The Bloustein School’s Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers University presented “COVID-19 and the Future of Economic Activity and Transportation,” September 29, 2020.
The one-day virtual symposium featured a keynote from UTTRI associated faculty Professor Richard Florida, “COVID-19 and How to Build Back Our Communities Better.”
In his keynote, Florida said that “history and past crises demonstrate that the pandemic will not be the death of cities.” He suggested however that “cities, public agencies and their leaders cannot return to business as usual. They must be intentional and look for ways to build back better.” This might include reinventing commercial centers, reimagining public space, diversifying economies, exploring new governance models, and increasing focus on equity to ensure economic recovery efforts are fair and inclusive. – “COVID-19 and the Future of Economic Activity and Transportation,” web news item, Rutgers University
Presented by Richard Florida, Ph.D., University Professor at University of Toronto’s School of Cities and Rotman School of Management, Distinguished Fellow at NYU and FIU, and Co-Founder and Senior Editor, The Atlantic’s CityLab — SLIDE PRESENTATION
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