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Instead of worrying about how we substitute every ICE car for an EV car, we should be trying to get cars off the road. COVID has taught us that: people value b

Instead of worrying about how we substitute every ICE car for an EV car, we should be trying to get cars off the road. COVID has taught us that: people value being close to home, people value spending more time in their local communities, a sizable portion of the workforce does not need to commute to work. We should be leveraging these facts when planning towns, to reduce the reliance on cars.

bluefirebrand 4y ago
> COVID has taught us that: people value being close to home, people value spending more time in their local communities, a sizable portion of the workforce does not need to commute to work. I think you could easily look at people's reactions to COVID lockdowns and reach the opposite conclusion. A lot of people hated being stuck at home, a lot of people couldn't wait to get back to normal, travelling to see concerts and sporting events, or just travelling for fun. A lot of people, despite having jobs that can be done remotely, prefer to commute to offices because they think it has other benefits. All COVID really showed us is what is possible with regards to remote work and keeping people close to home, not is what is largely desired by people.
- phpisthebest 4y ago
  I dont know if it really even showed us that The supply chain problems, in part are a result of the Lockdowns. So sure it "showed us" what people already knew, information workers can work from home. The final tally is still out on if that was better for companies or not, or if companies in the long term will keep work from home for employee Hell at my company it is about 50/50 on if people want to work from home or not. I think HN being what is it tends to not recognize that here we have a strong bias towards WFH that may not be shared by large parts of the workforce
- Thorentis 4y ago
  I think a large reason for people longing for all those things again, was because many people who were locked down, were locked down in suburbia, which has almost none of those things within walking or even driving distance (under an hour, obviously you can drive further). But regardless, I think the solution to many issues being talked about here is bette decentralised planning. We need to do away with monolithic cities surrounded by an endlessly increasing suburban sprawl. It requires every household to have at least 1 car, and it means if peool do need to spend time close to home, they suddenly miss out on many things they love or even need. Many small towns is better than a few huge cities.

bluefirebrand 4y ago

> COVID has taught us that: people value being close to home, people value spending more time in their local communities, a sizable portion of the workforce does not need to commute to work. I think you could easily look at people's reactions to COVID lockdowns and reach the opposite conclusion. A lot of people hated being stuck at home, a lot of people couldn't wait to get back to normal, travelling to see concerts and sporting events, or just travelling for fun. A lot of people, despite having jobs that can be done remotely, prefer to commute to offices because they think it has other benefits. All COVID really showed us is what is possible with regards to remote work and keeping people close to home, not is what is largely desired by people.

phpisthebest 4y ago
I dont know if it really even showed us that The supply chain problems, in part are a result of the Lockdowns. So sure it "showed us" what people already knew, information workers can work from home. The final tally is still out on if that was better for companies or not, or if companies in the long term will keep work from home for employee Hell at my company it is about 50/50 on if people want to work from home or not. I think HN being what is it tends to not recognize that here we have a strong bias towards WFH that may not be shared by large parts of the workforce
Thorentis 4y ago
I think a large reason for people longing for all those things again, was because many people who were locked down, were locked down in suburbia, which has almost none of those things within walking or even driving distance (under an hour, obviously you can drive further). But regardless, I think the solution to many issues being talked about here is bette decentralised planning. We need to do away with monolithic cities surrounded by an endlessly increasing suburban sprawl. It requires every household to have at least 1 car, and it means if peool do need to spend time close to home, they suddenly miss out on many things they love or even need. Many small towns is better than a few huge cities.