The changes in the workplace due to Covid, will likely have a permanent impact on big cities.  Because many companies have allowed more work-from-home opportunities, midsized and smaller cities have enjoyed a boom in population.  As a result, those that plan ahead will be able to expand their economies and grow their communities, as this article highlights.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/patrickmckenna/2021/02/04/the-future-of-cities-is-at-stake-heres-how-to-win-the-talent-competition/