The COVID-19 pandemic has forced Latin American cities to rethink their policies to address the new local reality and the challenge of maintaining a balance between economic performance and the social well-being of their citizens, especially those who are most vulnerable.
While COVID-19 highlighted the limitations of our cities in facing challenges of this magnitude—limitations that often stem from structural issues identified before the pandemic—it also brought to light the creativity and ingenuity used to design and implement innovative solutions that address the current situation and transcend the crisis with an eye toward the future. Many of these ideas have stimulated permanent practices that support a more sustainable and healthy urban life, often contributing to improved access for vulnerable populations to basic services, employment, education, healthcare, public spaces, and, in general, the opportunities that the city offers.
