What will the American city look like one generation from now? While cities have always been hubs of opportunity, urban landscapes have faced an onslaught of difficulties in recent years. Soaring costs of living, the economic downturn of a global pandemic, and a recent uptick in violent crime are straining America’s urban engines of productivity. And trends toward remote work have some wondering whether cities are over. What can cities do to meet these challenges? And how can we prepare for the next pandemic? To answer these questions and more, I’m joined by Edward Glaeser.
Ed is the Chairman of the Department of Economics at Harvard University and co-author with David Cutler of https://www.amazon.com/Survival-City-Living-Thriving-Isolation-ebook/dp/B08V896ZD6/ (Survival of the City: Living and Thriving in an Age of Isolation), released this week.