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In Reply to: RE: If you want to expand, buses are the way, like Mexico city. But nobody wants them. posted by rivervalley817 on March 25, 2021 at 14:56:54:
Before the pandemic, there were a lot of people wishing they could be telecommuters that couldn't. Now, I feel like the pendulum is swinging back. A lot of people are realizing that working from home isn't as great as it seemed, and are missing the workplace. It's easy to miss all the social interactions. And work friends. And the "buzz" of activity. Some people struggle to be productive from home. Some start to suffer depression, or weight gain, or alcoholism that they never had before.
I would say that most of my coworkers and friends are eager to spend more time at work. Some are happy to just to keep working from home post-pandemic if they can. But most are not.
That doesn't mean it makes sense to swell the population of a city by 50-100% during workdays. In the years before the pandemic, there was a movement of people and employers towards the cities that was overwhelming public transportation in places like Boston. There was a wave of urban renewal and gentrification associated with young people wanting to stay urban after leaving school and starting their careers. Basically, a new generation of yuppies. That was drawing business expansion out of the suburbs and into the cities.
IMHO, we need to do better at civic planning, focusing on mixed use. Having business and industry cluster in one place, entertainment cluster in another, and residential housing cluster somewhere else is inherently inefficient and drives the need for more and more transportation infrastructure.
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- We might be at telecommuting's peak - Dave_K 03/26/2108:33:42 03/26/21 (1)
- RE: We might be at telecommuting's peak - rivervalley817 09:39:20 03/26/21 (0)
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