{"id":3000020251,"date":"2020-10-13T11:13:12","date_gmt":"2020-10-13T15:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/ideas\/?p=3000020251"},"modified":"2020-10-13T11:15:55","modified_gmt":"2020-10-13T15:15:55","slug":"for-londoners-the-commute-may-have-changed-for-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/ideas\/research-insights\/expert-insights\/for-londoners-the-commute-may-have-changed-for-good","title":{"rendered":"For Londoners, the commute may have changed for good"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As businesses worldwide<\/a> are working to facilitate their employees\u2019 safe return to the office<\/a>, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that he is once again asking office employees to work from home<\/a> if possible. Over the past few months, Transport for London (TfL)<\/a> has been preparing the city with health and safety measures for its transport network as well as updating London’s roads to allow more bikes and pedestrians while maintaining social distance. When the city\u2019s workers return en masse, this infrastructure will help protect employees during their commute. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To ensure a safe return to work when the time is right, TfL, the government body that controls London\u2019s transportation network\u2014which includes the main arterial roads into London, buses, and trains\u2014is welcoming people back onto public transport. TfL\u2019s services have been back to pre-pandemic levels for some time and are cleaner than they have ever been, ensuring Londoners can return to a safe, reliable, and well-managed public transport network. It has advised commuters<\/a> to wear masks, socially distance, and travel off-peak where possible to enable social distancing. The public transport network has also gotten creative with alternate options for commuters<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe know that it might take a while for all of our customers to be able to come back [safely to the public transport network], so we have to have really good alternatives in place for people to use,\u201d says Alexandra Goodship, strategy and planning manager for TfL.<\/p>\n\n\n