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The future of Toronto

The Post-Pandemic Future of Everything

As Toronto emerges from its Covid-induced fugue state, we’ll need to rebuild the city. It’s challenging, yes, but also exciting. We asked Toronto’s smartest thinkers to predict how the city could change—for the better

By Toronto Life| Photograph by Bryson Gibbons
| August 19, 2020
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How Covid got big thinkers thinking

How Toronto could change—for the better—after Covid

|1| The big picture By Jason McBride

 

How Toronto could change—for the better—after Covid

|2| Affordable Internet will become a universal human right By Alejandra Ruiz Vargas

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How Toronto could change—for the better—after Covid

|3| The film and TV industry will go virtual—actors and sets included By Paul Bronfman

 

How Toronto could change—for the better—after Covid

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|4| Modular housing can end homelessness By Abigail Bond

 

How Toronto could change—for the better—after Covid

|5| Micro-restaurants are the future of fine dining By David Hopkins

 

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|6| Toronto’s main streets will become European-style pedestrian hubs By Kristyn Wong-Tam

 

How Toronto could change—for the better—after Covid

|7| Universal pharmacare will save Canadians billions of dollars per year By Eric Hoskins

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How Toronto could change—for the better—after Covid

|8| Home care will ease the burden on hospitals By Kevin Smith

 

How Toronto could change—for the better—after Covid

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|9| Brick-and-mortar stores will reinvent themselves with AI By Diane J. Brisebois

 

How Toronto could change—for the better—after Covid

|10| We will drastically reduce the number of people in Ontario jails—and prevent more crimes in the process By Paula Osmok

 

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|11| Affordable child care will save the economy By Jagmeet Singh

 

How Toronto could change—for the better—after Covid

|12| We will regulate long-term care to protect residents By Patty Coates

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How Toronto could change—for the better—after Covid

|13| Virtual visits will revolutionize family health care By Jennifer Young

 

How Toronto could change—for the better—after Covid

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|14| We’ll turn city lands and golf courses into massive urban farms By Paul Taylor

 

How Toronto could change—for the better—after Covid

|15| Facial recognition, voice activation and VR will transform offices By Claudette McGowan

 

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How Toronto could change—for the better—after Covid

|16| All mental health services will be covered under OHIP By Thomas Ungar

 

How Toronto could change—for the better—after Covid

|17| We will stop warehousing older people in care homes By Samir Sinha

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How Toronto could change—for the better—after Covid

|18| Grocery delivery will save the planet By Ran Goel

 

How Toronto could change—for the better—after Covid

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|19| E-cycles will become the new public transit By Darnel Harris and Sam Starr

 

How Toronto could change—for the better—after Covid

|20| Race-based data collection can make our city more equitable By Arjumand Siddiqi

 

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How Toronto could change—for the better—after Covid

|21| E-commerce will save small businesses By Satish Kanwar

 

How Toronto could change—for the better—after Covid

|22| Restaurants will become multi-platform one-stop shops By Andrew Oliver

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How Toronto could change—for the better—after Covid

|23| Inclusionary zoning can help fix the housing crisis By Mitchell Cohen

 

How Toronto could change—for the better—after Covid

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|24| A basic income will bring millions of people out of poverty By Michael Coteau

 

How Toronto could change—for the better—after Covid

|25| Every homeless person will get a room of their own By Cathy Crowe

 

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How Toronto could change—for the better—after Covid

|26| As business travel declines, leisure travel will thrive By Ambarish Chandra

 

How Toronto could change—for the better—after Covid

|27| Employees will work wherever they want By Zabeen Hirji

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How Toronto could change—for the better—after Covid

|28| Food couriers will run their own delivery apps By Iván Ostos

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