Innovative solutions for the new normal – sustainable, resilient and inclusive while physical distancing.
In the midst of the public health emergency and physical distancing due to COVID-19, we invite civil society from Latin America and the Caribbean to collaborate creatively to develop solutions for the new normal and the reactivation of our public spaces, while still following physical distancing measures to avoid further contagion of the virus. Together with the IDB’s Cities LAB, we want to find innovative solutions for (1) how to reactivate public spaces with physical distancing and (2) how to recuperate and restore lost confidence in urban life.
It is urgent that we take action to rebuild existing community ties, restore the cultural values of our urban lives, and facilitate new forms of social relations that strengthen local communities. In the history of our cities, we can see that great changes to our urban fabric resulted from pandemics. In our role of Cities LAB, we desire for these innovations to be made collaboratively between multiple urban actors.
