Jill L Grant

Cities are going to be reshaped by the coronavirus pandemic, which has closed public parks, decreased traffic and put pressures on housing. (Nathan Shurr/Unsplash)

April 28, 2020

What cities can learn from lockdown about planning for life after the coronavirus pandemic

Jill L Grant, Dalhousie University

Cities can learn from past pandemics to see how communities and lifestyles are shaped by outbreaks.

Rent strikers from Toronto’s Parkdale neighbourhood and fellow protesters gather outside Social Justices Tribunal Ontario in February, 2018. The group refused to pay rent after the landlord applied for an increase in rents. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

April 1, 2020

Coronavirus pandemic is an opportunity to create affordable cities

Howard Ramos, Dalhousie University; Alan Walks, University of Toronto, and Jill L Grant, Dalhousie University

It’s time to reset Canada’s housing policies to make cities more affordable and more socially just places to live.

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What cities can learn from lockdown about planning for life after the coronavirus pandemic

Coronavirus pandemic is an opportunity to create affordable cities

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