Has the daily commute to work become a thing of the past?

Alan Felstead discusses his long-standing interest in remote working and its implications for travel in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic

Travel patterns of the past have been thrown up in the air in the last 20 months. When the Covid-19 pandemic began, commuting to work fell off a cliff and is struggling to return to pre-pandemic levels, especially in large cities. Behind these trends has been the vast movement of work away from traditional places – such as offices in city centres – towards spare bedrooms, kitchen tables and sofas in people’s homes. 

Working at home was growing well before the pandemic...

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