AND POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS
Michael Pagano, dean emeritus, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs and former Brookings Metro non-resident fellow, said the bigger impact is what Covid did with remote work and hybrid work.
He said the lack of downtown
workers, which also impacts downtown retail and restaurants, has impacted the
commercial tax base.
Some cities have rebounded and
repurposed, while others are still struggling.
“There is not any such thing as an
average city, so there is no such thing as a magic bullet that works in every
city,” he said.
“Another issue is that states ban city
access to certain resources — a downtown may come roaring back, but if the city
doesn’t have authority to levy taxes on that growth, it is not the boost it
could be.
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