Transforming Cities

Source: Manchester 1824

We’ve seen cities transform during the COVID-19 pandemic; high streets emptied, traffic lulled, new cycleways created and green spaces became an increasingly vital part of people’s active and social lifestyles.

The changes the pandemic has made to life and work in cities are huge and offer a glimpse at a possible alternative future. Is this an opportunity for cities to be reinvented, and if so, how would we begin to go about doing that?

Our researchers, working across the Manchester Urban Institute, Digital Futures and AMBS, consider some of the key issues faced by cities, using the city of Manchester as a focal point.

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