The business district of the future will likely look nothing like it did in the past. To meet the challenge of revitalizing post-COVID central business districts, both cities and building owners are creatively rethinking previous norms. With fewer workers, how can urban centers survive and thrive again? An array of strategies are being employed: rezoning, residential conversions, enhanced office amenities, transit improvements, and a reimagined public realm. How are these strategies reshaping streets, commutes, offices, and conceptions of a business district?
Panelists representing development, design, government, and business organizations bring diverse perspectives and case studies from New York, Boston, Nashville, Tennessee, and other cities.
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Learning Objectives:
Assess the impacts and challenges facing urban central business districts in a post-COVID environment characterized by remote work.
Consider strategies for reimagining, repositioning, and reinvigorating districts, properties, and the public realm to both attract workers to offices and take advantage of a reduced demand for workspace.
Apply new approaches to redesigning existing business districts.
