Urban planner calls for more self-contained, walkable neighbourhoods post-covid

By Loren Webb · 7 August 2020 · Locked

Urban planner calls for more self-contained, walkable neighbourhoods post-covid

The Future of Work is Walking Distance Away

The COVID-19 pandemic may have changed the way we work, but what does it mean for the way we live? Discover how urban planner Mike Day is reimagining neighbourhoods for a post-pandemic world.

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Summary

New research shows that 3 in 4 working Aussies are enjoying not having to commute to work since the covid-19 outbreak disrupted normal office work; as a result, urban planner Mike Day, is calling for more self-contained, walkable neighbourhoods. At the height of the pandemic, 46 per cent of employed Australians were working from home. […]

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