Redesigning cities to tackle the real cost of living means considering the hidden costs of transport, energy, food, and healthcare in addition to housing costs.
“Focusing narrowly on the price of housing overlooks a broader array of expenses, including transportation, energy, food and healthcare, that determine a household’s real cost of living,” says Antonio Gómez-Palacio, Chair, DIALOG.
Cities from Toronto to Bilbao are already showing a different way forward: orienting density around public transit, reclaiming streets for people, and prioritizing walkable, mixed-use neighbourhoods.
Learn more from Gómez-Palacio on how rethinking urban design can reduce the cost of living here: https://www.weforum.org/stories/preview/9f3fbca6-a82e-423b-8ad9-c8435b297064/
