MARK BURRY

No more objections to working from home
The move away from the office has not caused a drop in productivity.
http://www.theage.com.au/business/workplace-relations/pandemic-has-disproven-the-old-objections-to-working-from-home-20200826-p55pfs.html?btis

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/07/why-arent-we-talking-more-about-airborne-transmission/614737/

What Australia can learn from bicycle-friendly cities overseas | Pablo Guillen, Miguel Loyola and Ursa Komac | Life and style | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/aug/28/what-australia-can-learn-from-bicycle-friendly-cities-overseas

The commute completely transformed Britain. Is it over for ever? | Cities | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2020/aug/24/the-commute-completely-transformed-britain-is-it-over-for-ever

Let’s not pretend this is just as good.

Source: Opinion | We’re doing our best with Zoom. But we’ll still need offices — and each other. – The Washington Post

This man turns discarded coffee cups into roads | Australia news | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/aug/20/this-man-turns-discarded-coffee-cups-into-roads

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/17/opinion/coronavirus-cities-suburbs.html?referringSource=articleShare

The age of the office is over – the future lies in Britain’s commuter towns | Simon Jenkins | Opinion | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/aug/13/office-future-britain-commuter-towns-home-working

‘Death of office exaggerated’: Property giant GPT confident on workers’ return
Property giant GPT says the death of the office is an exaggeration despite revealing a $519 million first-half loss and slump in rental collection from mall tenants.
http://www.theage.com.au/business/property/death-of-office-exaggerated-property-giant-gpt-confident-on-workers-return-20200809-p55k6f.html?btis