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You’re probably correct, but going forward, since remote work seems to have become more generally accepted, we might start getting these benefits in the coming
by LadyCailin 4y ago
You’re probably correct, but going forward, since remote work seems to have become more generally accepted, we might start getting these benefits in the coming years, once the noise from these shorter term causes settles down.
- ghaff 4y agoAnecdotally, remote work must be a pretty small slice. Rush hour (and general overall) traffic in the Boston area anyway seems to be at pretty much pre-pandemic levels. My expectation is that we'll probably see a bit more flexibility for office jobs overall going forward. But it's not going to be the sea change that some expected/hoped for.
- CalRobert 4y agoThat's another topic meriting study - in cities, car miles traveled generally increase until they reach congestion (induced demand), so is this traffic just people going back to work or other people taking advantage of emptier roads?
- ghaff 4y agoI'm talking about normal morning rush hour, which is to say starting in around 6:30am or so (to avoid the very worst of it). It still can take almost two hours for a drive that takes about an hour in light traffic. I don't think that's significantly contributed to by people taking advantage of emptier roads. I will say that the couple of times I've taken the train or subway over the past six months, they've seemed relatively underutilized compared to pre-pandemic. So there may be some degree of switching to cars from transit options.