From the article
> About 31% of downtown San Francisco’s office space is now available for lease or sublease. In early 2020, the vacancy rate was around 4%
Demand is gone
> About 31% of downtown San Francisco’s office space is now available for lease or sublease. In early 2020, the vacancy rate was around 4%
Demand is gone
(And a coworker was telling me it's the same thing in Phoenix which barely has a transit system.)
But the parent is being a bit hyperbolic. There is still a mostly functioning subway system. You can check the mbta.com website. As I look now there are delays but probably nothing too awful for someone in the city for a few days.
I'd really prefer to avoid a ride share or rental car.
Edit - it appears that it's less than a 10 minute walk from Govt Center (blue) to Park St (red). That's better than waiting for a train and taking for a single stop, right?
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Revere+Beach,+Revere,+MA+021...
* I wonder if there's a German word for this feeling?
All the laid off people still commute to an empty office and stand outside hoping for a job.