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Interestingly no discussion here (yet) about work from home, and the impacts this is having, and will continue to have on reducing traffic. This was always the dream in the 90s, but rather than a gradual shift, we got a sudden jolt (and something of a rebound). I wonder if transport planning will take this kind of change into account, or if it's completely beholden to the auto industry.

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This one might not be 100% owned by the oil and car lobby, but it is clear that most companies want people to come back.

Most cities want it too -- if you don't need to be in the city then its going to lose tax revenue, both in terms of residents, but also things like sales tax from people who work downtown and eat lunch nearby. And the downtown donut shop -- what are they going to do for income now that everyone who used to work there is in the burbs or out of state?

Point is there are a lot of forces trying to to undo that, not just the automotive lobby.

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