workers, allows tenants the right to remain in their units and invests in new public transit lines that make cities more sustainable.
Read the full article at The Conversation.