Engineering360: "Study: COVID-19 pandemic has changed city planning operations"

This was already happening in many urban areas long before the COVID-19 panic.

And then there are 'planned communities' like Columbia, Maryland.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia%2C_Maryland

However, some people who may not have considered doing these things previously, may come to realize they like the idea once something like COVID-19 perturbs the normal way of life.