Seriously Social

How we’ve killed off the commute


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How much would you pay to claw back some extra time? Would the answer be different now that, as one of the few silver linings of COVID 19, you can work from home a lot more? Would it be $10 a week? $20 a week? Transport expert Professor David Hensher actually knows the answer. (Spoiler: It’s a lot!)
The death of commuting is making many of us happier, but has 2020 really been our one-way road out of traffic congestion? And if it is, how will our cities look on the other side?
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Advanced modelling of commuter choice model and work from home during COVID-19 restrictions in AustraliaCamila Balbontin, David A Hensher & Matthew J Beck
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