When I moved to Chicago 10 years ago, I learned that the Windy City had only two seasons – winter and construction.

Despite the multiple 2-feet-high blizzards that engulf the city every winter, it has been building some great infrastructure in the last decade. 

The city hunkers down during the winter when it cannot build and goes into construction mode from spring to fall. 

Rinse and repeat.

However, COVID-19 is taking us a step further.

It is opening our eyes to the possibility of hunkering down and constructing – all at the same time. 

Yes, we can binge on Netflix and take it easy while hunkering down. Or we can soon realize that the world as we know it could be changing fast and therefore start constructing now.