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In December 2021, we asked Brookings Metro’s nonresident senior fellows what the most pressing built environment issues could be in the year ahead. Their responses were remarkably prescient. Many of their warnings came true over the past 12 months, such as the need for public capacity to manage new federal funding and the dangers that could arise if cities did not step up their climate responses.
For the nation’s infrastructure and built environment, 2021 felt like a year of extremes. Extreme weather events such as Hurricane Ida, western wildfires, and recently, the Kentucky tornados made the effects of climate change harder to ignore. Housing prices and rents rose precipitously, driven by strong demand, pandemic-related supply constraints, and policy choices. The digital divide persisted, separating children from school and workers from jobs.
Ph.D. Candidate, Institute of Project Management and Construction Technology, State Key Laboratory of Hydroscience and Engineering, Tsinghua Univ., New Hydraulic Bldg., Beijing 100084, China; Visiting Ph.D. Student, Dept. of Construction Management, Univ. of Washington, 120 Architecture Hall, Campus Box 351610, Seattle, WA 98195.
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