The pandemic may accelerate the creation of the 20-minute city
... [+]When the Covid-19 pandemic finally fades one major lifestyle change it created probably won’t—the ability to give up the daily commute in favor of working from home. International architectural, development and planning firm
The imperative to work remotely may have been sparked by the need to contain Covid-19 through social distancing, but it also created a distrust of public transportation and ride sharing for fear of infection. The conundrum of how to achieve this sort of mobility equity while still remaining relevant is an issue Gensler is addressing with what Dylan Jones terms some “big international automakers.”
options for what it terms"20-minute cities" where citizens can travel to work and other businesses in 20 minutes or less.At the same time, public transportation faces the challenge of losing passengers who are unhappy about cleanliness and safety. That’s another head scratcher for Gensler as it works with transit companies to overcome their shortfalls.
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