Think lockdown exit but also real plan for the future of work
It's been a wake up call. Some businesses can weather this others can't. Transport in general will be a real problem but we have an opportunity to change the way many work. We need to drive a strong shift to remote working. This can include (1) working from home when possible, (2) replanning office layouts to cope with situations such as this (3) Stop increased spending on new roads (maintain only) (4) Shift budget to improving internet connectivity to population areas rather than just the city centers (5) Move to a model of government subsidised remote working locations in local areas i.e. flexible/rentable office spaces near employees who can easily travel to them by foot/bike etc. Make these remote working locations state of the art for remote employees with vid conference facilities/group meeting rooms where possible (bookable) - along with being energy efficient and eco friendly. Make them secure and monitored also for safety also cleaned to approved standard every night. Not everyone can work this way but in the modern world many, many can as we are finding out. Some can work from home, others cant. The more who can work this way the better for the burden on transport network, resilience of the economy, impact on the environment. What I'm saying is stop moving people to the place of work and allow a level of flexibilty to bring work to the people.
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This is a wake up call to how we live / work and breath. If we dont rethink now during this pandemic, either the next wave or the changes coming with global warming will lead to the complete breakdown of our economies world wide and then society. NHS is doing an amazing job getting us through the current wave but they cannot sustain it forever. There is only so much resilience in any system. There is a serious need to completely overhaul the way we work/live.
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