# Cities in the 2020s

By [Brandon Donnelly](https://paragraph.com/@brandondonnelly), 2021-05-14

agglomeration, entj, in-person, london-school-of-economics, lse, mobility, public-transit, transit, transport, urbanism

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Since the beginning of this year, the London School of Economics has been running a debate series called, _Cities in the 2020s: How are cities responding to profound global change?_ The next event is about [localizing transport](https://www.lse.ac.uk/Cities/events/2021/210520/Localising-Transport) and it's scheduled for May 20, 2021. If you'd like to attend, [click here](https://www.lse.ac.uk/Cities/events/2021/210520/Localising-Transport). It's free and open to all. The one thing I would add is that I am getting the strong sense right now -- as cities, other than Toronto, begin to reopen -- that [people are starting to remember](https://avc.com/2021/05/in-person-vs-on-screen/) just how much more fruitful in-person interactions are compared to being on screen. There's no comparison. In fact, earlier today I had in-person work interaction that resulted in a positive outcome that I am certain would not have happened otherwise. And as an [ENTJ](https://www.16personalities.com/entj-personality) (business school made me take these personality tests), I find that I derive a lot of my energy from being around other people. As long as these sorts of things remain true, I believe that we will stay tethered to our cities and reliant on things like mass transit.

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*Originally published on [Brandon Donnelly](https://paragraph.com/@brandondonnelly/cities-in-the-2020s)*