Canada’s new normal begins in our cities GlobeDebate
Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed everything about how we live. We know this every time we put on a mask to go outside, monitor for six feet of physical distance between ourselves and others, eschew retail for online purchases, log in to work remotely, and have conversations with friends and family over online teleconferencing, instead of in person.
In other jurisdictions, we have seen announcements for bold measures to correct the planning mistakes of the past to chart this more resilient future. Paris, in particular, has emerged as an early global leader, with its plan to create 650 kilometres of new bike lanes, building on Mayor Anne Hidalgo’s precrisis agenda around remodelling the city such that Parisians’ needs can all be met within 15 minutes of their own homes.
Canadian municipalities have it in their power, today, to improve their transportation networks. It is within their power to change their land-use policies, and allocate more space for parks and sidewalks. It is within their authority to require that future real estate developers deliver to a higher standard, and they have the ability to reprioritize their municipal budgets to make our cities safer, healthier, fairer and more resilient.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Trudeau Promises New COVID-19 Contact Tracing Support For ProvincesFederal contact-tracers have been called in to help with backlogs
Read more »
Elizabeth May is wrong about oil and gasOpinion: Between 2000 and 2018 Canada’s oil and gas production industry directly paid almost $240 billion to provincial governments and $66 billion to Ottawa
Read more »
Opinion: In Canada, the tide of opinion is turning on ChinaThe Communist Party’s handling of COVID-19 has renewed contention over Huawei and the arrests of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor
Read more »
New Normal: Expect your haircut experience to be quieter, cleaner and more expensiveShaggy locks and showing roots have had many Canadians dreaming of returning to the barber or salon chair. But the new reality of masks, plastic dividers, physically distancing and hyper-cleaning makes the experience very different than pre-pandemic times.
Read more »
Posthaste: Plunging rents pose big risk to home prices in Canada’s big citiesStuff you need to know
Read more »