> Fast forward to today and the traffic patterns have reversed, with congestion out of downtown in the morning as people commute out towards the ring of businesses and into downtown in the evening where people now live.

Not really true in my experience, having been around here for going on 20 years.

If anything, businesses had been (pre-covid) moving suburban campuses to downtown locations over that time.

The commute into the city in the AM, and out at PM is still the worst. Although worse may not look like much of a difference many days if you're not from around here.

Patterns have certainly shifted some after covid, but not enough to flip the commute as described.