BEGINS the event blurb: “What are the opportunities for new kinds of growth as city life changes due to COVID-19?
“Barking and Dagenham is a case study in adaptation and innovation as the old commuting routine of squeezing on a crowded and delayed train, to sit in a shiny office all day, is challenged.
“As city dwellers take more control of their lives and preferences change, how are suburban high streets already benefitting? How will new lifestyles be reflected in changes to commercial, residential and leisure development?”