Big business representatives continue to call for people to get back into the CBDs, into offices and shops.
I think CBDs were in trouble before Covid. They are expensive, inefficient and out of date. Of course it’s big business calling for the return, because the CBDs is where they aren invested.
Locally on the high street and regionally, it’s more efficient, enjoyable and relevant.
But enough of that pitch.
The ABC yesterday published an interesting story somewhat related to this.
Pandemic migration causes culture clashes and class gap in regional Australia, research finds
The culture of regional Australia could be changed forever, according to new university research, and not everyone is happy.
A two-year qualitative study by RMIT has found a mass migration of city dwellers set off by the pandemic has widened the class system in Australia, with clear winners and losers in regional areas.
Researchers followed 21 households that made the move away from city life to coastal hotspots and lifestyle towns in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.
It’s well worth a read.