Something interesting is happening in Paris: transit ridership is back to pre-pandemic levels, and return-to-office is up – but the trend is the inverse of what Americans assume: workers are going back to the office **because** transit is affordable, reliable and frequent https://fortune.com/europe/2024/09/03/paris-is-leading-the-global-rto-its-secret-weapon-an-affordable-commute/
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But we also need to consider how making commuting cheap and easy makes workers more open to going back to the office.
https://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/123907
Win-win-win (reduced parking costs for employer, free rides for employees, increased revenue for agency)
https://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/117826
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